Todor Kolev (actor)

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Todor Kolev Тодор Колев
Born	(1939-08-26)August 26, 1939 Shumen, Bulgaria
Died	February 15, 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 73) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	Film and Theatre Actor Singer and Showman
Years active	1965–2013

Todor Kolev (Template:Lang-bg; August 26, 1939 – February 15, 2013) was 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.

He died on February 15, 2013 in Sofia, after serious illness of lung cancer.

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	Template:Lang-bg
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	Template:Lang-bg
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)

External links

• Todor Kolev at IMDb