Dimitar Panov

Dimitar Panov (; July 18, 1902 – November 15, 1985) was a Bulgarian film and theater actor and director.

Biography and career

Panov was born on July 18, 1902, in the town of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He made his debut in 1955 on the stage of the Plovdiv Theater in Chehov's play Five Small Comedies. He continued to work with this theater, not only as an actor, but also as a director of such plays as Sluzhbogontsi by the eminent Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov.

At the same time Dimitar Panov collaborated with the Plovdiv Opera where he took part in the operetta "The Bat" by Strauss and in the opera "The Beautiful Helen" by Offenbach.

His cinematic debut was in 1960 in the film The Road Is Going Through Belovir, written by Pavel Vezhinov and directed by Petar B. Vasilev. In the film we can see Apostol Karamitev in the leading role of the engineer Petrov.

His autobiography The Life is Only One was published in 1983.

Panov died in 1985 at the age of 83.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1960 Patyat Minava prez Belovir Bay Petko 1961 A Byahme Mladi Krayat na Patya Stramnata Pateka Bay Mihal 1963 Inspektorat i Noshtta the forensic physician 1964 Priklyuchenie v Polunosht Nastev 1965 Do Grada e Blizo Parolata Goreshto Pladne 1966 The Fountain of Love Lars Pogge Austria production 1967 V Kraya na Lyatoto 1968 Gibelta na Aleksander Veliki the night guard 1969 Ikonostasat Osmiyat the old man 1970 Kit Kalcho Kalchev Edin mig svoboda the old man Knyazat the old boyar 1971 Taralezhite se razhdat bez bodli the grandfather who lives alone 1972 Glutnitsata Kotse, the shepherd Tihiyat Begletz Old Petko 1974 Na zhivot i smart TV movie 1976 Dva Dioptara Dalekogledstvo Old Pano 1977 Unterwegs nach Atlantis Patrokleos East Germany production 1978 100 tona shtastie Instrument li e Gaydata? 1979 Lenko Palamudov's father Ot nishto neshto 1980 Mozhe bi fregata Old Petko Noshtnite bdeniya na pop Vecherko Bay Dimitar 1981 A nu-ka, dedushki! co-production Bulgaria, Soviet Union 1982 Bash Maystorat na More TV moviesequel of The Past-Master 1986 Vasko de Gama ot selo Rupcha TV series