Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka ( uk, Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and the minister of culture of Ukraine. He was born in Kulykiv,

General Government The General Government (german: Generalgouvernement, pl, Generalne Gubernatorstwo, uk, Генеральна губернія), also referred to as the General Governorate for the Occupied Polish Region (german: Generalgouvernement für die be ...

to Ukrainian parents. In 2001, he was a member of the jury at the

23rd Moscow International Film Festival The 23rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2001. The Golden St. George was awarded to the American film '' The Believer'' directed by Henry Bean. Jury * Margarethe von Trotta (Germany – President of the Jury) * Jia ...

. At the

26th Moscow International Film Festival The 26th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 18 to 27 July 2004. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film '' Our Own'' directed by Dmitriy Meshiev. Jury * Alan Parker (United Kingdom – Chairman of the Jury) * Jerzy Stuh ...

he won the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Our Own''. Stupka played in more than a hundred roles in films and over fifty in theaters. Stupka was awarded the titles '' Artist of Ukraine,''

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significa ...

, and

Hero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as ...

. Bohdan Stupka was buried in

Baikove Cemetery Baikove Cemetery ( uk, Байкове кладовище) is a historic cemetery memorial in Holosiiv Raion of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a National Historic Landmark of Ukraine and is known as a necropolis of distinguished people. It was established i ...

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

. His son Ostap Stupka is also an actor.

Awards

*Kyiv Pectoral Award in the category "Best Male Role", play by Irena Kowal: ("The Lion and the Lioness") (2001) *

Golden Aries Award The Russian Guild of Film Critics (russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferri ...

in the category "Best Male Role" ('' Our Own'') (2004) *Silver George prize of the

Moscow International Film Festival The Moscow International Film Festival (russian: Моско́вский междунаро́дный кинофестива́ль, translit. ''Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál''; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first h ...

- "Best Male Role" ('' Our Own'') (2004) * Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor" ('' A Driver for Vera'') (2005) * Nika Award in the nomination "Best male role" ('' Our Own'') (2005) * Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Male Role in Cinema" (''

Taras Bulba ''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons And ...

'') (2010) * Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor" (''

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. ...

'') (2012)

Selected filmography

*1971: ''

White Bird with Black Mark ''The White Bird Marked with Black'' ( ua, Білий Птах З Чорною Ознакою, Bilyi Ptakh z Chornoyu Oznakoyu', russian: Белая птица с чёрной отметиной, Belaya ptitsa s chornoy otmetinoy) is a 1971 Soviet ...

'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Orest *1971: ''Ozareniye'' - Yuriy Morozenko *1972: ''Contrary to Everything'' (Ukrainian SSR/Yugoslavia) *1973: '' The Last Day'' - Valera *1973: ''Naperekor vsemu'' - Simeon *1973: ''Novoselye'' - Danko *1975: ''Waves of the Black Sea'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Troyan *1977: ''The Right for Love'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Yakov *1979: ''Zabud'te slovo 'smert *1980: ''Dudaryky'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Leontovich *1980: ''Inache nelzya'' *1981: ''Ot Buga do Visly'' - Conjurer *1982: ''Tayny svyatogo Yura'' *1983: ''Whirlpool'' (Ukrainian SSR) *1984: ''Vsyo nachinayetsya s lyubvi'' - Antonyuk *1984: ''Stolen Happiness'' (Ukrainian SSR) *1985: ''Zhenikhi'' *1986: ''Schastliv, kto lyubil'' *1987: ''Danylo - kniaz of Halychyna'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Sudich *1988: 'Stone Soul'' (Ukrainian SSR) - Sergey Muratov *1988: ''Generalnaya repetitsiya'' *1990: ''Nyne proslavisya syn chelovecheskiy'' - Arkhierey (Pavel) *1991: ''Kremlevskiye tayni XVI veka'' - Boris Godunov *1991: ''Sin'' (Ukraine) *1992: ''Radi semeynogo ochaga'' *1992: ''Gospodi, prosti nas, greshnykh'' *1992: ''Chotyry lysty fanery'' - Polkovnyk *1992: ''Four Sheets of Plywood'' (Ukraine) *1992: ''Taras Shevchenko. Testament'' (Ukraine) *1993: ''

The Gray Wolves ''The Gray Wolves'' (russian: Серые волки, Serye volki) is a 1993 Russian political film directed by Igor Gostev. Plot In the center of the plot is the displacement of Nikita Khrushchev, against which the story of a man who tried to u ...

'' - V.E. Semichastnyj *1993: ''Fuchzhou'' (Ukraine) *1993: ''Doroga v ray'' *1993: ''The Road to Paradise'' (Russia/Germany) *1993: ''

Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...

'' (TV Series) (Ukraine) *1995: ''Odinokiy igrok'' *1995: ''Gelli i Nok'' *1996: ''Judenkreis, or Eternal Wheel'' (Ukraine) *1999: ''

With Fire and Sword ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by '' The Deluge'' (''Potop'' ...

'' (Poland) - Bohdan Chmielnicki *1999: '' East/West'' (Bulgaria/France/Russia/Spain/Ukraine) - Colonel Boyko *1999: '' Chinese Service'' - Lapsin *2002: '' A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa'' (Ukraine) - Hetman Mazepa *2003: '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' (Poland) - Popiel *2004: '' Our Own'' (Russia) - Old Man *2004: '' A Driver for Vera'' (Ukraine/Russia) - General Serov *2005: '' Stealing Tarantino'' (TV Mini-Series) (Russia) - Feliks Dobrzhansky *2006: ''Strange Christmas'' (Ukraine) - Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev *2007: '' Two in One'' (Russia) - Segment 2 - Andrei / father *2007: ''Troe i Snezhinka'' - Andrew's Father *2007: ''

The Russian Triangle ''The Russian Triangle'' ( ka, რუსული სამკუთხედი ''Rusuli samkudhedi''; russian: Русский треугольник) is a 2007 Russian-language Georgian thriller film directed by Aleko Tsabadze. It was Georgia's ...

'' (Georgia) *2007: ''1814'' (Russia) *2008: ''Sappho (Summer Lover)'' (Ukraine) - Professor Orlov *2008: ''

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

'' (Russia) - Knyaz Yaroslav *2008: ''Serce na dloni'' - Konstanty *2009: ''

'' (Russia) - Taras Bulba *2009: ''Insayt'' - Old Man *2010: ''

Chantrapas ''Chantrapas'' ( ka, შანტრაპა) is a 2010 Georgian drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film was selected as the Georgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make t ...

'' (Georgia) - L'ambassadeur *2010: ''Ivanov'' - Pavel Kirillyich Lebedev *2010: ''Platon Anhel'' (TV Movie) (Ukraine) *2011: ''

Brothel Lights ''Brothel Lights'' (russian: Огни притона, Ogni pritona) is a Russian film directed by Alexander Gordon, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon. The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the Kinotavr Film Festival, and was rel ...

'' - Zaslavsky *2011: ''

'' (Russia) - Grigory Ivanovich Shamanov *2011: ''Ottorzhenie'' - Ivan Pavlovich *2013: ''Podporuchik Romashov'' *2015: ''12 mesyatsev. Novaya skazka'' - Dekabr (final film role)

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