Dimitar Panov(1902-1985)

Dimitar Panov is a Bulgarian actor . He was born on July 18, 1902 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.debut with the play "Chekhov play" where you play the role of Sabellius. In 1959, he was appointed to the Plovdiv theater. He works not only as an actor but as a director, which puts the plays "The Marriage of Krechinski", "Careerists." He was the son of an actor-lover Pano Ivanov, and his first steps on stage are there in partnership with a big Bulgarian artist Konstantin Kisimov. Later, he had played almost in all theaters of Bulgaria, but much of his theatrical biography is associated with the Plovdiv Drama Theater. For the first time on the professional theater stage he was in 1954, playing in the show "Fruits of Enlightenment" by Leo Tolstoy, directed by Dimitar Punev, but in "When Roses Dance" by Valeri Petrov (1959 ) was his real establishment as actor. His achievements in "Tartuffe" by Moliere, playing Orgon; in "Pines Not Bend Branches" by Costa Strandjev, where he stands in the role of Uncle Kolyo; in comedy by Suhovo-Kobilin " Krechinski's Wedding ", where he is in the role of Krechinski, has made him a favorite actor of the Plovdiv audience, the theater management and critics.. He has won every prestigious awards of the time - many theatrical awards, he was a winner of Dimitrov's Prize; he had the titles: "People's Artist", "Hero of Socialist Labor" ... The cinema also loved him and although he was not filmed in lead roles, he created a memorable episodic characters in many Bulgarian favorite movies for children and adolescents, comedies, historical films. His greatest roles in theater are: Najden Barov in "Faith" by Todor Genov; Strandzhata in "Exiles" by Ivan Vazov; Stancho Kvasnikov in "Careerists" and Hadzhi Smion in "Uncles" by Ivan Vazov, directed by Ivan Dobchev; Malvolio in "Twelfth night" by Shakespeare, directed by Hristo Hristov; St. Anthony's in "The Miracle of St. Anthony" by Maeterlinck. The audience loved his performances, characterized by his sense of humor and irresistible authenticity. One of his last performances was a one-man show "The Old Man and Drop" (1978/1979). The play was specially written by Kosta Strandzhev for his favorite actor and Lyuben Groys had directed it. In 1983 he issued autobiographical book entitled "Life is only one." He died on November 15, 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria.