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'''Todor Kolev''' ({{lang-bg|Тодор Колев}}; born August 26, 1939) is a leading [[Bulgaria]]n film and stage [[actor]], singer, comedian and TV presenter.
'''Todor Kolev''' ({{lang-bg|Тодор Колев}}; born August 26, 1939; died February 15, 2013) is a leading [[Bulgaria]]n film and stage [[actor]], singer, comedian and TV presenter.


Born in [[Shumen]], his first major film was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as ''[[Gospodin za edin den]]'' (''King for a day''), Dvoynikat (The Double), ''[[Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi]]'' (''The Hare Census''), ''Tsarska Piesa'' (''Royal Play''), ''Posledniyat Ergen'' (''The Last Bachelor''), ''[[Opasen Char]]'' (''Dangerous Charm''). During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from [[Sofia]] to [[Sliven]] for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader [[Todor Zhivkov]], the clown [[Toshko Kozarev]] and himself.
Born in [[Shumen]], his first major film was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as ''[[Gospodin za edin den]]'' (''King for a day''), Dvoynikat (The Double), ''[[Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi]]'' (''The Hare Census''), ''Tsarska Piesa'' (''Royal Play''), ''Posledniyat Ergen'' (''The Last Bachelor''), ''[[Opasen Char]]'' (''Dangerous Charm''). During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from [[Sofia]] to [[Sliven]] for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader [[Todor Zhivkov]], the clown [[Toshko Kozarev]] and himself.

Revision as of 15:01, 15 February 2013

Todor Kolev
Тодор Колев
Born (1939-08-26) August 26, 1939 (age 85)
Occupation(s)Film and Theatre Actor
Singer and Showman
Years active1965–2013

Todor Kolev (Template:Lang-bg; born August 26, 1939; died February 15, 2013) is a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter.

Born in Shumen, his first major film was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as Gospodin za edin den (King for a day), Dvoynikat (The Double), Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census), Tsarska Piesa (Royal Play), Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor), Opasen Char (Dangerous Charm). During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from Sofia to Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, the clown Toshko Kozarev and himself.

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1972 Koziyat rog / The Goat Horn Deli Template:Lang-bg
1973 Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi / The Hare Census the young hunter Template:Lang-bg
1974 Posledniyat ergen / The Last Bachelor Tsokov
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1978 Toplo / Warmth master-builder Template:Lang-bg
1980 Dvoynikat / The Double associate professor Denev, cousin Ivan Template:Lang-bg
1983 Gospodin za edin den / King for a Day Purko
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1984 Opasen char / Dangerous Charm Template:Lang-bg
1987 Samo ti, sartze / Only You, My Heart managing director Milchev Template:Lang-bg
1988 Noshtem po pokrivite/On the Roofs at Night Kosta Rashkov Template:Lang-bg

References

Sources

  • Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |trans_title=, |coauthors=, and |trans_chapter= (help)
  • Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |trans_title=, |coauthors=, and |trans_chapter= (help)

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