Georgi Cherkelov
Georgi Cherkelov was a Bulgarian stage and film actor. He is one of the most prominent names in the Bulgarian theater and cinema in the last decades. Born as Georgi Ivanov Cherkelov on June 25, 1930, in the city of Haskovo, Bulgaria, he initially began studying law at the Sofia University, where he remained for three years before transferring to the National Academy for Theater and Film where he graduated in 1956. Cherkelov started his stage career in the Vratza theater. His film debut was in the 1961 film The Last Round. During the fifty years of his career, he has appeared in more than 100 roles on stage and in about 70 films. He became widely popular after the role of the anti-communist police inspector Velinski in the TV series At Every Kilometer (1969). Cherkelov appeared in many of the major Bulgarian film productions. He played the leading roles in Men on a business trip (1969), Warmth (1978), The Judge (1986). He was also in many German and Italian film co-productions. He has directed the TV film "Last Stop - Berlin" (1983). While continuing to perform on the stage of the National Theater where he has worked for decades, Cherkelov was also the artistic director of the Dramatic Theater in Pleven (1985-1990). Georgi Cherkelov was one of the most prominent Shakespearean actors in Bulgaria, with memorable performances as King Lear, Richard II, Mercutio, Banco and many other major roles. He has played almost the entire repertoire of the British bard - a privilege many actors dream of, but only a few are given. Cherkelov's style was intelligent, with expressions based on subtle nuances, heavy pauses and solidly spoken phrases. His trademark was inborn dignity, loaded calm and incredible presence - unique personal characteristics of this great actor, which he infused into the characters he played. In addition to being an extraordinary actor, Georgi Cherkelov has also staged a number of plays. Among the plays he directed are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1982), "Wrestlers" (1981), "Huckleberry Finn" (1985), "Catcher in the Rye" (1998). Some of the adaptations for these plays he had written himself. In 2010 his book "Stories and emails" was published by Locus Publishing. In 2001, Georgi Cherkelov was decorated with the highest government prize, the Order of the Balkan Mountains, awarded to Bulgarian citizens with particularly great merit to Bulgaria. In 2009, he received the award Asker for lifetime achievement. He died on February 19, 2012 after complications from a stroke.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.101 |
Birthday | 1930-06-25 |
Place of Birth | Haskovo, Bulgaria |
Also Known As | Георги Черкелов, Георгий Черкелов, |
1968
Galileo
6.26/25
A humble scientist from Padua proves that the Earth revolves and that it is not the center of the universe.
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Galileo
2006
Christmas Tree Upside Down
0/0
A gigantic Christmas tree travels across Bulgaria towards the capital passing birthdays, pregnancies, a suicidal man and gypsies. The countless storie...
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Christmas Tree Upside Down
1978
The Central Warmth
7.917/12
A tenement house needs to have steam heating installed. The residents find the necessary workers to do it, sign the contract and pay them in advance....
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The Central Warmth
1968
The White Room
0/0
In a white ward in a clinic a lifetime balance on the verge of death. Memories are herding together in the mind of seriously ill Aleksandrov, a scient...
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The White Room
1966
Tsar and General
0/0
The film is based on the conflict between the Monarch of Bulgaria -Tsar Boris III and general Vladimir Zaimov during the Second World War and discusse...
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Tsar and General
1969
Men on a Business Trip
8.5/2
Three separate novels are dealing with the never-ending problem of men's infidelity. How should women behave when men take a fancy to them? The pictur...
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Men on a Business Trip
1961
The Last Round
0/0
Young Nikolay is a national boxing champion. On a picnic, he meets Vanya and falls in love with her. They have a lunch in the restaurant and when a br...
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The Last Round
1981
Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
6.4/5
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Kha...
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Khan Asparukh - Part I - Phanagoria
1975
The Weddings of Ioan Assen
8.6/10
The film takes us back into the times of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom - 13th century. The Bulgarian Emperor - Tsar Ioan Assen - is trying through seve...
