George Constantin

George Constantin

Born	(1933-05-03)3 May 1933 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	30 April 1994(1994-04-30) (aged 60) Bucharest, Romania
Burial place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma mater	Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–1994
Spouse	Iulia Buciuceanu [ro]
Children	Mihai 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]

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

^ ^a ^b "George Constantin, "Uriașul creator de personaje"". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "Suferința ascunsă a lui George Constantin. Ce a dus la moartea actorului". Bună Ziua Iași (in Romanian). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "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