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

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as Juror #4

The Garage

as Sidorin

The Master and Margarita

as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

Six Degrees of Celebration 3

Magicians

as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus

as Wise prisoner

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!

as Brasset, Lackey

The Book of Masters

as Volshebnoe Zerkalo

The Dog in Boots

as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

as Полковник Покровский