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The Weddings of Ioan Assen
1986
The Judge
0/0
In 19th century, a new judge and four of his friends come in Bulgarian town with the knowledge that a golden treasure, once belonging to a Turkish rul...
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The Judge
1974
Dawn Over the Drava
0/0
In 1944 Bulgaria switches sides and joins the war against Germany. The story focuses on the advance of the Bulgarian army through Yugoslavia and Hunga...
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Dawn Over the Drava
1996
Belated Full Moon
6/1
The story largely centers on a grandfather who finds himself deeply depressed by the dramatic downward turns Bulgarian society has taken. The changes...
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Belated Full Moon
1977
Yuliya Vrevskaya
3.3/3
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Yuliya Vrevskaya
1969
Mr. Nobody
0/0
A ravishing double agent Emil leaves for a large Western city where he joins the staff of a spy group operating against Bulgaria. Here he meets the el...
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Mr. Nobody
1975
Presence
0/0
One explosion takes place in the lab of the research institute of a chemical plant. Emil takes the blame. The director of the institute orders the wor...
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Presence
1963
There Is No Death
0/0
The new supervisor Vasil arrives at the construction site of a dam. Vasil has problems with his men, who mistrust him and reluctantly submit to his pe...
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There Is No Death
1968
Dangerous Flight
0/0
Professor Dimov is a diplomat who has been recruited as a spy by a foreign intelligence service. The suspicions fall on Dr. Belcheva. Major Kalinov is...
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Dangerous Flight
1983
Constantine The Philosopher
0/0
The story of St. Cyrilus (Constantine The Philosopher) in his quest of enlightening the Slavic people.
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Constantine The Philosopher
1979
Cherry Garden
0/0
There are essentially two types of people: those who think with their stomachs, and those who think with their hearts.
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Cherry Garden
1978
Rali
0/0
1876. The Turks murder the parents of the 14-year-old Rali. His only relative is sentenced to life imprisonment in the Asian fortress. Rali walks afte...
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Rali
1970
The Prince
0/0
At the end of 13th and the beginning of the 14th century twenty-four-years old, Prince Svetoslav Terter takes the helm of the state. The young Prince...
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The Prince
1974
A Difficult Love
7/1
In a small town, two married people fall in love. What difficulties they will face and how to cope with them.
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A Difficult Love
1981
Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration
7.7/3
This is an epic screen presentation showing the creation, the consolidation and the power of First Bulgarian Kingdom and the first Bulgarian ruler Kha...
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Khan Asparukh - Part II - The Migration
1981
Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever
10/1
The last part of the epic "Khan Asparukh" - "Land Forever" is an impressive finish to scale narrative, created for the nationwide celebration of 13 ce...
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Khan Asparukh - Part III - Land Forever
1981
681 - The Glory of the Khan
0/0
In 651, Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five sons split the Bulgarian tribe and each led his to find...
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681 - The Glory of the Khan
1963
На тихия бряг
0/0
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На тихия бряг
1965
The She-Wolf
0/0
Anna, nicknamed the She-wolf, is a young girl with provocative behavior, who actually hides an unhappy childhood without parents and real friends.
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The She-Wolf
1964
Adventure at Midnight
0/0
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Adventure at Midnight
1965
Restless home
0/0
Evtim Manasiev is an outstanding engineer. At the office, he has made a name for himself as a "whole-hogger boss". At home, his motto is: "Love me, lo...
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Restless home
1994
Musketeer's Honor
0/0
Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan remember their youth and adventures, long battles and amorous adventures, they feel sorry for their Captain de T...
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Musketeer's Honor
1982
The Biggest Sin
0/0
In the last moments of his life, the writer turns over episodes from his past. He finds the cause of another death, ahead of the last breath.
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The Biggest Sin
1964
The Incredible Story
0/0
What happens when a distracted newspaper editor-in-chief initials a "yes" to print a sharply critical feuilleton and a "no" to the feuilleton author's...
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The Incredible Story
1966
Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov
4.8/2
American filmmakers associated with the mafia are concerned about the great success of Bulgarian films around the world. They decided to send a big sp...
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