
Valentin Gaft
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1935-09-02
- Died
- 2020-12-12
- Place of birth
- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
- Also known as
- Валентин Гафт · В. Гафт
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)

Fuse
1962

The Life of Klim Samgin
1988
as Trifonov

Nine Unknowns
2006
as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner

The Master and Margarita
2005
as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

10 самых...
2016
as Self (archive footage)

Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Троянкин

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)
2011

Morpekhi
2011

Magicians
1982
as Сатанеев

Visit to the Minotaur
1987
as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov

Мастер и Маргарита
2006
as Воланд

On the Other Side of the Wolves
2002

Ночные забавы
1993
as Езепов

Koroli i kapusta
1979
as Frank Goodwin

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper

Бесприданница
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

Islands in the Stream
1978
Movies (133)

Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Troyakin

12
2007
as juror #4

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
2010
as Pimen

Wings
2012
as Byvaly (Voice)

Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
2007
as политтехнолог Борис Глебович

Magicians
1982
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

The Dog in Boots
1981
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants
1989

Normandy - Neman
1960
as Mille

Through Main Street with an Orchestra
1986
as Kostya

Story of an Unknown Actor
1976

Intervention
1987
as "Длинный", Каро

Three Years
1980
as Ivan Yartsev

Promised Heaven
1991
as President

Six Degrees of Celebration 3
2013

The Master and Margarita
2011
as Woland

Moscow, My Love
1974
as choreographer

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
1980
as Полковник Покровский

The Garage
1979
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
The Chosen Ones
2018
as himself

The Book of Masters
2009
as Magic mirror

Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком
2010

Night Fun
1991
as Езепов

Lost in Siberia
1991
as Beria

Russian Souvenir
1960
as Claude Gerald

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
1989
as Beriya

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men
1988

I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody
1994

The Visit
1989
as Alfred III

Футболист
1991

The Road to Rübezahl
1971
as Apanasenko

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973

Forgotten Tune for the Flute
1987
as Odinkov

Poet
1956

Murder on Dante Street
1956
as Marsel Ruzhe

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper

Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
as Borescou

Old Hags
2000
as General

Daylight Train
1976

Family Happiness
1970

Watch Without Hands
2000

Sky in Diamonds
1999

An Ordinary History
1970
as Surkov

Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night
2003
as Oleh Kostiantynovych

Dombey & Son
1974

Mister Perrichon's Trip
1990

House for the Rich
2000
as Roman Rumyanov

Sympathy Seeker
1997
as Magician

I want to go to America
1993

About the Cat...
1987

Expensive Pleasure
1988

Visiting the Minotaur
1987
as Иконников

Encore, Once More Encore!
1992
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

Balalaykin and K
1973

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
1975
as Brasset, Lackey

Milky Way
2016

Eight Days of Hope
1985
as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты

The Magic Skin
1975

The Black Hen, or Living Underground
1981
as Deforge

My Dearly Beloved Detective
1986
as Inspector Lester

The Circus Boy
1980

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut
1979
as Тенвиль

Girl Without Dowry
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

Romeo and Juliet
1983
as Капулетти

New Girl
1969

Allow Take-Off!
1971
as Viktor Azancheyev

Kings of Crime
1988
as Artur

The Scoundrel
2017

The Centaurs
1979
as Andres

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974
as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin

The Man from the Other Side
1972
as Andrey Izvolskiy

Time to Fly
1987
as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир

The Suicide
1990
as конферансье

The Career of Arturo Ui
1996

Fiery River
2013

The Morning Round
1980
as Alik

Ivan and Marya
1975
as казначей

Players
1978

The Holiday of Disobedience
1977
as (voice)

Tanya
1974
as German

Esop
1981
as Agnostos

An Almost Funny Story
1977

The Star Hour
1973

The Amazing Boy
1971
as Doctor Kapa

Калиф-аист
1968

The First Courier
1968
as Nikolay Fon Getsberg

A Ballad of Love
1970
as Nikolai

Breaking The Vicious Circle
2014

The Music of Life
2009
as Self (archive footage)

For the Rest of My Life
1975

The Pickwick Papers
1972

The Husband, the Wife and the Lover
2007

Mitya
1967

The Night at 14th Parallel
1972

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?
1977

Cement
1974

Widower's Houses
1975

Long-Haired Wonder
1974

Today and Tomorrow
1980
as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов

The Magic Bells
1987
as The King (voice)

Tender Age
2000
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

Saturday and Sunday
1982

If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...
1983

Fight in a Blizzard
1978

Islands in the Stream
1978

Hurry to Do Good
1980

Cabbages and Kings
1979
as Frank Goodwin

Customs
1982
as Владимир Николаевич Никитин

Contract of the Century
1985

Iron Mountain
2013
as Preobrazhensky

From Lopatin's Notes
1975

Vertical Races
1982
as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист

Aleksa Dundic
1958

One Day of Zhora Vladimov
2011

The Golden Fleece
1977

Temptation
1977

The Story of an Old Woman
2014

Fouetté
1986
as Poet

Lot
1974
as Innokentiy Zhiltsov

New Adventures of Babka Ezhka
2008
About Valentin Gaft
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… With 150 credits spanning from 1956 to 2018, Valentin Gaft has appeared in 133 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Valentin Gaft Movies
- Olga Sergeevna (1975) — as Troyakin
- 12 (2007) — as juror #4
- Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) — as Pimen
- Wings (2012) — as Byvaly (Voice)
- Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later (2007) — as политтехнолог Борис Глебович
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