Vasil Gendov

Vasil Gendov
Born
Vasil Dimov Hadzhigendov (Васил Димов Хаджигендов)

(1891-11-24)24 November 1891
Died3 September 1970(1970-09-03) (aged 78)
Other namesVassil Gendov
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active1910–1937
SpouseIvana Ivanova "Zhana" Gendova

Vasil Gendov (Bulgarian: Васил Гендов. Born Vasil Dimov Hadzhigendov (Bulgarian: Васил Димов Хаджигендов); 24 November 1891 – 3 September 1970) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor, film director and screenwriter. Gendov wrote, directed and had a starring role as an actor in the first feature-length film released in Bulgaria; the 1915 silent film comedy Bulgaran is Gallant. Gendov also produced Bulgaria's first sound film The Slave's Revolt in 1933.