George Constantin

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George Constantin
Born(1933-05-03)3 May 1933
Died30 April 1994(1994-04-30) (aged 60)
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]

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.

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