Prizes and awards:
1984 - title of People's Artist of the RSFSR
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2004 - Valentin Gaft was awarded the public reader's prize of the newspaper "Arguments and Facts" - "National Pride of Russia" for his outstanding personal contribution to the development of culture
2005 - awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree
2007 - laureate of the K.S. Theater Prize Stanislavsky for his contribution to the development of acting art
2009 - Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor in the film “12”
2009 - Teatral magazine award "For the best solo in a play" - for the play "Gaft's Dream, retold by Viktyuk"
2011 - Andrei Mironov Prize “For Service to the Theatrical Fatherland”
2011 - awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree
2012 - laureate of the Golden Eagle Award in the nomination “For Contribution to Russian Cinema”
2012 - laureate of the “Crystal Turandot” award in the category “For Honor and Dignity”
2014 - winner of the Oleg Yankovsky Prize in the category “Creative Discovery” for playing the main role in the play “The Gin Game”
2015 - laureate of the “Theatrical Star” award in the category “Stage Legend”
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Valentin Gaft: “To hell with everything, as long as there is peace!”
Where is he buried?
Farewell to Gaft took place on December 15, 2021 at the Sovremennik Theater. His colleagues and acquaintances came to see off the actor on his last journey.
But, as Komsomolskaya Pravda reports, Leps and Sadalsky expressed dissatisfaction that many celebrities ignored the funeral event.
Valentin Iosifovich was buried in the actors' alley of the Troekurovsky cemetery.
Filmography
"The Poet" - 1956 "Murder on Dante Street" - 1956 "Oleko Dundich" - 1961 "Submarine" - 1961 "We, the Russian People" - 1965 "The First Courier" - 1967 "New Girl" - 1968 "Wait for Me, Anna" — 1969 “The Avenger” (film almanac “Family Happiness”) — 1969 “Road to Rübetzal” — 1970 “About Love” — 1970 “Night on the 14th Parallel” — 1971 “Allow Takeoff” — 1971 “The Man on the Other Side” — 1971 “Just a few words in honor of Mister de Moliere” (t/f) - 1973 “Seventeen moments of spring” - 1973 “Cement” - 1973 “The Lot” - 1974 “Ivan and Marya” - 1974 “Moscow, my love” - 1974 “Miracle with Pigtails” - 1974 “Hello, I’m your aunt!” — 1975 “Crazy Gold” — 1976 “Day Train” — 1976 “The Tale of an Unknown Actor” — 1976 “Girl, do you want to act in a movie?” — 1977 “Almost a Funny Story” — 1977 “Fight in a Blizzard” — 1977 “Centaurs” — 1978 “Kings and Cabbage” — 1978 “Men and Women” — 1979 “Today and Tomorrow” — 1979 “Morning Round” — 1979 “Circus Kid” " - 1979 "Garage" - 1980 "Say a word about the poor hussar" - 1980 "Three years" - 1980 "Black chicken, or Underground inhabitants" - 1980 "If the enemy does not surrender..." - 1982 "The Adventures of Count Nevzorov" - 1982 " Saturday and Sunday" - 1982 "Customs" - 1982 "Sorcerers" - 1982 "Vertical Racing" - 1983 "Monsieur Lenoir, who..." - 1983 "Eight Days of Hope" - 1984 "Tanya" (t/f) - 1984 " Contract of the Century" - 1985 "About the Cat..." - 1985 "Year of the Calf" - 1986 "My Dearly Beloved Detective" - 1986 "On the Main Street with an Orchestra" - 1986 "The Journey of Monsieur Perrichon" - 1986 "Fouette" - 1986 "Visit to To the Minotaur" - 1987 "Time to Fly" - 1987 "Forgotten Melody for the Flute" - 1987 "Aelita, Don't Molest Men" - 1988 "Thieves in Law" - 1988 "Dear Pleasure" - 1988 "Belshazzar's Feasts, or a Night with Stalin" — 1988 “The Lady’s Visit” — 1989
Actor Valentin Gaft at the presentation of a new collection of essays “Steps” at the Theater. Evgenia Vakhtangova. 2015 Photo: RIA Novosti/Vladimir Vyatkin
