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
12
as juror #4
The Garage
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
Magicians
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
as Pimen
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
as Brasset, Lackey
The Book of Masters
as Magic mirror
The Dog in Boots
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
as Полковник Покровский
The Master and Margarita
as Woland
Promised Heaven
as President
Wings
as Byvaly (Voice)
Intervention
as "Длинный", Каро
Forgotten Tune for the Flute
as Odinkov
Sympathy Seeker
as Magician
Night Fun
as Езепов
Lost in Siberia
as Beria
Encore, Once More Encore!
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
Tender Age
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
Old Hags
as General