Amvrosii Buchma

Biography

Amvrosy Buchma was a Ukrainian and Soviet actor, director, and pedagogue born into a railway worker's family in 1891. He made his stage debut in 1905 and went on to perform leading roles at the Ruska Besida Theatre and Ivan Franko Theater in Kyiv. Buchma gained recognition with notable film roles in Les Kurbas' satirical comedies, including "Vendetta" and Pyotr Chardynin's biopic "Taras Shevchenko".