Grigor Vachkov

Grigor Vachkov

actor

Grigor Vachkov was born on May 26, 1932 in Bulgaria. Grigor Vachkov's big-screen debut came with Stars directed by Konrad Wolf in 1959, strarring Montyor v rabotilnitzata. Grigor Vachkov is known for Mera spored mera directed by Georgi Djulgerov, Rousy Chanev stars as Dilber Tanas and Grigor Vachkov as Apostol voevoda. The most recent award Grigor Vachkov achieved is Bulgarian Film Academy Awards. The upcoming new movie Grigor Vachkov plays is Dzhesi Dzeyms sreshtu Lokum Shekerov which will be released on Apr 22, 1995.

Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata (26 May 1932 - 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in the Bulgarian cinema. Vachkov got a broad popularity after the role of Mitko the Bomb in the TV series At Each Kilometer (1969-71). Vachkov is also known for his numerous appearances on the stage of the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov", Sofia. Despite his death in 1980, he remains as one of the leading actors in the history of the Bulgarian cinematography of that time. Vachkov starred in classic film productions as Torrid Noon (1965), The Tied Up Balloon (1967) both written by Yordan Radichkov; Whale (1970) directed by Petar B. Vasilev; The Kindest Person I Know (1973), The Last Summer (1974) also written by Radichkov; Almost a Love Story (1980), The Truck (1980) and especially his role as Banko in Manly Times (1977) directed by Eduard Sahariev. The last character played by Grigor Vachkov was Postol Voevoda in "Measure according to Measure" (1981), directed by Georgi Djulgerov. During the shooting of this film, Grigor Vachkov died, but the authors did everything to keep his performance.

  • Birthday

    May 26, 1932
  • Place of Birth

    Tranchovitza, Bulgaria

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

Bulgarian Film Academy Awards
1981
Best Actor (Nai-Dobur Akt'or)
Winner - UBFM Award
Golden Rose
1978
Best Actor
Winner - Golden Rose

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