Yuriy Yakovlev (Bulgarian actor) explained

Yuriy Yakovlev
Юрий Яковлев
Birthname:Yuriy Yurievich Yakovlev
Birth Date:5 October 1930
Birth Place:Riga, Latvia
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation:Film and Stage Actor
Yearsactive:1955–2000

Yuriy Yakovlev (Bulgarian: Юрий Яковлев; 5 October 1930  - 15 August 2002) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor.

He is probably best known for the role of the research worker Robespier Galabov portrayed by him in the Bulgarian hit movie The Past-Master (1970). His character appears also in the sequels The Past-Master on Excursion (1980) and The Past-Master at the Seaside (1982). Other notable film appearances include Gerlovo Event (1971) directed by Grisha Ostrovski and Farsighted for Two Diopters (1976) written by Mormarevi Brothers. Yakovlev is also known for the numerous roles on the stage of the Theatre “Salza i Smyah” (Tear and Laughter), Sofia.

In 1979, Yuriy Yakovlev was decorated with the high title “Honoured Artist”.

Biography and career

Yakovlev was born Yuriy Yurievich Yakovlev on October 5, 1930 in Riga, Latvia. His father Yuriy Dimitrievich Yakovlev, also actor and stage director, was of Russian descent. His mother Jeana Sladkarova - Yakovleva was a well known Bulgarian opera singer. Her brother Angel Sladkarov was among the founders of the operetta genre in Bulgaria. The first appearance on the stage of the young Yuriy Yurievich was at the age of 7 in a staging at Ivan Vazov National Theatre directed by his father. In 1955-56, after the graduation from The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Yakovlev junior was appointed in the Pernik Theatre for a year. Between 1956 and 1966, he played with the so-called “Working Front Theatre” and “People's Stage Theatre”. In 1967, Yakovlev joined the troupe of the newly founded theatre “Salza i Smyah” (Tear and Laughter), Sofia where he remained until his retirement from the stage in 1992.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
English titleBulgarian titleTransliteration
1970The Past-MasterБаш майсторътBash MaystoratRobespier Galabovdirected by Petar B. Vasilev
1971Gerlovo EventГерловска историяGerlovska istoriyaBay Vasildirected by Grisha Ostrovski
1972HitchhikingАвтостопAvtostopBay Tanas
1972A Human HeartСърце човешкоSartse choveshkoDr. Rusev
1974Dawn Over the DravaЗарево над ДраваZarevo nad Dravadirected by Zako Heskiya
1974A Peasant on a BicycleСелянинът с колелотоSelyaninat s kolelotoMaglena's fatherdirected by Lyudmil Kirkov
1976Farsighted for Two DioptersДва диоптъра далекогледствоDva dioptara dalekogledstvo the lawyerdirected by Petar B. Vasilev
1979Snapshots as SouvenirsСнимки за споменSnimki za spomenNikolina's father
1980The Past-Master on ExcursionБаш майсторът на екскурзияBash maystorat na ekskurziya Robespier Galabovdirected by Petar B. Vasilev
1983To the Miss and Her Male CompanyЗа госпожицата и нейната мъжка компанияZa gospozhitsata i neynata mazhka kompaniyathe public prosecutor Drenski
1984Question of TimeСъбеседник по желаниеSabesednik po zhelanieKosta

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