Georgi Georgiev-Getz
Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Georgi Ivanov Georgiev) was born in the village Razpopovtsi, today the town of Elena, Bulgaria. He graduated in "acting" in the class of Professor Filip Filipov at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria (1949-1953). He has made a theatrical specialization in Moscow (1955-1956). He was a construction worker and contributor to newspapers. In 1953-91, he was at the National Theater in Sofia. He was a board member of Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He created bright images drawn from classical and contemporary Bulgarian dramaturgy. Part of his movies are "We Were Young", "Eighth", "A Peasant on a Bicycle", "Matriarchy", "Father". One of his best and well-known film roles is the role of Jordan in "A Peasant on a Bicycle." For this role he was awarded at the Varna and Moscow International Film Festivals. Nickname "Getz" was acquired by his colleague Dimitar Bochev (so called men named Georgi). After he retired, he continued to play with traveling theaters. He obtained stroke during a performance in Stara Zagora Drama Theater. He was rushed to a local hospital. His condition was deteriorating. After three days they operated him in Sofia, but it was too late and Getz died without regaining consciousness. He died on September 2, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Filmography
Right to Choose
Right to Choose
Father
Father
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Evenings in Antim's Inn
Day of Rulers
as Dilon
Day of Rulers
as Dilon
I've Been Waiting For You
I've Been Waiting For You
Equilibrium
as The Scriptwriter
Equilibrium
as The Scriptwriter
The Biggest Sin
The Biggest Sin
Nicolo Paganini
Nicolo Paganini
Advent
Advent
The Three Deadly Sins
as Kuzdo Karakozov
The Three Deadly Sins
as Kuzdo Karakozov
Matriarchy
Matriarchy
A Peasant on a Bicycle
as Yordan
A Peasant on a Bicycle
as Yordan
The Last Bachelor
as the colonel
The Last Bachelor
as the colonel
Dawn Over the Drava
as Major Boyan Vasilev
Dawn Over the Drava
as Major Boyan Vasilev
Y-17
as Captain Rudev
Y-17
as Captain Rudev
There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
as Emil Boev
There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
as Emil Boev
The Citadel Responded
as Petar Hariev
The Citadel Responded
as Petar Hariev
Four Men in a Boxcar
as Captain Draganov
Four Men in a Boxcar
as Captain Draganov
The Eighth
as Osmiyat
The Eighth
as Osmiyat
The Sky Over Veleka
as Martin
The Sky Over Veleka
as Martin
The Prosecutor
as Miladin Voynov
The Prosecutor
as Miladin Voynov
The Tied Up Balloon
as Peasant
The Tied Up Balloon
as Peasant
Taste of Almonds
as Mihail Nikodimov
Taste of Almonds
as Mihail Nikodimov
Between the Two
as Halata, Plamen's father
Between the Two
as Halata, Plamen's father
Men
Men
Unrelenting
as Atanas
Unrelenting
as Atanas
The Black River
as Dobri
The Black River
as Dobri
The Golden Tooth
as Captain Prodan Lipovski
The Golden Tooth
as Captain Prodan Lipovski
The Steep Path
as Ivan Diviya
The Steep Path
as Ivan Diviya
The Night of 13th
as General
The Night of 13th
as General
We Were Young
as Mladen
We Were Young
as Mladen
First Lesson
as Pesho's brother
First Lesson
as Pesho's brother
The Law of the Sea
as Petar
The Law of the Sea
as Petar
Life Flows Slowly By...
as Petko
Life Flows Slowly By...
as Petko
Item One
Item One
Troubled Road, a Man Decides
as Kazaka
Troubled Road, a Man Decides
as Kazaka
Our Land
as Dimo
Our Land
as Dimo
Morning Over the Motherland
as Shlosera
Morning Over the Motherland
as Shlosera