Kosta Tsonev was a
Bulgarian actor of Greek heritage starring in theatre, TV and cinema died he was 82..
[1] He was born on 10 June 1929 in the capital of
Bulgaria, Sofia. He studied at the
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.
He has been married three times: twice to Anahid Tacheva and then to
his present wife Elena.
(
Bulgarian:
ŠŠ¾ŃŃŠ° Š¦Š¾Š½ŠµŠ²; 10 June 1929 – 25 January 2012)
He has a son, famed news reader Dimitar Tsonev,
and a daughter. His second oldest brother was the late Vasil Tsonev, a
dry witted satirist who wrote many books which have been published in
several languages. His oldest brother was the late Iwan Tsonev (Iwan
Zoneff) who moved to Australia in 1950s where he became one of the
biggest property developers in South Australia during the mid 60's
showing the diverse talents of the 3 brothers in each of their chosen
fields. The father of the three brothers was a simple house painter. In
2001 Tsonev turned to politics and was elected to the
National Assembly of Bulgaria as a representative of the former National Movement Simeon II (now
National Movement for Stability and Progress).
[1] He was reelected in 2005.
[1]
Full Filmography
- Trade Routes (2007) as Alexander Georgiev
- Shantav den (2004) as Grandfather
in Bulgarian: ŠØŠ°Š½ŃŠ°Š² Š“ŠµŠ½
in English: Crazy Day (Europe: English title)
- Zhrebiyat (1993) as Boris Skarlatov
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠµŠ±ŠøŃŃ
in English: The Lot
- Kragovrat (1993) as Ivan Dimovski
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŃŠ³Š¾Š²ŃŠ°Ń
in English: Circle
- Zweite Tod des Gregor Z., Der (1992) as Simeon Boiovic
- Nemirnata ptitza lyubov (1990) as Svidetelyat
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠ¼ŠøŃŠ½Š°ŃŠ° ŠæŃŠøŃŠ° Š»ŃŠ±Š¾Š²
in English: Love Is a Willful Bird
- Bashti i sinove (1990) TV Series
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ°ŃŠø Šø ŃŠøŠ½Š¾Š²Šµ
in English: Fathers and Sons
- Indianski igri (1990) as Angel
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ½Š“ŠøŠ°Š½ŃŠŗŠø ŠøŠ³ŃŠø
in English: Indian Games
- Plemennikat chuzhdenetz (1990) as Stranger
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ»ŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ½Š½ŠøŠŗŃŃ — ŃŃŠ¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠµŃ
in English: The Foreign Nephew
- Razvodi, razvodi... (1989) as Mariya's husband
in Bulgarian: Š Š°Š·Š²Š¾Š“Šø, ŃŠ°Š·Š²Š¾Š“Šø...
in English: Divorces, Divorces...
- Neizchezvashtite (1988) TV Series
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠøŠ·ŃŠµŠ·Š²Š°ŃŠøŃŠµ
in English: People, Who Never Disappear
- Slyapa sabota (1988) as Kosta Tsonev
in Bulgarian: Š”Š»ŃŠæŠ° ŃŃŠ±Š¾ŃŠ° in English: Blind Saturday
in Bulgarian: Š§ŠøŃŠ¾ ŠŃŃŃŃŠ½ŠøŠŗ
in English: My Uncle Godfather
- Vchera (1988) as Vera's Dad
in English: Yesterday
- Dom za nashite deca (1987) TV Series as Hristo Aldanov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾Š¼ Š·Š° Š½Š°ŃŠøŃŠµ Š“ŠµŃŠ°
in English: Home for Our Children
- Nebe za vsichki (1987) as General director of the company
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠ±Šµ Š·Š° Š²ŃŠøŃŠŗŠø
in English: A Sky for All
- Vreme za pat (1987) TV Series as Hristo Aldanov
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠµŠ¼Šµ Š·Š° ŠæŃŃ
in English: Time for Traveling (Europe: English title)
- Mechtateli (1987) as Georgi Zhivkov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŃŃŠ°ŃŠµŠ»Šø
in English: Dreamers
- Eshelonite (1986) as Dimitar Peshev
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠµŠ»Š¾Š½ŠøŃŠµ Š½Š° ŃŠ¼ŃŃŃŃŠ°
in English: Transports of Death
