Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka

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Bohdan Stupka in 2009
Born Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka
(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Kulykiv, General Government, Nazi Germany
Died 22 July 2012(2012-07-22) (aged 70)[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation Actor
Years active 1961-2012
Spouse(s) Larysa
Awards

Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (Ukrainian: 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 to Ukrainian parents. In 2001 he was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.[2] At the 26th Moscow International Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Our Own.[3]

Stupka has played more than a hundred roles in films and over fifty in theaters. Stupka has been awarded the title Artist of Ukraine and People's Artist of the USSR.[4] Hero of Ukraine (The Order of the State) (2011).

Bohdan Stupka was buried on Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

His son Ostap Stupka is also an actor.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Помер Богдан Ступка". Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ↑ "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  3. ↑ "26th Moscow International Film Festival (2004)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. ↑ Government allocates Hr 550,000 for medical treatment of actor Stupka, Kyiv Post (February 8, 2011)
  5. ↑ Korolevska recruits acting, sports stars for campaign, Kyiv Post (Aug. 2, 2012)
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