Veliko Stoianov(1943-2024)
- Actor
Veliko Stoianov is a worthy emissary of Bulgarian Cinema. His
characters are from the Wild West and the Middle Ages, from the seaside
and the mountains, from the time of the great Bulgarian Kings and from
modern times. He has graduated from National Academy of Theatre
and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1973 and went to work at theatre.
This was an excellent experience for the actor. After more than 30
roles in the theatre, since 1980 Veliko Stoianov has become entirely
movie actor. He made his début in the cinema as early as he was a
student. In 1970 the Italian film of Valentino Orsini 'The Lover Of the
Great Bear', starring Julliano Jemma was shooted in Bulgaria. Veliko
Stoianov was invited for the part of Bolko-fold. No doubt, the year
1978 was a great one in the artistic development of the actor, mostly
because of his participation in Ivan Terziev,s TV serial 'The Hamlet',
written by great Bulgarian poet Konstantin Pavlov. This work has not
lost its unique importance in the history of Bulgarian TV films even
nowadays. Its subject deals with the problem of Stalinist perversities
in Bulgarian villages. The film was banned for 11 years and was warmly
applauded at the first-night performance, which took place immediately
after the fall of the communist regime in Bulgaria. Acted one of the
major characters in the serial Veliko Stoianov succeeded to perform a
complex, psychologically shaded role - eccentric, calling for sympathy
and tragic at the same time. The actor has been appreciated not only
for his impressive appearance, but also for his high professionalism.
In the film 'The Father Of the Egg' you can see him at 30 meters under
water and then at 300 meters in the air, over a helicopter, without the
use of stunt.