"Suicide" - 1990 "Football Player" - 1990 "Lost in Siberia" - 1991 "Promised Heaven" - 1991 "Night Fun" - 1991 "Terrorist" - 1991 "Anchor, more anchor!" — 1992 “I want to go to America” — 1993 “The Master and Margarita” — 1994 “I’m free, I’m nobody’s” — 1994 “Arturo Ui’s career” — 1996 “The Orphan of Kazan” — 1997 “The Sky in Diamonds” — 1999 “Old Nags” — 2000 “House for the Rich” - 2000 “Tender Age” - 2000 “Clock without Hands” - 2001 “Time of Wolves” - 2003 “Nine Unknowns” - 2005 “The Master and Margarita” - 2005 “Carnival Night - 2” - 2007 “Leningrad” " - 2007 "12" - 2007 "Che Guevara" - 2008 "The Book of Masters" - 2009 "Autumn Flowers" - 2009 "Burnt by the Sun −2: Imminence" - 2010 "Family House" - 2010 "Gaft's Dream, Retold by Viktyuk" ( film-play) - 2010 "The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik" - 2011 "Marines" - 2011 "Yolki-3" - 2013 "Studio 17" - 2013 "The Story of an Old Lady" - 2014 "Breaking the Vicious Circle" - 2014 "Milky" way" - 2015
Living classic: the most famous roles of Valentin Gaft
Valentin Gaft played Gevernitz, working for the CIA, in the spy detective film “Seventeen Moments of Spring.” Film studio named after Gorky / Still from the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”
Gaft also starred in the comedy “Hello, I’m your aunt!” — he got the role of footman Brasset. Creative association “Ekran” / Still from the film “Hello, I’m your aunt!”
In the tragicomedy “Garage” by Eldar Ryazanov, Valentin Gaft played one of the main roles of the film - the chairman of the board of the cooperative, Sidorin. Film studio "Mosfilm" / Still from the film "Garage"
Later, Gaft starred in another film by Ryazanov - “Say a word for the poor hussar.” Gaft played Colonel Ivan Pokrovsky and sang the song “I survived a lot, and many” in the film. Mosfilm Film Studio / Still from the film “Say a Good Word for the Poor Hussar”
In the famous musical comedy “Sorcerers,” Valentin Gaft played the role of Apollo Satanev, an intriguer and opportunist trying to deceive him by marrying the main character and getting the position of director. “Odessa Film Studio” / Still from the film “Sorcerers”
Valentin Gaft, together with Oleg Tabakov and Lev Durov, played one of the main roles in the New Year's comedy "The Orphan of Kazan", filmed by Vladimir Mashkov in 1997. Film studio "NTV-Profit" / Still from the film "Orphan of Kazan"
In the mini-series by Vladimir Bortko “The Master and Margarita” based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov, Valentin Gaft played the role of the high priest Joseph Kaifu. Still from the TV movie “The Master and Margarita”
In Nikita Mikhalkov's drama "12", released seven years ago, Valentin Gaft played the role of one of the jurors - a Jew, the son of a concentration camp prisoner. Studio "TriTe" / Still from the film "12"
In the fabulous Russian film by Walt Disney Pictures, “The Book of Masters,” Valentin Gaft played the role of a magic talking mirror. The Walt Disney Company / Still from the film “The Book of Masters”
Valentin Gaft also embodied a small role of the prisoner Pimen in the drama “Burnt by the Sun 2: Imminence.” Studio "TriTe" / Still from the film "Burnt by the Sun 2: Imminence"
Work in the theater
Gaft was immediately taken to the Mossovet Theater (1957-1958). Dmitry Zhuravlev provided patronage to the young artist. Valentin fled from there a year later: almost no roles were offered, and those that were given were very small.
Erast Garin helped Gaft get a job at the Satire Theater. Here the artist played the Scientist in the production of “Shadow”. Then he moved to the Moscow Drama Theater. Performed roles in the plays: “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, “The Third Head”, “Barba”, “The Argonauts”, “The Lady’s Visit”.
