Stefan Lambov Danailov (; 9 December 1942 â 27 November 2019) was a Bulgarian actor who served as Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (August 2005 â July 2009).
Career
The first film Danailov took part in was The Traces Remain (') when he was a child. At that time he did not want to be an actor but in 1966, he graduated from VITIZ (the Bulgarian Theatre Academy). His best-known work was as Major Deyanov in the series ' (At Each Kilometer). He participated in numerous films and plays for which he won a lot of prizes. For 20 years he was a professor at the Theatre Academy in Sofia, teaching there since 1988.
On 2 December 2019, The Bulgarian National Theater organized the biggest memorial service in Stefan Danailov's name.
Selected filmography
- The Traces Remain (') (1956) - Veselin
- The Inspector and the Night (') (1963) - Tom
- Quiet Paths (') (1967)
- The Sea (') (1967) - Toni
- Taste of Almonds (') (1967) - Belokozhev
- The First Courier (') (1968) - Zagubanski
- At Each Kilometer (') (1969, TV Series) - Nikola Deyanov
- The Prince (') (1970) - Knyaz Svetoslav
- The Black Angels (') (1970) - Panter
- There is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather (') (1971) - Lyubo
- At Each Kilometer-II (') (1971, TV Series) - Nikola Deyanov
- Affection (') (1972) - Nikolay
- Nona (') (1973) - Poruchik Galchev
- Ivan Kondarev (') (1974) - Kostadin Dzhupunov
- Houses Without Fences (') (1974) - Kerkeneza
- Glow over Drava (') (1974) - Poruchik Bozhev
- Life or Death (') (1974, TV Movie) - D-r Milev
- The Weddings of King Ioan Assen (') (1975) - Burgundetza
- Tozi istinski mazh (1975) - Sasho
- Nachaloto na denya (1975) - Andrey Stoychev
- Guilt (') (1976) - Zhivko Georgiev
- Samodivsko horo (1976)
- Vinata (1976) - Zhivko Topalov
- Dopalnenie kam zakona za zashtita na darzhavata (1976) - Kapitanat provokator
- Godina ot ponedelnitzi (1977) - Inzhener Halachev
- RMS Five (') (1977, TV Series)
- Yuliya Vrevskaya (1978) - Karabelov
- Dying in the worst case (") (1978) - Dzho Rayt
- Oncomming Traffic (') (1978, TV Movie) - Chavdar Bonev
- Toplo (1978) - Workman / Gyp
- Migove v kibritena kutiyka (1979) - Kvartirantat
- Something Out of Nothing (ÃÂàýøÃÂþ ýõÃÂþ) (1979) - Pancho
- Voynata na taralezhite (1979)
- Ladies' Choice (') (1980) - Vasil Gramatikov
- Blood Remains (') (1980) - Yakim (the driving instructor)
- The Queen of Tarnovo (') (1981) - D-r Stariradev
- Autumn Sun (') (1982) - Kiril Dechev
- Crystals (') (1982) - Cholakov
- Twenty-four Hours Raining (') (1982) - Kapitan Vasil Altunov
- Edna odiseya v Deliormana (1983) - Ofitzer Ivanov
- Ravnovesie (1983) - Aktyora
- Aris (1983)
- Tazi krav tryabvashe da se prolee (1985) - Yuvigi han
- The Conversion to Christianity & Discourse of Letters (') (1985) - Boris I
- Maneuvers On the Fifth Floor (') (1985) - Danton Tahov
- Coasts in the Mist (1986) - Sokrat
- Transport of Death (') (1986) - Mitropolit Kiril
- Three Marias and Ivan (') (1986) - Ivan
- Poema (1986) - Anton Cholakov
- Dreamers (') (1987) - Nachalnikat na politziyata
- Nebe za vsichki (1987) - Velikov-Slantzeto
- Ne se motay v krakata mi (1987)
- Levakat (1987) - Kapitan Hristo Pashov
- Zashtitete drebnite zhivotni (1988)
- Monday Morning (') (1988) - Krastyo
- Big Game (') (1988, TV Mini-Series)
- Zapadnya (1988)
- The Carnival (') (1990) - Konstantinov
- Live Dangerously (') (1990)
- Iskam Amerika (1991) - Rezhisyorat Paskalev
- The Berlin Conspiracy (1992) - Actor
- Crisis in the Kremlin (1992) - Anton Ambrazis
- La Piovra (season 7) (1995)) - Don Nuzzo
- Don Quixote is Coming Back (') (1997) - Duke
- Ispanska muha (1998) - Uycho
- Sled kraja na sveta (1998) - Albert Cohen (Berto)
- A Spanish Fly (') (1998)
- After the End of World (') (1998) - Albert Cohen (Berto)
- Druids (2001)
- Forgive Us (') (2003, TV Movie) - Chicho Petyo
- La Masseria Delle Allodole (2007) - Presidente Tribunale
- St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009) - Minta Ciganin
- Staklenata reka (2010)
- Incognita (2012) - Director of the Foundation
- Reunion (2019) - Grandfather (final film role)
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