Valentin Gaft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 2, 1935
- Died
- December 12, 2020
- Birthplace
- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----
Filmography
- The Chosen Ones
The Chosen Ones 2018
as himself
The Scoundrel 2017
Actor
Четвертый 2016
Actor
Milky Way 2016
Actor
Breaking The Vicious Circle 2014
Actor
The Story of an Old Woman 2014
Actor
Six Degrees of Celebration 3 2013
Actor
Iron Mountain 2013
as Preobrazhensky
Fiery River 2013
Actor
- Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения
Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения 2013
as Self
Wings 2012
as Byvaly (Voice)
The Master and Margarita 2011
as Woland
One Day of Zhora Vladimov 2011
Actor
- Равняется одному Гафту
Равняется одному Гафту 2010
as Self
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus 2010
as Pimen
Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком 2010
Actor, Screenplay
The Music of Life 2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Book of Masters 2009
as Magic mirror
New Adventures of Babka Ezhka 2008
Actor
12 2007
as juror #4
The Husband, the Wife and the Lover 2007
Actor
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later 2007
as политтехнолог Борис Глебович
Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night 2003
as Oleh Kostiantynovych
Сыщик с плохим характером 2001
Actor
Watch Without Hands 2000
Actor
House for the Rich 2000
as Roman Rumyanov
Tender Age 2000
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
Old Hags 2000
as General
Sky in Diamonds 1999
Actor
Sympathy Seeker 1997
as Magician
The Career of Arturo Ui 1996
Actor
I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody 1994
Actor
I want to go to America 1993
Actor
Night Fun 1992
as Езепов
Encore, Once More Encore! 1992
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1992
as Джордж
The Terrorist 1991
Actor
The Footballer 1991
Actor
Lost in Siberia 1991
as Beria
Promised Heaven 1991
as President
Mister Perrichon's Trip 1990
Actor
The Suicide 1990
as конферансье
The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin 1989
as Beriya
The Visit 1989
as Alfred III
The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants 1989
Actor
Expensive Pleasure 1988
Actor
Kings of Crime 1988
as Artur
Aelita, Do Not Pester Men 1988
Actor
Visiting the Minotaur 1987
as Иконников
Forgotten Tune for the Flute 1987
as Odinkov
The Magic Bells 1987
as The King (voice)
About the Cat... 1987
Actor
Time to Fly 1987
as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
Year of a Calf 1986
as Valerian Sergeyevich
My Dearly Beloved Detective 1986
as Inspector Lester
Fouetté 1986
as Poet
Through Main Street with an Orchestra 1986
as Kostya
- Run
Run 1985
as Яков Борисович Левин, капитан
Contract of the Century 1985
Actor
Eight Days of Hope 1985
as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
Monsieur Lenoir, Who... 1984
as Borescou
Romeo and Juliet 1983
as Капулетти
If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender... 1983
Actor
Magicians 1982
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
Customs 1982
as Владимир Николаевич Никитин
Vertical Races 1982
as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
Saturday and Sunday 1982
Actor
The Dog in Boots 1981
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
The Black Hen, or Living Underground 1981
as Deforge
Esop 1981
as Agnostos
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar 1981
as Полковник Покровский
Today and Tomorrow 1980
as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
Hurry to Do Good 1980
Actor
Three Years 1980
as Ivan Yartsev
The Circus Boy 1980
Actor
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut 1979
as Тенвиль
The Garage 1979
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
Cabbages and Kings 1979
as Frank Goodwin
The Morning Round 1979
as Alik
The Centaurs 1979
as Andres
Players 1978
Actor
Postman's Tale 1978
as (voice)
Fight in a Blizzard 1978
Actor
An Almost Funny Story 1977
Actor
Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl? 1977
Actor
The Golden Fleece 1977
Actor
The Holiday of Disobedience 1977
as (voice)
Temptation 1977
Actor
Daylight Train 1976
Actor
Story of an Unknown Actor 1976
Actor
Hello, I'm Your Aunt! 1975
as Brasset, Lackey
Widower's Houses 1975
Actor
Olga Sergeevna 1975
as Troyakin
The Magic Skin 1975
Actor
Ivan and Marya 1975
as казначей, Lyricist
From Lopatin's Notes 1975
Actor
Girl Without Dowry 1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
Tanya 1974
as German
Cement 1974
Actor
Moscow, My Love 1974
as choreographer
Lot 1974
as Innokentiy Zhiltsov
Long-Haired Wonder 1974
Actor
Sergeev Seeking Sergeev 1974
as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
The Star Hour 1973
Actor
Balalaykin and K 1973
Actor
Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière 1973
Actor
Like Cat and Dog 1973
Actor
The Man from the Other Side 1972
as Andrey Izvolskiy
The Night at 14th Parallel 1972
Actor
The Pickwick Papers 1972
Actor
Allow Take-Off! 1971
as Viktor Azancheyev
The Road to Rübezahl 1971
as Apanasenko
The Amazing Boy 1971
as Doctor Kapa
An Ordinary History 1970
as Surkov
- Solo
Solo 1970
Actor
Family Happiness 1970
Actor
A Ballad of Love 1970
as Nikolai
Wait For Me, Anna 1969
Actor
New Girl 1969
Actor
Intervention 1968
as "Длинный", Каро
The First Courier 1968
as Nikolay Fon Getsberg
Калиф-аист 1968
Actor
Mitya 1967
Actor
We, The Russian People 1966
as Boer
Подводная лодка 1962
Actor
Russian Souvenir 1960
as Claude Gerald
Normandy - Neman 1960
as Mille
Aleksa Dundic 1958
Actor
Poet 1956
Actor
Murder on Dante Street 1956
as Marsel Ruzhe
Credits from TMDB.