Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (Ukrainian: Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and minister of culture of Ukraine.[2][3][4] 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.[5] At the 26th Moscow International Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Our Own.[6]

Bohdan Stupka
Богдан Ступка
Stupka in 2012
Born
Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka

(1941-08-27)27 August 1941
Died22 July 2012(2012-07-22) (aged 70)[1]
Kyiv, Ukraine
OccupationActor
Years active1961-2012
SpouseLarysa
AwardsHero of Ukraine

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,[7] and Hero of Ukraine.

Bohdan Stupka was buried in Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

His son Ostap Stupka is also an actor.[8]

Awards

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Selected filmography

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  • 1971: White Bird with Black Mark as Orest
  • 1971: Insight as Yuriy Morozenko
  • 1972: Contrary to Everything as Simeon
  • 1973: The Last Day as Valera
  • 1973: Housewarming as Danko
  • 1975: Waves of the Black Sea as Troyan
  • 1977: The Right for Love as Yakov
  • 1979: Forget the Word "Death"' as Ivan Ostrovoy
  • 1980: Dudaryky as Leontovich
  • 1980: Otherwise it is Impossible as master Petushkov
  • 1981: From the Bug to the Vistula as conjurer
  • 1982: Red Bells II as Kerensky
  • 1982: Secrets of St. George as Oleksa
  • 1983: Whirlpool as Ioska Vikhor
  • 1984: Everything Starts with Love as Antonyuk
  • 1984: Stolen Happiness as Mikhailo Zadorozhny
  • 1986: Start an Investigation as Stasenko
  • 1987: Daniel, Prince of Galicia as Sudich
  • 1988: Stone Soul as Sergey Muratov
  • 1988: Dress Rehearsal as Vasili Gogol-Yanovsky
  • 1990: Nikolai Vavilov as Trofim Lysenko
  • 1991: Kremlin Secrets of the 16th Century as Boris Godunov
  • 1991: The Sin as Stalynskiy
  • 1992: For Home Fire as Hirsch, police officer
  • 1992: God, Forgive Us Sinners as Tsibukin
  • 1992: Four Sheets of Plywood, or Two Murders in a Bar as police colonel
  • 1992: Taras Shevchenko. Testament as host
  • 1993: The Gray Wolves as Vladimir Semichastny
  • 1993: Fuchzhou as Matvii Kosht
  • 1993: The Road to Paradise as academician Vladimir Naumovich Lerner
  • 1993: Trap (TV Series) as Stalsky
  • 1995: Single Player as Pavel Kondratievich
  • 1995: Gelli and Nok as Gutan
  • 1996: Judenkreis, or Eternal Wheel as Liberzon
  • 1999: With Fire and Sword as Bohdan Chmielnicki
  • 1999: East/West as colonel Boyko
  • 1999: Chinese Service as Lapsin
  • 2002: A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa as Hetman Mazepa
  • 2003: An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God as Popiel
  • 2004: Our Own as Ivan Blinov
  • 2004: A Driver for Vera as general Serov
  • 2005: Stealing Tarantino as Feliks Dobrzhansky
  • 2006: Rabbit Over the Void as Leonid Brezhnev
  • 2007: Two in One as Andrei
  • 2007: Three and Snowflake as Andrew's Father
  • 2007: 18-14 as Vasily Malinovsky
  • 2008: Sappho as professor Orlov
  • 2008: Alexander as prince Yaroslav
  • 2008: Serce na dloni as Konstanty
  • 2009: Taras Bulba as Taras Bulba
  • 2009: Insight as old man
  • 2010: Chantrapas as ambassador Firsov
  • 2010: Ivanov as Pavel Kirillyich Lebedev
  • 2010: Platon Anhel (TV Movie) as Platon Nikitich Anhel
  • 2011: Brothel Lights as Zaslavsky
  • 2011: Home (Russia) as Grigory Ivanovich Shamanov
  • 2011: Rejection as Ivan Pavlovich
  • 2013: Podporuchik Romashov as Shulgovich
  • 2015: 12 Months. New Fairy Tale as December (final film role)

Commemoration

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  • Asteroid 269252 Bohdanstupka, discovered on the night of Bohdan Stupka's 67th birthday at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory, was named in his honor.
  • On October 5, 2016, Ukrposhta introduced into circulation a postage stamp dedicated to Bohdan Stupka, and the first day covers were canceled with a special commemorative stamp in Lviv and Kyiv post offices.[13]
  • On the occasion of the actor's 75th birthday in 2016, the Bohdan Stupka Museum Room was opened in the building of the People's House in Kulykiv.
  • For the 76th anniversary of his birthday in 2017, a bust of Bohdan Stupka was installed near the building of the People's House in Kulykiv, Zhovkva district, Lviv Oblast.[14]
  • On August 27, 2021, on the occasion of the actor's 80th birthday, a bas-relief and a memorial plaque with a miniature sculpture were unveiled on Mary Zankovetska Street in Kyiv.[15][16]
  • In May 2022, in the city of Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Tukhachevsky Street was renamed Bohdan Stupka Street.

References

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  1. ^ "Помер Богдан Ступка". Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman / Littlefield. pp. 672–673. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  3. ^ "Богдан Ступка — актёр". Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ^ "Богдан Ступка". Russia-1.
  5. ^ "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  6. ^ "26th Moscow International Film Festival (2004)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  7. ^ Government allocates Hr 550,000 for medical treatment of actor Stupka, Kyiv Post (February 8, 2011)
  8. ^ Korolevska recruits acting, sports stars for campaign, Kyiv Post (Aug. 2, 2012)
  9. ^ "2004". kinopressa.ru. Golden Aries Award. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14.
  10. ^ a b c "От бандеровца до Тараса Бульбы: 5 кинообразов Богдана Ступки". RIA Novosti. 22 July 2012.
  11. ^ Igor Kozlov. "Богдан Ступка получил премию «Золотой орёл» за роль в фильме «Водитель для Веры»". fakty.ua.
  12. ^ "«Елена» Звягинцева получила главного "Золотого орла"". Lenta.ru.
  13. ^ "Укрпошта презентувала марку «Богдан Ступка» | УКРПОШТА". 2016-10-12. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  14. ^ "У Львівській області відкрили пам'ятник Богдану Ступці | Українські Новини". 2018-04-16. Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  15. ^ "У Києві відкрили горельєф Богдана Ступки". 2021-08-30. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  16. ^ "Бандерівець, гетьман, Чингісхан - сім ролей Богдана Ступки - BBC News Україна". BBC News Україна. 2021-08-30. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
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