Valentin Gaft

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-09-02

Day of death

2020-12-12 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

Valentin Gaft

Biography

Valentin Yosifovich Gaft was born on September 2, 1935 to Ukrainian parents recently relocated to Moscow. Gaft entered the Moscow Theater School in 1953 at age 18 and made his film debut three years later in Mikhail Romm’s “Murder on Dante Street”. Over a half century of performing Valentine Gaft has been associated with the Mossovet and Leninsky Komsomol Theater troupes and the Sovremennik Theater which Gaft joined in 1969 and where he continues to work to this day. Gaft was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984 and has authored series of highly acidic epigrams satirizing members of the Russian film and theater communities. ----- Content From 12 Presskit http://www.sonyclassics.com/12/externalLoads/12_presskit.pdf -----

Known For

  • Fuse

    Fuse

  • Poet

    Poet

  • The First Courier

    The First Courier

  • Fiery River

    Fiery River

  • Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

    Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

  • Mitya

    Mitya

  • Esop

    Esop

  • Balalaykin and K

    Balalaykin and K

  • The Husband, the Wife and the Lover

    The Husband, the Wife and the Lover

  • The Night at 14th Parallel

    The Night at 14th Parallel

  • Iron Mountain

    Iron Mountain

  • Widower's Houses

    Widower's Houses

  • Breaking The Vicious Circle

    Breaking The Vicious Circle

  • Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night

    Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night

  • Sympathy Seeker

    Sympathy Seeker

  • The Suicide

    The Suicide

  • Expensive Pleasure

    Expensive Pleasure

  • Murder on Dante Street

    Murder on Dante Street

  • Encore, Once More Encore!

    Encore, Once More Encore!

  • An Almost Funny Story

    An Almost Funny Story

  • Long-Haired Wonder

    Long-Haired Wonder

  • I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody

    I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody

  • Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

    Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

  • Magicians

    Magicians

  • Old Hags

    Old Hags

  • From Lopatin's Notes

    From Lopatin's Notes

  • The Morning Round

    The Morning Round

  • Watch Without Hands

    Watch Without Hands

  • For the Rest of My Life

    For the Rest of My Life

  • Allow Take-Off!

    Allow Take-Off!

  • House for the Rich

    House for the Rich

  • The Visit

    The Visit

  • Калиф-аист

    Калиф-аист

  • Olga Sergeevna

    Olga Sergeevna

  • Wait For Me, Anna

    Wait For Me, Anna

  • Year of a Calf

    Year of a Calf

  • Sky in Diamonds

    Sky in Diamonds

  • The Pickwick Papers

    The Pickwick Papers

  • The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

    The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin

  • Through Main Street with an Orchestra

    Through Main Street with an Orchestra

  • About the Cat...

    About the Cat...

  • The Chosen Ones

    The Chosen Ones

  • Milky Way

    Milky Way

  • The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

  • Normandy - Neman

    Normandy - Neman

  • The Dog in Boots

    The Dog in Boots

  • Promised Heaven

    Promised Heaven

  • The Garage

    The Garage

  • Moscow, My Love

    Moscow, My Love

  • Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

    Sergeev Seeking Sergeev

  • Dombey & Son

    Dombey & Son

  • Night Fun

    Night Fun

  • An Ordinary History

    An Ordinary History

  • If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...

    If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...

  • Players

    Players

  • Cabbages and Kings

    Cabbages and Kings

  • Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

    Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?

  • The Centaurs

    The Centaurs

  • A Ballad of Love

    A Ballad of Love

  • Lost in Siberia

    Lost in Siberia

  • Lot

    Lot

  • Cement

    Cement

  • I want to go to America

    I want to go to America

  • Customs

    Customs

  • The Life of Klim Samgin

    The Life of Klim Samgin

  • The Man from the Other Side

    The Man from the Other Side

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Fouetté

    Fouetté

  • Three Years

    Three Years

  • The Music of Life

    The Music of Life

  • The Golden Fleece

    The Golden Fleece

  • Contract of the Century

    Contract of the Century

  • Story of an Unknown Actor

    Story of an Unknown Actor

  • Russian Souvenir

    Russian Souvenir

  • Подводная лодка

    Подводная лодка

  • The Magic Skin

    The Magic Skin

  • Saturday and Sunday

    Saturday and Sunday

  • Ivan and Marya

    Ivan and Marya

  • The Amazing Boy

    The Amazing Boy

  • The Book of Masters

    The Book of Masters

  • The Holiday of Disobedience

    The Holiday of Disobedience

  • Solo

    Solo

  • Hurry to Do Good

    Hurry to Do Good

  • 12

    12

  • The Terrorist

    The Terrorist

  • Равняется одному Гафту

    Равняется одному Гафту

  • The Black Hen, or Living Underground

    The Black Hen, or Living Underground

  • The Circus Boy

    The Circus Boy

  • We, The Russian People

    We, The Russian People

  • The Magic Bells

    The Magic Bells

  • The Master and Margarita

    The Master and Margarita

  • Tanya

    Tanya

  • Islands in the Stream

    Islands in the Stream

  • New Adventures of Babka Ezhka

    New Adventures of Babka Ezhka

  • Postman's Tale

    Postman's Tale

  • Like Cat and Dog

    Like Cat and Dog

  • The Story of an Old Woman

    The Story of an Old Woman

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

    Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

  • Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком

    Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Nine Unknowns

    Nine Unknowns

  • Aleksa Dundic

    Aleksa Dundic

  • Olga Sergeevna

    Olga Sergeevna

  • The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

    The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

  • Aelita, Do Not Pester Men

    Aelita, Do Not Pester Men

  • One Day of Zhora Vladimov

    One Day of Zhora Vladimov

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Visit to the Minotaur

    Visit to the Minotaur

  • Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

    Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later

  • Wizards

    Wizards

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • On the Other Side of the Wolves

    On the Other Side of the Wolves

  • Morpekhi

    Morpekhi

  • Мастер и Маргарита

    Мастер и Маргарита

  • Ночные забавы

    Ночные забавы

  • Vertical Races

    Vertical Races

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

  • Six Degrees of Celebration 3

    Six Degrees of Celebration 3

  • Koroli i kapusta

    Koroli i kapusta

  • Intervention

    Intervention

  • Time to Fly

    Time to Fly

  • The Scoundrel

    The Scoundrel

  • Girl Without Dowry

    Girl Without Dowry

  • My Dearly Beloved Detective

    My Dearly Beloved Detective

  • Kings of Crime

    Kings of Crime

  • Mister Perrichon's Trip

    Mister Perrichon's Trip

  • Today and Tomorrow

    Today and Tomorrow

  • The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

    The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants

  • Tender Age

    Tender Age

  • Forgotten Tune for the Flute

    Forgotten Tune for the Flute

  • Visiting the Minotaur

    Visiting the Minotaur

  • The Career of Arturo Ui

    The Career of Arturo Ui

  • Daylight Train

    Daylight Train

  • The Road to Rübezahl

    The Road to Rübezahl

  • Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

    Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière

  • The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

    The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

  • Family Happiness

    Family Happiness

  • Monsieur Lenoir, Who...

    Monsieur Lenoir, Who...

  • Футболист

    Футболист

  • Eight Days of Hope

    Eight Days of Hope

  • Fight in a Blizzard

    Fight in a Blizzard