1930-06-25 ( 94 years old ) in Haskovo, Bulgaria
Georgi Cherkelov was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is one of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. Born as Georgi Ivanov Cherkelov on June 25, 1930, in the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria, he initially began studying law at the Sofia University, where he remained for three years before transferring to the National Academy for Theater and Film where he graduated in 1956. Cherkelov started his stage career in the Vratza theater. His film debut was in the 1961 film The Last Round. During the fifty years of his career, he has appeared in more than 100 roles on stage and in about 70 films. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Warmth (1978), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop - Berlin" (1983). While continuing to perform on the stage of the National Theater where he has worked for decades, Cherkelov was also the artistic director of the Dramatic Theater in Pleven (1985-1990). Georgi Cherkelov was one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors in Bulgaria, with memorable performances as King Lear, Richard II, Mercutio, Banco and many other major roles. He has played almost the entire repertoire of the British bard - a privilege many actors dream of, but only a few are given. Cherkelov's style was intelligent, with expressions based on subtle nuances, heavy pauses and solidly spoken phrases. His trademark was inborn dignity, loaded calm and incredible presence - unique personal characteristics of this great actor, which he infused into the characters he played. In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Georgi Cherkelov has also staged a number of plays. Among the plays he directed are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1982), "Wrestlers" (1981), "Huckleberry Finn" (1985), "Catcher in the Rye" (1998). Some of the adaptations for these plays he had written himself. In 2010 his book "Stories and emails" was published by Locus Publishing. In 2001, Georgi Cherkelov was decorated with the highest government prize, the Order of the Balkan Mountains, awarded to Bulgarian citizens with particularly great merit to Bulgaria. In 2009, he received the award Asker for lifetime achievement. He died on February 19, 2012 after complications from a stroke.
Movies
Christmas Tree Upside Down
2006-08-30
Belated Full Moon
1996-10-11
Musketeer's Honor
1994-01-01
The Judge
1986-12-01
Constantine The Philosopher
1983-05-24
The Biggest Sin
1982-09-13
Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
1981-10-18
Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration
1981-10-18
Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever
1981-10-18
681 - The Glory of the Khan
1981-01-01
Cherry Garden
1979-05-21
The Central Warmth
1978-11-20
Rali
1978-06-26
Yuliya Vrevskaya
1977-10-02
The Tale of Two Soldiers
1976-12-06
Presence
1975-05-16
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
1975-01-03
A Difficult Love
1974-10-04
Dawn Over the Drava
1974-03-15
The Prince
1970-05-29
Mr. Nobody
1969-05-22
Men on a Business Trip
1969-03-21
Dangerous Flight
1968-11-08
The White Room
1968-10-17
Galileo
1968-09-07
Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov
1966-04-22
Tsar and General
1966-01-17
Restless home
1965-10-08
The She-Wolf
1965-09-13
The Incredible Story
1964-12-21
Adventure at Midnight
1964-06-01
There Is No Death
1963-10-21
На тихия бряг
1963-04-22
The Last Round
1961-08-20
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