Todor Kolev

Todor Petrov Kolev (; 26 August 1939 – 15 February 2013) was a leading Bulgarian film and stage actor, singer, comedian and TV presenter.

Biography Born in Shumen, his first major film was Tsar i General (Tsar and General) in 1966. He has appeared in more than 30 films. He is best known to the Bulgarian audience by his roles in comedies such as Gospodin za edin den (King for a day), Dvoynikat (The Double), Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi (The Hare Census), Tsarska Piesa (Royal Play), Posledniyat Ergen (The Last Bachelor), Opasen Char (Dangerous Charm).

During the Communist rule, he was temporarily exiled from Sofia to Sliven for a joke he made in public that there were three Toshkos who made Bulgarians laugh ("Toshko" is the diminutive form of the name Todor in Bulgarian): the Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, the clown Toshko Kozarev and himself. However, in his biography Varnenskoto Sofianche Ot Shumen, Todor Kolev denies having ever said this.

Todor Kolev was a host of the late night TV show "Kak Shte Gi Stignem with Todor Kolev" (1994-1998) and "Free Entry" (1998-1999).

He died of lung cancer on 15 February 2013 in Sofia.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1966 Tsar i general 1968 Sluchayat Penleve 1970 Edin mig svoboda Poruchikat 1971 Nyama nishto po-hubavo ot loshoto vreme Worner 1972 Koziyat rog Deli 10 dni neplateni Kapitanov Treta sled slantzeto Len 1973 Kato pesen Kolev, Todor Prebroyavane na Divite Zaytsi the young hunter 1974 Ivan Kondarev Posledniyat ergen Tsokov 1975 Nachaloto na denya Zhurnalistat 1978 100 tona shtastie Vsichki i nikoy Toplo / Warmth master-builder 1980 Dvoynikat associate professor Denev, cousin Ivan 1982 Tzarska piesa Petar, Tzaryat Gde-to plachet ivolga... Henri 1983 Gospodin za edin den Purko 1984 Dangerous Charm Gencho Gunchev Chernite lebedi Bashtata na Violeta 1985 Smartta mozhe da pochaka Maranzov 1987 Samo ti, sartze managing director Milchev Chovek na pavazha Sledovatelyat 1988 Noshtem po pokrivite Kosta Rashkov TV movie, 1989 Bez draskotina Mosyu Len Test '88 Zona V-2 Bonev Razvodi, razvodi... Saprugat (Segment 1 Razvodat predi & segment 2 Razvodat sega) 1990 Poverie za beliya vyatar Nemirnata ptitza lyubov Ozheneniyat razveden 1998 Ispanska muha Batko L'assicurazione Inspector Meranzof