Grigor Vachkov(1932-1980)

Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata (26 May 1932 - 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in the Bulgarian cinema. Vachkov got a broad popularity after the role of Mitko the Bomb in the TV series At Each Kilometer (1969-71). Vachkov is also known for his numerous appearances on the stage of the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov", Sofia. Despite his death in 1980, he remains as one of the leading actors in the history of the Bulgarian cinematography of that time. Vachkov starred in classic film productions as Torrid Noon (1965), The Tied Up Balloon (1967) both written by Yordan Radichkov; Whale (1970) directed by Petar B. Vasilev; The Kindest Person I Know (1973), The Last Summer (1974) also written by Radichkov; Almost a Love Story (1980), The Truck (1980) and especially his role as Banko in Manly Times (1977) directed by Eduard Sahariev. The last character played by Grigor Vachkov was Postol Voevoda in "Measure according to Measure" (1981), directed by Georgi Djulgerov. During the shooting of this film, Grigor Vachkov died, but the authors did everything to keep his performance.