Konstantin Kotsev

Konstantin Kotsev Константин Коцев
Born	(1926-06-04)June 4, 1926 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	August 4, 2007(2007-08-04) (aged 81) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	Film and Theatre Actor
Years active	1958–2003

Konstantin Kotsev (Bulgarian: Константин Коцев; June 4, 1926 – August 4, 2007) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor.

Kotsev was amid the most popular Bulgarian actors from the last decades of 20th century.^[1] He is best known for his roles in classic Bulgarian films such as The Tied Up Balloon (1967), The Swedish Kings (1968), The white room (1968), Naked Conscience (1971), Toplo / Warmth (1978), Time of Violence (1988), as well as his numerous notable performances on the stage.

Konstantin Kotsev was decorated with the high titles “Honoured Artist” and “People's Artist”.^[2]

Biography and career

Born Konstantin Vasilev Kotsev on June 4, 1926, in the city of Istanbul, he entered the law faculty at the St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia where he graduated in 1950.^[1] Subsequently, he enrolled acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1958.^[1]

After the graduation, Kotsev was appointed in the Burgas Theatre for a year. In 1959, he joined the troupe of the newly founded Satirical Theatre „Aleko Konstantinov“ in Sofia where he remained until 1984. During the end of the 1980s, Kotsev was part of the Municipal Theatre of Sofia.

His film debut in a main role was in 1958 in the Bulgarian film classic On a Small Island directed by Rangel Valchanov.

Kotsev has a son Dimitar (born 1971) and a daughter Zornitsa (born 1972).

Partial filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1958	Na malkiya ostrov / On a Small Island	Zheko	Bulgarian: На малкия остров
1960	Parvi urok / First Lesson	the assistant	Bulgarian: Първи урок
1963	Inspektorat i noshtta / The Inspector and the Night	d-r Kolev	Bulgarian: Инспекторът и нощта
1967	Privarzaniyat balon / The Tied Up Balloon	peasant	Bulgarian: Привързаният балон
1968	Shvedskite krale / The Swedish Kings	Bozhko	Bulgarian: Шведските крале
	Sluchayat Penleve / The Penleve Case	Ivan Gandzhulov	Bulgarian: Случаят Пенлеве
	Byalata staya / The white room	Patriarch Ioakim	Bulgarian: Бялата стая
	Chovekat ot La Mancha / Man of La Mancha		Bulgarian: Човекът от Ла Манча TV musical
1969	Ptitzi i hratki / Birds and Greyhounds	public prosecutor	Bulgarian: Птици и хрътки
1970	Ezop / Aesop	the diviner	Bulgarian: Езоп
1971	Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme / There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather	Van Alten	Bulgarian: Няма нищо по-хубаво от лошото време
1971	Gola savest / Naked Conscience	Grozdan Panayotov	Bulgarian: Гола съвест
1974	Vetchni vremena / Eternal Times	Bosyo	Bulgarian: Вечни времена
1978	Toplo / Warmth	the pensioner Snegov	Bulgarian: Топло
1980	Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko / Priest Vecherko's Nights Wakefulness	Priest Vecherko	Bulgarian: Нощните бдения на поп Вечерко
1983	Ravnovesie / Balance	the film director	Bulgarian: Равновесие
1984	Gore na chereshata / On the Top of the Cherry Tree	Peshev	Bulgarian: Горе на черешата
1988	Vreme Razdelno / Time of Violence	old man Galushko (Karaibrahim's father)	Bulgarian: Време разделно

References

1. (in Bulgarian) Konstantin Kotsev biography at www.cinefish.bg
2. (in Bulgarian) Konstantin Kotsev biography at movie.pop.bg Archived 2009-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

• Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
• Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.

External links

• Konstantin Kotsev at IMDb