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŃŃŠŗŠø Ń
Š¾ŃŠ°
in English: Forest People
in English: Hijack
- Tazi hubava zryala vazrast (1985) as Rumen Iliev
in Bulgarian: Š¢Š°Š·Šø Ń
ŃŠ±Š°Š²Š° Š·ŃŃŠ»Š° Š²ŃŠ·ŃŠ°ŃŃ
in English: This Fine Age of Maturity
- Boris I (1985) as Kliment Ohridski
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŃŠøŃ ŠŃŃŠ²Šø
in English: The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters
- V poiskakh kapitana Granta (1985) (mini) TV Series as Hetzel
in Russian: Š ŠæŠ¾ŠøŃŠŗŠ°Ń
ŠŗŠ°ŠæŠøŃŠ°Š½Š° ŠŃŠ°Š½ŃŠ°
in English: In Search for Captain Grant
- Spasenieto (1984) as Nikola Bakardzhiev
in Bulgarian: Š”ŠæŠ°ŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠµŃŠ¾
in English: Salvation
- Falshifikatorat ot "Cherniya kos" (1983) TV Series
in Bulgarian: Š¤Š°Š»ŃŠøŃŠøŠŗŠ°ŃŠ¾ŃŃŃ Š¾Ń `Š§ŠµŃŠ½ŠøŃ ŠŗŠ¾Ń`
in English: Faker from 'The Blackbird'
- Parizhskaya drama (1983)
- Pochti reviziya (1983) (mini) TV Series as Vakrilov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŃŃŠø ŃŠµŠ²ŠøŠ·ŠøŃ
in English: Almost an Inspection
- Tzarska piesa (1982) as Alexander Tzanev, King' Adviser
in Bulgarian: Š¦Š°ŃŃŠŗŠ° ŠæŠøŠµŃŠ°
in English: Royal Play
- Kristali (1982) as Akademik Abadzhiev
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠøŃŃŠ°Š»Šø
in English: Crystals
- Udarat (1981) as Prince Kiril
in Bulgarian: Š£Š“Š°ŃŃŃ
in English: The Thrust
- Milost za zhivite (1981) as Professor Andrey Haydutov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃ Š·Š° Š¶ŠøŠ²ŠøŃŠµ
in English: Mercy for the Living
- Sami sred valtzi (1979) TV Series as General Lukash
in Bulgarian: Š”Š°Š¼Šø ŃŃŠµŠ“ Š²ŃŠ»ŃŠø
in English: Alone Among Wolves
- Tayfuni s nezhni imena (1979) TV Series as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Š¢Š°Š¹ŃŃŠ½Šø Ń Š½ŠµŠ¶Š½Šø ŠøŠ¼ŠµŠ½Š°
in English: Typhoons with Gentle Names
- Po diryata na bezsledno izcheznalite (1979) TV Series
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ Š“ŠøŃŃŃŠ° Š½Š° Š±ŠµŠ·ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“Š½Š¾ ŠøŠ·ŃŠµŠ·Š½Š°Š»ŠøŃŠµ
in English: On the Tracks of the Missing
- Umiray samo v kraen sluchay (1978) TV Series as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Š£Š¼ŠøŃŠ°Š¹ ŃŠ°Š¼Š¾ Š² ŠŗŃŠ°ŠµŠ½ ŃŠ»ŃŃŠ°Š¹
in English: Dying in the Worst (
- Yuliya Vrevskaya (1978) as the old Rebel
in Bulgarian: Š®Š»ŠøŃ ŠŃŠµŠ²ŃŠŗŠ°Ń
- Adios, muchachos (1978) as Vasil
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ“ŠøŠ¾Ń, Š¼ŃŃŠ°ŃŠ¾Ń
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ°ŃŠµŠ¹Š½ŃŃ
in English: The Swimming Pool
- Godina ot ponedelnitzi (1977) as Anton Stamenov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾Š“ŠøŠ½Š° Š¾Ń ŠæŠ¾Š½ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ»Š½ŠøŃŠø
in English: A Year of Mondays
- Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata (1976) as Yosif Herbst
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŠæŃŠ»Š½ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ ŠŗŃŠ¼ Š·Š°ŠŗŠ¾Š½Š° Š·Š° Š·Š°ŃŠøŃŠ° Š½Š° Š“ŃŃŠ¶Š°Š²Š°ŃŠ°
in English: Amendment to the Defense-of-State Act
- Sinyata bezpredelnost (1976) as Emil Boev
in Bulgarian: Š”ŠøŠ½ŃŃŠ° Š±ŠµŠ·ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠµŠ»Š½Š¾ŃŃ
in English: The Blue Infinity
- Rekviem za edna mrasnitza (1976) as Boev
in Bulgarian: Š ŠµŠŗŠ²ŠøŠµŠ¼ Š·Š° ŠµŠ“Š½Š° Š¼ŃŃŃŠ½ŠøŃŠ°
in English: Requiem for a Tramp
- Izgori, za da svetish (1976) TV Series as Pavel
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ·Š³Š¾ŃŠø, Š·Š° Š“Š° ŃŠ²ŠµŃŠøŃ
- Il pleut sur Santiago (1976)
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ°Š“ Š”Š°Š½ŃŃŠ³Š¾ Š²Š°Š»Šø
in English: It Is Raining on Santiago
