Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (Ukrainian: Богдан Сильвестрович Ступка; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a popular Ukrainian actor and minister of culture of Ukraine.^[2][3][4] He was born in Kulykiv, General Government to Ukrainian parents. In 2001, he was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.^[5] At the 26th Moscow International Film Festival he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Our Own.^[6]

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Bohdan Stupka
Богдан Ступка
Stupka in 2012
Born	Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (1941-08-27)27 August 1941 Kulykiv, District of Galicia, General Government (now Ukraine)
Died	22 July 2012(2012-07-22) (aged 70)[1] Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961-2012
Spouse	Larysa
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Stupka played in more than a hundred roles in films and over fifty in theaters. Stupka was awarded the titles Artist of Ukraine, People's Artist of the USSR,^[7] and Hero of Ukraine.

Bohdan Stupka was buried in Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

His son Ostap Stupka is also an actor.^[8]

• Kyiv Pectoral Award in the category "Best Male Role", play by Irena Kowal: ("The Lion and the Lioness") (2001)
• Golden Aries Award in the category "Best Male Role" (Our Own) (2004)^[9]
• Silver George prize of the Moscow International Film Festival "Best Male Role" (Our Own) (2004)^[10]
• Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor" (A Driver for Vera) (2005)^[11]
• Nika Award in the nomination "Best Male Role" (Our Own) (2005)^[10]
• Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Male Role in Cinema" (Taras Bulba) (2010)^[10]
• Golden Eagle Award in the category "Best Supporting Actor" (Home) (2012)^[12]

• Streets in the cities of Vinnytsia, Bucha, Boryspil, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia, Synelnykove, Tavriisk, Pokrovsk, and Sloviansk are named in his honor.

• Asteroid 269252 Bohdanstupka, discovered on the night of Bohdan Stupka's 67th birthday at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory, was named in his honor.
• On October 5, 2016, Ukrposhta introduced into circulation a postage stamp dedicated to Bohdan Stupka, and the first day covers were canceled with a special commemorative stamp in Lviv and Kyiv post offices.^[13]
• On the occasion of the actor's 75th birthday in 2016, the Bohdan Stupka Museum Room was opened in the building of the People's House in Kulykiv.
• For the 76th anniversary of his birthday in 2017, a bust of Bohdan Stupka was installed near the building of the People's House in Kulykiv, Zhovkva district, Lviv Oblast.^[14]
• On August 27, 2021, on the occasion of the actor's 80th birthday, a bas-relief and a memorial plaque with a miniature sculpture were unveiled on Mary Zankovetska Street in Kyiv.^[15][16]
• In May 2022, in the city of Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Tukhachevsky Street was renamed Bohdan Stupka Street.