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Ivan Nikolov Bakalov is a Bulgarian actor.

Biography
Ivan Nikolov Bakalov was born on December 13 1891. In 1921 he concluded his theatrical courses under the supervision of Georgi Kirov and Sava Ognyanov, and in 1926 Bakalov graduated from the School of Drama and Theatre at the National Theatre in the class of Nikolay Massalitinov. Between 1919 and 1931 Bakalov played at the National Theatre, from 1932 to 1935 he was part of the Plovdiv Municipality Theatre (Plovdiv Drama Theatre), and meanwhile in 1933 he started playing at the Independent Theatre where he participated until 1936. From 1936 to 1938, Bakalov played at the Varna Municipal Professional Theatre and in 1938 he moved to the stage of the Pleven Regional Theatre, where he remained until 1941. Afterwards, between 1941 and 1944 Bakalov played at the Skopje People's Theatre and from 1944 to 1955 he was part of the Pernik Workers Theatre (Drama Theatre Boyan Danovski).

Ivan Nikolov Bakalov died in Sofia on July 12, 1967.

Roles
Ivan Nikolov Bakalov has taken up numerous roles, among the most memorable of which are:


 * Theseus – „A Midsummer Night's Dream“ by William Shakespeare
 * Петранов – „Golemanov“ by Stefan Lazarov Kostov
 * Strandzhata – „The Outcasts“ by Ivan Vazov
 * Velcho-Svilen – „Mother-in-law“ by Anton Strashimirov
 * Guncho Mitin – „Albena“ by Yordan Yovkov