Konstantin Kotsev

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).

Most Known For

Time of Violence

as Karaibrahim's father dyado Galushko

Home for Our Children

as съученик на Невена Алданова

The Central Warmth

as The Retiree Snegov

Neochakvana Vakancia

as Local Authority

The White Room

as Vasil Radev

Úplně vyřízený chlap

First Lesson

as Asistentat

Aesop

as Seer

On the Small Island

as Zheko, the carpenter

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

as Van Alten

Up in the Cherry Tree

as Peshev

The Inspector and the Night

as dr. Kolev

Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko

as Pop Vecherko

The Penleve Case

as Ivan Gandzhulov

Sets

as Balas

Equilibrium

as The Director

Birds and Greyhounds

as Prosecutor

Houses Without Fences

as Elenko

Eternal Times

as Bosyo

The Quiet Fugitive

as Gosho Kalimanski