Stefan Danailov
Bulgarian actor (1942–2019)
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::summary Bulgarian actor (1942–2019) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Стефан Данаилов.jpg |
| caption | Danailov in 2006 |
| birth_name | Stefan Lambov Danailov |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Sofia, Tsardom of Bulgaria |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| resting_place_coordinates | |
| office1 | Minister of Culture |
| term_start1 | 16 August 2005 |
| term_end1 | 27 July 2009 |
| primeminister1 | Sergey Stanishev |
| predecessor1 | Bozhidar Abrashev |
| successor1 | Vezhdi Rashidov |
| office2 | Member of the National Assembly |
| term_start2 | 14 July 2009 |
| term_end2 | 27 November 2019 |
| constituency2 | 16th MMC - Plovdiv (2009-2013) |
| 15th MMC - Pleven (2013-2014) | |
| 24th MMC - Sofia (2014-2019) | |
| term_start3 | 5 July 2001 |
| term_end3 | 16 August 2005 |
| constituency3 | 24th MMC - Sofia |
| alma_mater | National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts |
| occupation | Actor, politician |
| height | |
| party | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| otherparty | Bulgarian Communist Party (until 1989) |
| criminal_charge | |
| website | |
| native_name | Стефан Данаилов |
| native_name_lang | bg |
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Stefan Lambov Danailov (; 9 December 1942 – 27 November 2019) was a Bulgarian actor who served as Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (August 2005 – July 2009).
Career
The first film Danailov took part in was The Traces Remain (Следите остават) when he was a child. At that time he did not want to be an actor but in 1966, he graduated from VITIZ (the Bulgarian Theatre Academy). His best-known work was as Major Deyanov in the series На всеки километър (At Each Kilometer). He participated in numerous films and plays for which he won a lot of prizes. For 20 years he was a professor at the Theatre Academy in Sofia, teaching there since 1988.
On 2 December 2019, The Bulgarian National Theater organized the biggest memorial service in Stefan Danailov's name.
Selected filmography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Navsekikm2.jpg" caption="Screening of ''At Each Kilometer'' in [[Sofia]] (picture on display is not Stefan Danailov)"] ::
- The Traces Remain (Следите остават) (1956) - Veselin
- The Inspector and the Night (Инспекторът и нощта) (1963) - Tom
- Quiet Paths (Мълчаливите пътеки) (1967)
- The Sea (Морето) (1967) - Toni
- Taste of Almonds (С дъх на бадеми) (1967) - Belokozhev
- The First Courier (Първият куриер) (1968) - Zagubanski
- At Each Kilometer (На всеки километър) (1969, TV Series) - Nikola Deyanov
- The Prince (Князът) (1970) - Knyaz Svetoslav
- The Black Angels (Черните ангели) (1970) - Panter
- There is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather (Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време) (1971) - Lyubo
- At Each Kilometer-II (На всеки километър – II) (1971, TV Series) - Nikola Deyanov
- Affection (Обич) (1972) - Nikolay
- Nona (Нона) (1973) - Poruchik Galchev
- Ivan Kondarev (Иван Кондарев) (1974) - Kostadin Dzhupunov
- Houses Without Fences (Къщи без огради) (1974) - Kerkeneza
- Glow over Drava (Зарево над Драва) (1974) - Poruchik Bozhev
- Life or Death (На живот и смърт) (1974, TV Movie) - D-r Milev
- The Weddings of King Ioan Assen (Сватбите на Йоан Асен) (1975) - Burgundetza
- Tozi istinski mazh (1975) - Sasho
- Nachaloto na denya (1975) - Andrey Stoychev
- Guilt (Вината) (1976) - Zhivko Georgiev
- Samodivsko horo (1976)
- Vinata (1976) - Zhivko Topalov
- Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata (1976) - Kapitanat provokator
- Godina ot ponedelnitzi (1977) - Inzhener Halachev
- RMS Five (Петимата от РМС) (1977, TV Series)
- Yuliya Vrevskaya (1978) - Karabelov
- Dying in the worst case ("Умирай само в краен случай) (1978) - Dzho Rayt
- Oncomming Traffic (Насрещно движение) (1978, TV Movie) - Chavdar Bonev
- Toplo (1978) - Workman / Gyp
- Migove v kibritena kutiyka (1979) - Kvartirantat
- Something Out of Nothing (От нищо нещо) (1979) - Pancho
- Voynata na taralezhite (1979)
- Ladies' Choice (Дами канят) (1980) - Vasil Gramatikov
- Blood Remains (Кръвта остава) (1980) - Yakim (the driving instructor)
- The Queen of Tarnovo (Търновската царица) (1981) - D-r Stariradev
- Autumn Sun (Есенно слънце) (1982) - Kiril Dechev
- Crystals (Кристали) (1982) - Cholakov
- Twenty-four Hours Raining (24 часа дъжд) (1982) - Kapitan Vasil Altunov
- Edna odiseya v Deliormana (1983) - Ofitzer Ivanov
- Ravnovesie (1983) - Aktyora
- Aris (1983)
- Tazi krav tryabvashe da se prolee (1985) - Yuvigi han
- The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters (Борис I) (1985) - Boris I
- Maneuvers On the Fifth Floor (Маневри на петия етаж) (1985) - Danton Tahov
- Coasts in the Mist (1986) - Sokrat
- Transport of Death (Ешелоните) (1986) - Mitropolit Kiril
- Three Marias and Ivan (Три Марии и Иван) (1986) - Ivan
- Poema (1986) - Anton Cholakov
- Dreamers (Мечтатели) (1987) - Nachalnikat na politziyata
- Nebe za vsichki (1987) - Velikov-Slantzeto
- Ne se motay v krakata mi (1987)
- Levakat (1987) - Kapitan Hristo Pashov
- Zashtitete drebnite zhivotni (1988)
- Monday Morning (Понеделник сутрин) (1988) - Krastyo
- Big Game (Большая игра) (1988, TV Mini-Series)
- Zapadnya (1988)
- The Carnival (Карнавалът) (1990) - Konstantinov
- Live Dangerously (Живей опасно) (1990)
- Iskam Amerika (1991) - Rezhisyorat Paskalev
- The Berlin Conspiracy (1992) - Actor
- Crisis in the Kremlin (1992) - Anton Ambrazis
- La Piovra (season 7) (1995)) - Don Nuzzo
- Don Quixote is Coming Back (Дон Кихот возвращается) (1997) - Duke
- Ispanska muha (1998) - Uycho
- Sled kraja na sveta (1998) - Albert Cohen (Berto)
- A Spanish Fly (Испанска муха) (1998)
- After the End of World (След края на света) (1998) - Albert Cohen (Berto)
- Druids (2001)
- Forgive Us (Прости нам) (2003, TV Movie) - Chicho Petyo
- La Masseria Delle Allodole (2007) - Presidente Tribunale
- St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009) - Minta Ciganin
- Staklenata reka (2010)
- Incognita (2012) - Director of the Foundation
- Reunion (2019) - Grandfather (final film role)
References
References
- staff, The Sofia Globe. (2019-11-27). "Bulgarian actor, former culture minister, Stefan Danailov dies".
- staff, The Sofia Globe. (2019-11-27). "Tributes flow in after death of Bulgarian actor and politician Stefan Danailov".
- staff, The Sofia Globe. (2019-11-27). "Tributes flow in after death of Bulgarian actor and politician Stefan Danailov".
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