George Constantin

George Constantin
Born(1933-05-03)3 May 1933
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died30 April 1994(1994-04-30) (aged 60)
Bucharest, Romania
Burial placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma materCaragiale National University of Theatre and Film
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1994
SpouseIulia Buciuceanu [ro]
ChildrenMihai Constantin [ro]

George Constantin (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe konstanˈtin]; 3 May 1933 – 30 April 1994) was a Romanian actor.[1] He appeared in more than fifty films from 1960 to 1994.

Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC),[1] after which he started playing at the Nottara Theater [ro]. In the early 1960s he married the mezzo-soprano Iulia Buciuceanu [ro] (the sister of actress Tamara Buciuceanu); their son Mihai Constantin [ro], born in 1964, is also an actor.[2]

In 1971, he was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit [ro], 2nd class.[3]

Entrance to the George Constantin Auditorium at the Nottara Theater [ro] in Bucharest

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1961 Aproape de soare [ro] Șoni, steel worker
1964 Un surîs în plină vară [ro] Grigore, collective farm director
1966 La porțile pămîntului [ro] George Filimon, geologist
1967 Diminețile unui băiat cuminte [ro] Vive's father
1968 The Reenactment The prosecutor
1971 Urmărirea [ro] The Colonel TV serial
1972 Cu mâinile curate Constantin Semaca
1973 Un august in flăcări [ro] TV serial
1973 Ultimul cartuș Constantin Semaca
1974 Dincolo de nisipuri [ro] Nae Caramet
1976 Trei zile și trei nopți [ro] Ion Lumei
1978 Pentru patrie [ro] Mihail Kogălniceanu
1979 Vlad Țepeș Metropolitan of Wallachia
1980 Burebista Burebista
1981 Iancu Jianu haiducul [ro] Andronache
1981 Ștefan Luchian [ro] Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești
1982 Înghițitorul de săbii [ro] Colonel Măruță
1983 Pe malul stîng al Dunării albastre [ro] Costi Bengescu
1986 Cuibul de viespi Uncle Michel
1987 Punct... și de la capăt [ro] George
1992 Miss Christina Doctor TV film
1993 Oglinda Andrey Vyshinsky
1994 An Unforgettable Summer General Cilibia

References

  1. ^ a b "George Constantin, "Uriașul creator de personaje"". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Suferința ascunsă a lui George Constantin. Ce a dus la moartea actorului". Bună Ziua Iași (in Romanian). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Decretul nr. 138 din 20 aprilie 1971 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind conferirea unor ordine ale Republicii Socialiste România, art. 11", lege5.ro, Buletinul Oficial, 31 December 1971, retrieved 11 August 2024
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