Bohdan Stupka | |
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Богдан Ступка | |
![]() Stupka in 2012 | |
Born | Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka 27 August 1941 |
Died | 22 July 2012[1] Kyiv, Ukraine | (aged 70)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1961-2012 |
Spouse | Larysa |
Awards | ![]() |
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]
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]