Valentin Gaft
Acting
Biography
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.
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Valentin Gaft
The Garage
1979
Magicians
1982
Filmography
Acting (132)
2018
The Chosen Onesas himself
2017
10.0
2016
2016
6.0
6.2
2013
Iron Mountainas Preobrazhensky
10.0
2013
2013
2012
Wingsas Byvaly (Voice)
3.8
2011
The Master and Margaritaas Woland
5.5
2010
Равняется одному Гафтуas Self
2010
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodusas Pimen
4.7
2009
The Music of Lifeas Self (archive footage)
2009
The Book of Mastersas Magic mirror
4.4
2007
12as juror #4
6.6
2007
Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Lateras политтехнолог Борис Глебович
2.0
2003
Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Nightas Oleh Kostiantynovych
1.0
4.0
2000
House for the Richas Roman Rumyanov
6.0
2000
Tender Ageas Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)
5.5
2000
Old Hagsas General
4.8
1999
1997
Sympathy Seekeras Magician
5.6
9.0
4.7
7.5
1992
Encore, Once More Encore!as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov
5.8
1992
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?as Джордж
1991
5.3
1991
7.0
1991
Lost in Siberiaas Beria
5.0
1991
Promised Heavenas President
5.4
1991
Night Funas Езепов
6.5
6.1
1990
The Suicideas конферансье
6.5
1989
5.1
1989
The Visitas Alfred III
5.8
9.0
4.2
1988
Kings of Crimeas Artur
4.4
1987
Visiting the Minotauras Иконников
6.5
1987
Forgotten Tune for the Fluteas Odinkov
6.6
1987
The Magic Bellsas The King (voice)
1987
6.7
1987
Time to Flyas Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир
5.5
1986
Year of a Calfas Valerian Sergeyevich
5.3
1986
My Dearly Beloved Detectiveas Inspector Lester
3.8
1986
Fouettéas Poet
7.0
1986
6.8
1985
Runas Яков Борисович Левин, капитан
4.5
1985
Eight Days of Hopeas Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты
1984
Monsieur Lenoir, Who...as Borescou
1983
Romeo and Julietas Капулетти
1982
Magiciansas Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
7.0
1982
Customsas Владимир Николаевич Никитин
4.7
1982
Vertical Racesas Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист
6.1
10.0
1981
The Dog in Bootsas The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)
7.1
1981
The Black Hen, or Living Undergroundas Deforge
4.8
1981
Esopas Agnostos
5.4
1980
Today and Tomorrowas Александр Григорьевич Рассолов
10.0
1980
7.5
1980
Three Yearsas Ivan Yartsev
1.0
1980
Say a Word for the Poor Hussaras Полковник Покровский
6.8
1980
5.2
1979
1979
The Garageas Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
7.3
1979
Cabbages and Kingsas Frank Goodwin
5.8
1979
The Morning Roundas Alik
9.0
1979
The Centaursas Andres
4.5
1978
1978
Postman's Taleas (voice)
8.0
4.4
4.5
1977
The Holiday of Disobedienceas (voice)
1977
8.0
1976
6.4
6.7
1975
Hello, I'm Your Aunt!as Brasset, Lackey
7.1
1975
1975
Olga Sergeevnaas Troyakin
4.0
1975
1975
Ivan and Maryaas казначей
7.1
1975
For the Rest of My Lifeas Kramin
5.6
7.0
1974
Girl Without Dowryas Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
1974
Tanyaas German
10.0
1974
10.0
1974
Moscow, My Loveas choreographer
5.2
1974
8.0
1974
Lotas Innokentiy Zhiltsov
7.5
1974
Sergeev Seeking Sergeevas Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin
8.5
1973
1973
5.0
1973
1972
The Man from the Other Sideas Andrey Izvolskiy
7.0
6.1
1971
Allow Take-Off!as Viktor Azancheyev
8.0
1971
The Road to Rübezahlas Apanasenko
7.0
1971
The Amazing Boyas Doctor Kapa
8.0
1970
An Ordinary Historyas Surkov
4.3
1970
1970
5.5
1970
A Ballad of Loveas Nikolai
7.2
7.5
1969
7.8
1968
Interventionas "Длинный", Каро
5.7
1968
The First Courieras Nikolay Fon Getsberg
9.0
1968
10.0
1967
8.0
1966
We, The Russian Peopleas Boer
7.0
1962
9.0
1960
Russian Souveniras Claude Gerald
4.6
1960
Normandy - Nemanas Mille
5.2
1958
5.6
1956
6.0
1956
Murder on Dante Streetas Marsel Ruzhe
5.5
Production & Directing (2)
2010
Сон Гафта, пересказанный ВиктюкомScreenplay
1975
Ivan and MaryaLyricist
7.1