Konstantin Kotsev
Born: 1926-06-04 in Istanbul
Died: 2007-08-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. Subsequently, he enrolled acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts graduating in 1958. 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).
Filmography
1988
- Time of Violence as Karaibrahim's father dyado Galushko
1986
- Home for Our Children as съученик на Невена Алданова
1984
- Up in the Cherry Tree as Peshev
1983
- Equilibrium as The Director
1981
- Neochakvana Vakancia as Local Authority
1980
- Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko as Pop Vecherko
1978
- The Central Warmth as The Retiree Snegov
1975
- Eternal Times as Bosyo
1974
- Houses Without Fences as Elenko
1973
- Escape to Ropotamo as Spiro
1972
- The Quiet Fugitive as Gosho Kalimanski
1971
- There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather as Van Alten
1970
- Aesop as Seer
1969
- Birds and Greyhounds as Prosecutor
- Armando
1968
- Sets as Balas
- The Penleve Case as Ivan Gandzhulov
- The White Room as Vasil Radev
1965
1963
- The Inspector and the Night as dr. Kolev
1960
- First Lesson as Asistentat
1958
- On the Small Island as Zheko, the carpenter