In 1964-1966. - works at the Lenin Komsomol Theater. Plays Evdokimov in “104 Pages about Love”, Marquise d'Orsigny in “Molière”. Finally, the young actor learned what audience recognition was. Gaft was filled with joy and excitement as they accompanied his scenes with thunderous applause.
Roles performed by Valentin Iosifovich at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya: staff captain in “Three Sisters”, Kolobashkin in “The Seducer Kolobashkin”.
A new round in the artist’s biography is the Andrei Goncharov Theater on Spartakovskaya Street.
In 1969, Valentin Iosifovich was invited to join Sovremennik by Oleg Efremov. On this stage, Gaft played his best roles in the theater. Such productions as “From Lopatin’s Notes”, “Balalaikin and Co”, “Hurry to Do Good”, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” the halls were always full.
Again the artist appeared on the stage of the Satire Theater in the role of Count Almaviva in the play “Crazy Day, or the Marriage of Figaro.”
Continuing to work at Sovremennik, Valentin Gaft returned to the stage where he served in his youth. In 1978 he appeared on the stage of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya in the role of Othello. Director Yuri Eremin of the Mossovet Theater invited the artist to take part in the production of “Husband, Wife and Lover” in 2002.
Gaft also played in the play “The Biggest Little Drama” on the stage of the Ermolova Theater.
In 1998, director B. Milgram invited the actor to take part in the enterprise play “The Old Maid” in the role of Igor. This kind lyrical fairy tale for adults was liked by the audience.
Critics are confident that Vladimir Mirzoev’s play “The Pinter Collection” owes its success largely to Valentin Gaft. The actor plays a deceived husband. His every movement, every remark makes the viewer smile.
Living classic: the most famous roles of Valentin Gaft
Valentin Gaft played Gevernitz, working for the CIA, in the spy detective film “Seventeen Moments of Spring.” Film studio named after Gorky / Still from the film “Seventeen Moments of Spring”
Gaft also starred in the comedy “Hello, I’m your aunt!” — he got the role of footman Brasset. Creative association “Ekran” / Still from the film “Hello, I’m your aunt!”
In the tragicomedy “Garage” by Eldar Ryazanov, Valentin Gaft played one of the main roles of the film - the chairman of the board of the cooperative, Sidorin. Film studio "Mosfilm" / Still from the film "Garage"
Later, Gaft starred in another film by Ryazanov - “Say a word for the poor hussar.” Gaft played Colonel Ivan Pokrovsky and sang the song “I survived a lot, and many” in the film. Mosfilm Film Studio / Still from the film “Say a Good Word for the Poor Hussar”
In the famous musical comedy “Sorcerers,” Valentin Gaft played the role of Apollo Satanev, an intriguer and opportunist trying to deceive him by marrying the main character and getting the position of director. “Odessa Film Studio” / Still from the film “Sorcerers”
Valentin Gaft, together with Oleg Tabakov and Lev Durov, played one of the main roles in the New Year's comedy "The Orphan of Kazan", filmed by Vladimir Mashkov in 1997. Film studio "NTV-Profit" / Still from the film "Orphan of Kazan"
In the mini-series by Vladimir Bortko “The Master and Margarita” based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov, Valentin Gaft played the role of the high priest Joseph Kaifu. Still from the TV movie “The Master and Margarita”
In Nikita Mikhalkov's drama "12", released seven years ago, Valentin Gaft played the role of one of the jurors - a Jew, the son of a concentration camp prisoner. Studio "TriTe" / Still from the film "12"
In the fabulous Russian film by Walt Disney Pictures, “The Book of Masters,” Valentin Gaft played the role of a magic talking mirror. The Walt Disney Company / Still from the film “The Book of Masters”
Valentin Gaft also embodied a small role of the prisoner Pimen in the drama “Burnt by the Sun 2: Imminence.” Studio "TriTe" / Still from the film "Burnt by the Sun 2: Imminence"
