Harry Anichkin

Biography

Harry Anichkin (Haralampi Anichkin, born July 27, 1944, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian actor and translator who graduated in architecture from the VIAS Sofia in 1969 and began working as a translator in 1964 before making his acting debut in the early 1980s. He has since appeared in over 60 film and television productions, mostly in small supporting roles in both Bulgarian and American low-budget films shot in Sofia, with his most recognizable international credits being Colonel in The Expendables 3 (2014) and Clift in Automata (2014). His notable film credits include The Expendables 3 (2014) (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham), Automata (2014) (Miles Teller, Ben Kingsley), Night Train (2009) (Dolph Lundgren, Jason Patric), Thick as Thieves (2009) (Burt Reynolds, James Caan), Boa vs. Python (2004) (Sienna Guillory, Jonathan Pugh), The Grey Zone (2001) (Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich), American Night (2021) (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch), Jolt (2021) (Susan Sarandon, Kate Beckinsale), and The Rest Is Ashes (2020) (Milo Ventimiglia, Jurnee Smollett). On television he appeared in Absentia (2020) (Alyssa Milano, J. Smoak).