Asen Kisimov

Asen Kisimov (, also known as Asen Angelov (Bulgarian: Асен Ангелов), 3 May 1936 – 13 July 2005) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor, singer and radio presenter.

Biography He is best known for the famous songs which he sang for the soundtracks to the children's films The Hedgehogs' War (1979) and Vasko da Gama ot selo Rupcha (1986). Kisimov appeared in about 30 feature films between 1956 and 2000, most notably Be Happy, Ani! (1961), The Kindest Person I Know (1973), Something Out of Nothing (1979) and Monday Morning (1966, released 1988). He is also known for numerous stage performances as well as his radio program “An hour of the audience” which was broadcast by the Bulgarian National Radio for about 40 years. For his film, stage and audio works for the children, Kisimov was called Bate Asen.

Selected filmography Year Film Role Notes 1961 Badi shtastliva, Ani! / Be Happy, Ani! Zhivko 1962 Pleneno yato / Captive Flock Petar 1966 Ponedelnik sutrin / Monday Morning Yordan because of the communist censorship it was released in 1988 1973 Nay - dobriyat chovek, kogoto poznavam / The Kindest Person I Know Georgi Nedelchev 1976 Da izyadesh yabalkata / To Eat the Apple the investigator Urumov 1977 Hora otdaleche / People from Afar Iliev 1979 Ot nishto neshto / Something Out of Nothing the journalist 1987 Eva na tretiya etazh / Eve on the Third Floor Misho