# Hindo Kasimov

Hindo Kasimov (Bulgarian: Хиндо Касимов) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor born in 1934, deceased in 1986.
He is best known for the television comedy sketches performed by him together with leading Bulgarian actors as Vasil Popov, Georgi Partsalev, Stoyanka Mutafova and others. He is also known for the numerous roles on the stage of the Satirical Theatre „Aleko Konstantinov“, Sofia where he remained until his untimely death in 1986. Some notable appearances on the stage include the plays “Marriage” by Nikolai Gogol, “Doctor” by Branislav Nušić and “January” by Yordan Radichkov. Kasimov is in the cast of the popular TV musical The Phoney Civilization released by the Bulgarian National Television in 1974.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Film | Film | Film | Role | Notes |
| Year | English title | Bulgarian title | Transliteration | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | The End of the Summer Holiday | Краят на една ваканция | Krayat na edna vakantziya | | directed by Lyudmil Kirkov |
| 1968 | The Swedish Kings | Шведските крале | Shvedskite krale | the taxi driver | directed by Lyudmil Kirkov |
| 1971 | Naked Conscience | Гола съвест | Gola savest | Bancho the commission agent | |
| 1974 | The Phoney Civilization | Криворазбраната цивилизация | Krivorazbranata tsivilizatsiya | Pencho | TV musical directed by Hacho Boyadzhiev |
| 1974 | Dawn Over the Drava | Зарево над Драва | Zarevo nad Drava | | directed by Zako Heskiya |
| 1980 | The Soloist | Солистът | Solistat | | |
| 1980 | Maybe a Frigate | Може би фрегата | Mozhe bi fregata | Stancho | |

## Selected theatre appearances

The following table presents the Kasimov's appearances on the stage of the Satirical Theatre “Aleko Konstantinov”, Sofia.
| Year | Play | Play | Play | Playwright | Notes |
| Year | English title | Bulgarian title | Transliteration | Playwright | Notes |
| 1959 | Bed bug | Дървеница | Darvenitsa | Vladimir Mayakovsky | directed by Boyan Danovski |
| 1960 | Uncles | Чичовци | Chichovtsi | Ivan Vazov | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1961 | The Models' Ball | Балът на манекените | Balat na manekenite | Bruno Jasieński | directed by Grisha Ostrovski |
| 1961 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Удържимият възход на Артуро Хи | Udarzhimiyat vazhod na Arturo Hi | Bertolt Brecht | directed by Boyan Danovski |
| 1962 | The Pig tails | Свинските опашчици | Svinskite opashchitsi | Jaroslav Dietl | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1962 | Improvisation | Импровизация | Improvizatsiya | Valeri Petrov Radoy Ralin | directed by Grisha Ostrovski |
| 1963 | Frank V | Франк V | Frank V | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | directed by Grisha Ostrovski |
| 1963 | Mihal Mishkoed | Михал Мишкоед | Mihal Mishkoed | Sava Dobroplodni | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1964 | The Fourth Vertebra | Четвъртият прешлен | Chetvartiyat preshlen | Martti Larni | directed by Grisha Ostrovski |
| 1965 | Tarelkin's Death | Смъртта на Тарелкин | Smarta na Tarelkin | Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1965 | The Fire Raisers | Бидерман и подпалвачите | Biderman i podpalvachite | Max Frisch | directed by Grisha Ostrovski |
| 1966 | The Government Inspector | Ревизор | Revizor | Nikolai Gogol | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1969 | The Old Man and the Arrow | Старчето и стрелата | Starcheto i strelata | Nikola Rusev | directed by Metodi Andonov |
| 1975 | January | Януари | Yanuari | Yordan Radichkov | directed by Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev |
| 1978 | Doctor | Д-р | Doctor | Branislav Nušić | directed by Anastas Mihaylov |
| 1980 | Bus | Рейс | Reys | Stanislav Stratiev | directed by Mladen Kiselov |
| 1980 | Of Too Much Mind | От много ум | Ot mnogo um | Stefan Kostov | directed by Asen Shopov |
| 1981 | Cabaret “Parnas” | Кабаре “Парнас” | Kabare “Parnas” | Lyubomir Peevski | directed by Margarita Mladenova and Mladen Kiselov |
| 1981 | Uncles | Чичовци | Chichovtsi | Ivan Vazov | directed by Margarita Mladenova and Mladen Kiselov the second staging |
| 1983 | Turandot | Принцеса Турандот | Printsesa Turandot | Carlo Gozzi | directed by Vili Tsankov |
| 1984 | The New Port | Новото пристанище | Novoto Pristanishte | Stefan Kostov | directed by Nikolay Polyakov |
| 1985 | Mr. Balkanski | Господин Балкански | Gospodin Balkanski | Georgi Danailov | directed by Ivan Dobchev |