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Angel Savov (Bulgarian: Ангел Савов; February 18, 1925 – Juni 05, 1990) was a Bulgarian stage and film actor.

He was a leading actor at the National Drama Theater "Stefan Kirov", Sliven with more than 100 roles. Savov made his stage debut in 1951 and appeared in many of the Bulgarian theatre classics such as Nemili Nedragi (Bulgarian: "Немили недраги"), Sluzhbogontsi (Bulgarian: "Службогонци"), Ivan Shishman (Bulgarian: "Иван Шишман"). He has directed several stage performances as well. In 1974 he played in the movie Dnevna Svetlina (Bulgarian: "Дневна Светлина").

Among his most memorable roles are Goriot ("Le Père Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac), Ivan Pavlovich ("Marriage" by Nikolai Gogol) and Schweik ("The Good Soldier Svejk" by Jaroslav Hašek). Angel Savov was a guest actor in theatre plays staged in Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic. He is awarded with the title of Honorary Citizen of Sliven.

Biography
Angel Sotirov Savov was born on February 18, 1925 in Aytos, Bulgaria in the family of the architect and building entrepreneur Sotir Savov. He inherited his talent for painting and drawing from his mother Aspasia Savova and started as a portrait painter before becoming an actor in 1947. Angel Savov married Elena Savova in 1954, they have two daughters - Snezhina and Avgustina. Snezhina Chirpanlieva is also an actress.