Emil Hossu (; 24 November 1941 – 25 January 2012) was a

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n actor. Hossu was born into a

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family in

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. He was a well-known actor of stage and screen in the 1980s and 1990s, having performed in over 50 movies and stage productions. At the time of his death, on 25 January 2012, he was performing at the Nottara Theatre in Bucharest alongside his wife, the actress

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. Hossu died of a cardiac arrest, just as he was about to go on stage in a play called ''The Anniversary''. He is interred at

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in Bucharest.

Selected filmography

* '' Songs of the Sea'' (1970) - Pavel * ''

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'' (1976) - Lt. Nistor * ''

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'' (2006) - Mircea Prodan * '' Chiquititas'' (2007) - Victor Mărăscu * '' Inimă de țigan'' (2008) - Titel * '' Fetele Marinarului'' (2009) - Don Juan * ''

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'' (2009) - Ion's father * ''

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'' (2010 - 2011) - Titus

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1941 births 2012 deaths Romanian male stage actors Romanian Greek-Catholics People from Ocna Sibiului Romanian male film actors Burials at Bellu Cemetery 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Male actors from Bucharest {{Romania-actor-stub