Valentin Gaft
Known for Acting
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
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
2010
as Pimen
12
2007
as juror #4
The Book of Masters
2009
as Magic mirror
Six Degrees of Celebration 3
2013
The Master and Margarita
2011
as Woland
The Chosen Ones
2018
as himself
The Circus Boy
1980
Wings
2012
as Byvaly (Voice)
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
1980
as Полковник Покровский
My Dearly Beloved Detective
1986
as Inspector Lester
House for the Rich
2000
as Roman Rumyanov
The Garage
1979
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
Moscow, My Love
1974
as choreographer
Contract of the Century
1985
The Morning Round
1980
as Alik
Aelita, Do Not Pester Men
1988
Magicians
1982
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
The Dog in Boots
1981
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
Lost in Siberia
1991
as Beria
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
1975
as Brasset, Lackey