
Valentin Gaft
Known for Acting · 150 credits
- Born
- 1935-09-02
- Died
- 2020-12-12
- Place of birth
- Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
- Also known as
- В. Гафт · V. 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)

Fuse
1962

The Life of Klim Samgin
1988
as Trifonov

The Master and Margarita
2005
as Иосиф Каифа, человек во френче

Nine Unknowns
2006
as Viktor Sevidov - britanskiy millioner

10 самых...
2016
as Self (archive footage)

Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Троянкин

Ночные забавы
1993
as Езепов

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)
2011

Visit to the Minotaur
1987
as Pavel Petrovich Ikonnikov

Morpekhi
2011

Magicians
1982
as Сатанеев

Мастер и Маргарита
2006
as Воланд

On the Other Side of the Wolves
2002

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper

Koroli i kapusta
1979
as Frank Goodwin

Islands in the Stream
1978

Бесприданница
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов
Movies (133)

12
2007
as juror #4

Wings
2012
as Byvaly (Voice)

Six Degrees of Celebration 3
2013

Olga Sergeevna
1975
as Troyakin

The Master and Margarita
2011
as Woland

Encore, Once More Encore!
1992
as Fyodor Vasilyevich Vinogradov

Carnival Night 2, or 50 Years Later
2007
as политтехнолог Борис Глебович

Mitya
1967

Poet
1956

The Book of Masters
2009
as Magic mirror

The Garage
1979
as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач

Snow Love, or A Dream on a Winter Night
2003
as Oleh Kostiantynovych

Promised Heaven
1991
as President

Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
2010
as Pimen

Lost in Siberia
1991
as Beria

Magicians
1982
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev

The First Courier
1968
as Nikolay Fon Getsberg

The Visit
1989
as Alfred III

Moscow, My Love
1974
as choreographer

The Suicide
1990
as конферансье

Normandy - Neman
1960
as Mille

Old Hags
2000
as General

Murder on Dante Street
1956
as Marsel Ruzhe

Dombey & Son
1974

Three Years
1980
as Ivan Yartsev

Hello, I'm Your Aunt!
1975
as Brasset, Lackey

Family Happiness
1970

Daylight Train
1976

The Centaurs
1979
as Andres

About the Cat...
1987

The Magic Skin
1975

I'm Free, I Belong to Nobody
1994

The Dog in Boots
1981
as The Noble (voice) / Благородный (Атос)

The Golden Fleece
1977

Russian Souvenir
1960
as Claude Gerald

Through Main Street with an Orchestra
1986
as Kostya

Forgotten Tune for the Flute
1987
as Odinkov

The Music of Life
2009
as Self (archive footage)

The Holiday of Disobedience
1977
as (voice)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1980
as John Jasper

The Feasts of Valtasar, or The Night with Stalin
1989
as Beriya

An Ordinary History
1970
as Surkov

Wait For Me, Anna
1969

Today and Tomorrow
1980
as Александр Григорьевич Рассолов

The Scoundrel
2017

I want to go to America
1993

Сон Гафта, пересказанный Виктюком
2010

Some Words in Honour of Mr. De Molière
1973

A Ballad of Love
1970
as Nikolai

The Terrorist
1991

Night Fun
1991
as Езепов

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar
1980
as Полковник Покровский

An Almost Funny Story
1977

Balalaykin and K
1973
The Chosen Ones
2018
as himself

Sympathy Seeker
1997
as Magician

Romeo and Juliet
1983
as Капулетти

House for the Rich
2000
as Roman Rumyanov

Cement
1974

Visiting the Minotaur
1987
as Иконников

Intervention
1987
as "Длинный", Каро

Cabbages and Kings
1979
as Frank Goodwin

The Road to Rübezahl
1971
as Apanasenko

Expensive Pleasure
1988

Esop
1981
as Agnostos

Allow Take-Off!
1971
as Viktor Azancheyev

Girl Without Dowry
1974
as Сергей Сергеевич Паратов

Monsieur Lenoir, Who...
1984
as Borescou

Ivan and Marya
1975
as казначей

Islands in the Stream
1978

The Pickwick Papers
1972

The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants
1989

Sky in Diamonds
1999

Tender Age
2000
as Саледон старший (известный скульптор-диссидент)

Breaking The Vicious Circle
2014

Watch Without Hands
2000

Kings of Crime
1988
as Artur

Customs
1982
as Владимир Николаевич Никитин

The Amazing Boy
1971
as Doctor Kapa

The Man from the Other Side
1972
as Andrey Izvolskiy

Story of an Unknown Actor
1976

The Black Hen, or Living Underground
1981
as Deforge

Year of a Calf
1986
as Valerian Sergeyevich

Iron Mountain
2013
as Preobrazhensky

Fiery River
2013

New Girl
1969

Калиф-аист
1968

Hurry to Do Good
1980

Eight Days of Hope
1985
as Игорь Белоконь, директор шахты

My Dearly Beloved Detective
1986
as Inspector Lester

The Morning Round
1980
as Alik

We, The Russian People
1966
as Boer

Aelita, Do Not Pester Men
1988

Saturday and Sunday
1982

Aleksa Dundic
1958

Time to Fly
1987
as Виктор Иванович, саксофонист, пассажир

Mister Perrichon's Trip
1990

The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut
1979
as Тенвиль

Подводная лодка
1962

Players
1978

Lot
1974
as Innokentiy Zhiltsov

Vertical Races
1982
as Алексей Дедушкин, «Батон», вор-рецидивист

Fight in a Blizzard
1978

Fouetté
1986
as Poet

Like Cat and Dog
1973

The Star Hour
1973

The Night at 14th Parallel
1972

Футболист
1991

Milky Way
2016

Widower's Houses
1975

If the Enemy Doesn't Surrender...
1983

Do You Want to Be an Actress, Girl?
1977

The Husband, the Wife and the Lover
2007

Contract of the Century
1985

Tanya
1974
as German

From Lopatin's Notes
1975

Sergeev Seeking Sergeev
1974
as Anatoliy Anatolyevich Petelin

For the Rest of My Life
1975

New Adventures of Babka Ezhka
2008

The Career of Arturo Ui
1996
About Valentin Gaft
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… With 150 credits spanning from 1956 to 2018, Valentin Gaft has appeared in 133 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Valentin Gaft Movies
- 12 (2007) — as juror #4
- Wings (2012) — as Byvaly (Voice)
- Six Degrees of Celebration 3 (2013)
- Olga Sergeevna (1975) — as Troyakin
- The Master and Margarita (2011) — as Woland
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