Dimitar Panov
| Димитър Панов Dimitar Panov | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
July 18, 1902 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria |
| Died |
November 15, 1985 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Other names | Bai Pano |
| Occupation |
Film and Theater Actor Theater Director |
| Years active | 1955–1985 |
Dimitar Panov (Bulgarian: Димитър Панов) was a Bulgarian film and theater actor and director, born in 1902, deceased in 1985.
Biography and Career
Panov was born on July 18, 1902 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He made his debut in 1955 on the stage of the Plovdiv Theater in the Chehov's play Five Small Comedies. He has continued to work with this theater not only as an actor but also being a director of such as plays as the classic Sluzhbogontsi by the eminent Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov.
At the same time Dimitar Panov collaborated with the Plovdiv Opera where he took part in the operetta "The Bat" by Strauss and in the opera "The Beautiful Helen" by Offenbach.
His debut in the cinema was in 1960 in the film The Road Is Going Through Belovir a story by Pavel Vezhinov directed by Petar B. Vasilev. In the film we can see Apostol Karamitev in the leading role of the engineer Petrov.
Panov fulfills his movie characters with a colorful presence in a unique comic manner. Just to emphasize the films We Were Young (1961), Hedgehogs Are Born Without Spines (1971) after the screenplay by Mormarevi Brothers, Farsighted for Two Diopters (1976), also written by Mormarevi, not to mention his role as Kalcho Kalchev in the satirical comedy Whale (1970).
The autobiographical book, written by him,"The Life is Only One" was published in 1983.
Dimitar Panov died in 1985 at the age of 83.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Patyat Minava prez Belovir / The Road Is Going Through Belovir | Bay Petko | Bulgarian: Пътят минава през Беловир |
| 1961 | A Byahme Mladi / We Were Young | Bulgarian: А бяхме млади | |
| Krayat na Patya / At the End of the Road | Bulgarian: Краят на пътя | ||
| Stramnata Pateka / The Steep Path | Bay Mihal | Bulgarian: Стръмната пътека | |
| 1963 | Inspektorat i Noshtta / The Inspector and the Night | the forensic physician | Bulgarian: Инспекторът и нощта |
| 1964 | Priklyuchenie v Polunosht / Adventure at Midnight | Nastev | Bulgarian: Приключение в полунощ |
| 1965 | Die Liebesquelle / The Fountain of Love | Lars Pogge | Austria production |
| Do Grada e Blizo / The City Is Nearby | Bulgarian: До града е близо | ||
| Parolata / The Password | Bulgarian: Паролата | ||
| 1966 | Goreshto Pladne / Torrid Noon | Bulgarian: Горещо пладне | |
| 1967 | V Kraya na Lyatoto / The End of the Summer | Bulgarian: В края на лятото | |
| 1968 | Gibelta na Aleksander Veliki / The Death of Alexander the Great | the night guard | Bulgarian: Гибелта на Александър Велики |
| 1969 | Ikonostasat / The Icon Stand | Bulgarian: Иконостасът | |
| Osmiyat / The Eighth | the old man | Bulgarian: Осмият | |
| 1970 | Kit / Whale | Kalcho Kalchev | Bulgarian: Кит |
| Edin mig svoboda / Moment of Freedom | the old man | Bulgarian: Един миг свобода | |
| Knyazat / The Prince | the old boyar | Bulgarian: Князът | |
| 1971 | Taralezhite se razhdat bez bodli / Hedgehogs Are Born Without Spines | the grandfather who lives alone | Bulgarian: Таралежите се раждат без бодли |
| 1972 | Glutnitsata / The Pack of Wolves | Kotse, the shepherd | Bulgarian: Глутницата |
| Tihiyat Begletz / The Quiet Fugitive | Old Petko | Bulgarian: Тихият беглец | |
| 1974 | Na zhivot i smart / Life or Death | TV Bulgarian: На живот и смърт | |
| 1976 | Dva Dioptara Dalekogledstvo / Farsighted for Two Diopters | Old Pano | Bulgarian: Два диоптъра далекогледство |
| 1977 | Unterwegs nach Atlantis | Patrokleos | East Germany production |
| 1978 | 100 tona shtastie / One Hundred Tons of Happiness | Bulgarian: 100 тона щастие | |
| Instrument li e Gaydata? / Is the Bagpipe an Instrument? | Bulgarian: Инструмент ли е гайдата? | ||
| 1979 | Lenko | Palamudov's father | Bulgarian: Ленко |
| Ot nishto neshto / Something Out of Nothing | Bulgarian: От нищо нещо | ||
| 1980 | Mozhe bi fregata / Maybe a Frigate | Old Petko | Bulgarian: Може би фрегата |
| Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko / Priest Vecherko's Nights Wakefulness | Bay Dimitar | Bulgarian: Нощните бдения на поп Вечерко | |
| 1981 | A nu-ka, dedushki! / Come on, Grandpa's! | co-production Bulgaria, Soviet Union | |
| 1982 | Bash Maystorat na More / The Past-Master at the Seaside | sequel of The Past-Master Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът на море | |
| 1986 | Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha / Vasko de Gama from Rupcha Village | TV series Bulgarian: Васко де Гама от село Рупча |
References
- Bulgarian National Film Archive (English)
- BG movies info (Bulgarian)