Gorchev is best known for his performance as Karaivan in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which he received broad critical acclaim.

He is also known for his roles in the films Thorn Apple (1972), Ivan Kondarev (1974), Village Correspondent (1974), The Weddings of King Ioan Assen (1975), White Magic (1982) as well as his numerous notable appearances on the stage.

Born Anton Zafirov Gorchev on November 10, 1939, in the city of Sofia, he enrolled acting at The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts where he graduated in 1963.

After the graduation, Gorchev was appointed in the Varna Theatre for two years.

[1] He returned to Sofia in 1971 and became a regular actor in the Boyana film studios.