# Georgi Georgiev-Getz

Georgi Georgiev-Getz (Bulgarian: Георги Георгиев-Гец; October 4, 1926 – September 2, 1996) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
Best known for portraying valiant and honest conservative men, Getz was among the prominent names in the Bulgarian cinematography and theatre during the second half of the 20th century. He appeared in many of the Bulgarian film classics such as We Were Young (1961), The Tied Up Balloon (1967), The Eighth (1969), Thorn Apple (1972), Matriarchy (1977) and probably his most notable role as Yordan in A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974) for which he received an award for Best Actor at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975.

## Biography and career

He was born as Georgi Ivanov Georgiev on October 4, 1926, in the village of Razpopovtsi, today neighborhood of the town of Elena, Bulgaria. In 1947, after finishing the secondary school, he went to Sofia where he enrolled in acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1953. After the graduation, Getz joined the troupe of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre where he remained for almost his whole career until 1990.
Georgi Georgiev-Getz died as a result of a stroke on September 2, 1996, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

## Full filmography

* Utro nad Rodinata (1951) as the Locksmith
in Bulgarian: Утро над Родината
in English: Dawn Over the Homeland
* Nasha zemya (1952) as Dimo
in Bulgarian: Наша земя
in English: Our Land
* Nespokoen pat (1955) as the Khazak
in Bulgarian: Неспокоен път
in English: Troubled Road, a Man Decides
* Tochka parva (1956)
in Bulgarian: Точка първа
in English:Item One
* Zakonat na moreto (1958) as Petar
in Bulgarian: Законът на морето
in English: The Law of the Sea
* Parvi urok (1960) as Pesho's Brother
in Bulgarian: Първи урок
in English: First Lesson The Old Lady in the UK
* A byahme mladi (1961) as Mladen
in Bulgarian: А бяхме млади
in English: We Were Young
* Noshtta sreshtu trinadeseti (1961) as General
in Bulgarian: Нощта срещу тринадесети
in English: On the Eve of the 13th
* Stramnata pateka (1961) as Ivan Diviya
in Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека
in English: The Steep Path
* Zlatniyat zab (1962) as Captain Prodan Lipovski, The Golden Tooth
in Bulgarian: Златният зъб
in English: The Golden Tooth
* Le Tueur à la rose rouge (1962)
in Bulgarian: Nur tote Zeugen schweigen
in English: Le Tueur à la rose rouge
* Chernata reka (1964) as Dobri
in Bulgarian: Черната река
in English: The Black River
* Neprimirimite (1964) as Atanas
in Bulgarian: Непримиримите
in English: The Intransigents
* Mazhe (1966)
in Bulgarian: Мъже
in English: Men
* Mezhdu dvamata (1966) as Halata, Plamen's father
in Bulgarian: Между двамата
in English: Between Parents
* Nay-dalgata nosht (1967) as Stranger
in Bulgarian: Най-дългата нощ
in English: The Longest Night
* S dah na bademi (1967) as Mihail Nikodimov
in Bulgarian: С дъх на бадеми
in English: Taste of Almonds
* The Tied Up Balloon / Privarzaniyat balon (1967) as Peasant
in Bulgarian: Привързаният балон
in English: The Tied Up Balloon
* Nebeto na Veleka (1968) as Martin
in Bulgarian: Небето на Велека
in English: The Sky Over the Veleka
* Osmiyat (1969) as Osmiyat
in Bulgarian: Осмият
in English: The Eighth
* Trugni na put (1969) as Predsedatelyat Radi Radulov
in Bulgarian: Тръгни на път
in English: Set Out Again
* Na vseki kilometar (1969, TV Series) as the Voivode (unknown episodes)