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠ½Š°
in English: Riot
- Magistrala (1975) as Head Engineer
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ°Š³ŠøŃŃŃŠ°Š»Š°
in English: A Highway
- Svatbite na Yoan Asen (1975) as Aleksander/Yoan Asen
in Bulgarian: Š”Š²Š°ŃŠ±ŠøŃŠµ Š½Š° ŠŠ¾Š°Š½ ŠŃŠµŠ½
in English: The Weddings of King Ioan Assen
- Brazilska melodiya (1974)
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠ°Š·ŠøŠ»ŃŠŗŠ° Š¼ŠµŠ»Š¾Š“ŠøŃ
in English: Brazilian Melody
- Bashta mi boyadzhiyata (1974) as the Father
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ°ŃŠ° Š¼Šø Š±Š¾ŃŠ“Š¶ŠøŃŃŠ°
- Golyamata skuka (1973) as Seymur, Uylyams
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š°ŃŠ° ŃŠŗŃŠŗŠ°
in English: The Great Boredom
- Golyamata pobeda (1973) as Big Brother Bonev
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š°ŃŠ° ŠæŠ¾Š±ŠµŠ“Š°
in English: The Great Victory
- Glutnitsata (1972) as Kalinov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ»ŃŃŠ½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ°
in English: The Pack of Wolves
- Neobhodimiyat greshnik (1972) as Attorney Ivan Asenov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠ¾Š±Ń
Š¾Š“ŠøŠ¼ŠøŃŃ Š³ŃŠµŃŠ½ŠøŠŗ
in English: The Indispensable Sinner
- Na vseki kilometar — II (1971) TV Series
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ° Š²ŃŠµŠŗŠø ŠŗŠøŠ»Š¾Š¼ŠµŃŃŃ — Š²ŃŠ¾ŃŠ° ŃŠ°ŃŃ
in English: At Each Kilometer — II
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ½ŠµŠ²Š½Š¾ ŠæŃŃŃŠ²Š°Š½Šµ
in English: Wrathful Journey
- Demonat na imperiyata (1971) TV Series as Father Matey Preobrazhenski
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠ¼Š¾Š½ŃŃ Š½Š° ŠøŠ¼ŠæŠµŃŠøŃŃŠ°
in English: The Demon of the Empire
- Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme (1971) as Evans
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠ¼Š° Š½ŠøŃŠ¾ ŠæŠ¾-Ń
ŃŠ±Š°Š²Š¾ Š¾Ń Š»Š¾ŃŠ¾ŃŠ¾ Š²ŃŠµŠ¼Šµ
in English: There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather
- Na vseki kilometar (1969) TV Series
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ° Š²ŃŠµŠŗŠø ŠŗŠøŠ»Š¾Š¼ŠµŃŃŃ
in English: At Each Kilometer
- Gospodin Nikoy (1969) as Emil Bobev
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŃŠæŠ¾Š“ŠøŠ½ ŠŠøŠŗŠ¾Š¹
in English: Mister Nobody in USA Mr. Nobody
- Svoboda ili smart (1969) as Podvoyvodata
in Bulgarian: Š”Š²Š¾Š±Š¾Š“Š° ŠøŠ»Šø ŃŠ¼ŃŃŃ
in English: Freedom or Death
in Bulgarian: Š§Š¾Š²ŠµŠŗŃŃ Š¾Ń ŠŠ° ŠŠ°Š½ŃŠ°
in English: Man of La Mancha
- Smart nyama (1963) as Mladenov
in English: There Is No Death
- Zlatniyat zab (1962) as Captain Lukov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ»Š°ŃŠ½ŠøŃŃ Š·ŃŠ±
in English: The Golden Tooth
- Noshtta sreshtu 13-i (1961) as Major Andrey Panov
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾ŃŃŠ° ŃŃŠµŃŃ ŃŃŠøŠ½Š°Š“ŠµŃŠµŃŠø
in English: On the Eve of the 13th
- Badi shtastliva, Ani! (1961) as Boyan
in Bulgarian: ŠŃŠ“Šø ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ»ŠøŠ²Š°, ŠŠ½Šø!
in English: Be Happy, Ani!
- Bednata ulitza (1960) as Petar
in Bulgarian: ŠŠµŠ“Š½Š°ŃŠ° ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠ°
in English: Poor Man's Street
- V tiha vecher (1960) as The captain
in Bulgarian: Š ŃŠøŃ
Š° Š²ŠµŃŠµŃ in English: On a Quiet Evening
- Komandirat na otryada (1959) as Danyo
in Bulgarian: ŠŠ¾Š¼Š°Š½Š“ŠøŃŃŃ Š½Š° Š¾ŃŃŃŠ“Š°
in English: The Commander of the Detachment
- Siromashka radost (1958) as Lazar Dabaka
in Bulgarian: Š”ŠøŃŠ¾Š¼Š°ŃŠŗŠ° ŃŠ°Š“Š¾ŃŃ
in English: Poor Man's Joy
in Bulgarian: ŠŠøŠ¼ŠøŃŃŠ¾Š²Š³ŃŠ°Š“ŃŠø
in English: People of Dimitrovgrad
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