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).

Known For

Clear conscience 2026
Time of Violence 1988 ★ 7.8
Home for Our Children 1986 ★ 8.3
Up in the Cherry Tree 1984 ★ 7.7
Equilibrium 1983 ★ 8.5
Neochakvana Vakancia 1981 ★ 9.0
Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko 1980 ★ 10.0
The Central Warmth 1978 ★ 7.9
Eternal Times 1975 ★ 7.7
Houses Without Fences 1974 ★ 8.0
Escape to Ropotamo 1973 ★ 8.0
The Quiet Fugitive 1972 ★ 8.0
There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather 1971 ★ 6.7
Aesop 1970 ★ 7.5
Armando 1969 ★ 10.0
Birds and Greyhounds 1969 ★ 8.0
The Penleve Case 1968 ★ 8.7
The White Room 1968 ★ 7.7
Úplně vyřízený chlap 1965 ★ 10.0
The Inspector and the Night 1963 ★ 8.3
First Lesson 1960 ★ 10.0
On the Small Island 1958 ★ 7.0