Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka was a major Ukrainian stage and screen actor whose career included more than 100 film roles and extensive theatrical work. He became artistic director of Kyiv’s Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre in 2001 and served as Ukraine’s minister of culture and arts from 1999 to 2001. His notable screen performances included historical figures such as Ivan Mazepa and Bohdan Khmelnytsky, while his breakthrough film role came in Yurii Illienko’s 1970 film *The Eve of Ivan Kupalo*.