Iossif Surchadzhiev

Iossif Surchadzhiev (born 2 May 1945) is a Bulgarian stage and film actor.

He has appeared in more than fifty films since making his screen debut in 1952.

[1] Surchadzhiev was born on 2 May 1945 in Sofia in the family of director Stefan Sarchadzhiev, founder of the Satirical Theatre, and Anna Fadenhecht, daughter of lawyer and politician Yosif Fadenhecht.

[2] In 1970, he graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.

He has an estranged daughter, Aleksandra Sarchadjieva, from his relationship with actress Pepa Nikolova.