Konstantin Vasilev Kisimov is Bulgarian

Bulgarians

The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...

 actor. He was born in the family of revolutionaries and enlighteners. His father had studied International law in Cambridge University. Naturally Konstantin followed his example and started studying law in the Sofia University

Sofia University

The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...

 and then in the Sorbonne

Sorbonne

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. His love for the stage turned his life. He was admitted to the Acting school of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre

Ivan Vazov National Theatre

The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria...

 and spent there a year before going in on a specialization in Paris

Paris

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 in 1924 from where he returned in 1928. At first he was devoted to the theatre, but soon started his career in cinema. He took part in some of the first Bulgarian movies. He went on to become one of the most famous Bulgarian actors until the 1960s. His most notable role was that of Kolcho Slepetsa (Kolcho The Blind) in "Pod igoto" (1952). Other notable appearances include those in "Kalin Orelat" (1950), "Geroite na Shipka

Geroite na Shipka

Geroite na Shipka is a 1955 Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production drama film. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78...

" (1955) and "Hitar Petar" (1960). Konstantin Kisimov died in a car accident in Balchik

Balchik

Balchik is a Black Sea coastal town and seaside resort in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is located in Dobrich Oblast and is 42 km northeast of Varna...

 where he had taken part in a play. A number of Bulgarian theatres and theatrical schools bear his name.

Full filmography

• Privarzaniyat balon (1967) as Slepiyat
• Vyatarnata melnitza (1961) as Dyado Balyu
• Hitar Petar (1960) as Hadzhi Kostaki
• Stublenskite lipi (1960) as Dyado Mishon
• Haydushka kletva (1958) as Yordancho Krastata
• Tochka parva
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  Item One is a 1956 Bulgarian drama film directed by Boyan Danovski. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rumyana Chokoyska - Veska* Zheni Bozhinova - Maykata na Veska* Ruzha Delcheva - Predsedatelkata...
  
  (1956) as Barmaley
• Geroite na Shipka
  Geroite na Shipka
  Geroite na Shipka is a 1955 Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production drama film. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78...
  
  (1955) as Suleiman Pasha
• Pod igoto (1952) as Kolcho slepetza
• Kalin orelat (1950) as Dyado Stoyan
• Izkuplenie (1947) as Stoyan Hadzhigladnev
• Gramada (1936) as Tzeko
• Bezkrustni grobove (1931) as Rangel
• Sled pozhara nad Rusiya (1929) as Garbitzata