in Bulgarian: На всеки километър
in English: At Each Kilometer
* Chetirimata ot vagona (1970) as Kapitan Draganov
in Bulgarian: Четиримата от вагона
in English: Four Men in a Boxcar
* Tzitadelata otgovori (1970) as Major Petar Hariev
in Bulgarian: Цитаделата отговори
in English: The Citadel Replied
* Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme (1971) as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
* Tatul (1972) as Ganchovski
in Bulgarian: Татул
in English: Thorn Apple
* Igrek 17 (1973) as Kapitan Rudev
in Bulgarian: Игрек 17
in English: Y-17
* Zarevo nad Drava (1974) as Major Boyan Vasilev
in Bulgarian: Зарево над Драва
in English: Dawn Over the Drava
* Posledniyat ergen (1974) as the Colonel
in Bulgarian: Последният ерген
in English: The Last Bachelor
* Selyaninat s Koleloto (1974) as Yordan
in Bulgarian: Селянинът с колелото
in English: A Peasant on a Bicycle
* Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata (1976) as the Man with the cigarette
in Bulgarian: Допълнение към закона за защита на държавата
in English: Amendment to the Law for the Defense of the State
* Matriarhat' (1977) as Milor
in Bulgarian: Матриархат
in English: Matriarchy
* Sami sred valtzi (1979, TV Series) as Geshev
in Bulgarian: Сами сред вълци
in English: Alone Among Wolves
* Patyat kam Sofia (1979, TV Mini-Series) as Kliment Budinov
in Bulgarian: Пътят към София
in English: The Way to Sofia
* Trite smurtni gryaha (1980) as Kuzdo Karakozov
in Bulgarian: Трите смъртни гряха
in English: Three Deadly Sins
* Uoni (1980) as Ivan Gyaurov - Uoni
in Bulgarian: Уони
in English: Wonny (Europe)
* Milost za zhivite (1981) as Bay Stefan
in Bulgarian: Милост за живите
in English: Mercy for the Living
* Prishestvie (1981)
in Bulgarian: Пришествие
in English: Advent
* Udarat (1981)
in Bulgarian: Ударът
in English: The Thrust
* Spirka "Berlin" (1982)
in Bulgarian: Спирка `Берлин`
in English: 'Berlin' Station
* Nay-tezhkiyat gryah (1982) as Simeonov-Vedrin
in Bulgarian: Най-тежкият грях
in English: The Worst Sin
* Niccolo Paganini (1982, TV Mini-Series)
* Ravnovesie (1983) as the Script-writer
in Bulgarian: Равновесие
in English: Balance
* Otkoga te chakam (1984) as Former director
in Bulgarian: Откога те чакам
in English: It's Nice to See You
* Stenata (1984) as Chichov
in Bulgarian: Стената
in English: The Dam
* Mechtanie sam az (1985)
in Bulgarian: Мечтание съм аз
in English: I Am a Dream
* Denyat na vladetelite (1986) as Dilon
in Bulgarian: Денят на владетелите
in English: The Day of the Rulers
* Te naddelyaha (1986) as Bay Dragan
in Bulgarian: Те надделяха
in English: They Prevailed
* Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha (1986, TV Series) as Captain of the Ship
in Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча
in English: Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village
* Vecheri v Antimovskiya han (1988, TV Series) as Kalmuka
in Bulgarian: Вечери в Антимовския хан
in English: Evenings in the Antim's Inn
* Prokurorat (1988) as the prosecutor Miladin Voynov
in Bulgarian: Прокурорът
in English: The Prosecutor
* Zhivotut si teche tiho... (1988) as Petko
in Bulgarian: Животът си тече тихо...
in English: Life Flows Slowly by...
* Bashta (1989) as the Father
in Bulgarian: Баща
in English: Father
* Pravo na izbor (1989)
in Bulgarian: Право на избор
in English: Right to Choose
* Pod igoto (1990, TV Series) as Chorbadzhi Marko
in Bulgarian: Под игото
in English: Under the Yoke
* Kragovrat (1993) as Shanov (final film role)
in Bulgarian: Кръговрат
in English: Circle