Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known

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n actor and

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. He is particularly famous for his leading roles in ''

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'' and the ''Margelatu'' series films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur. In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by

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to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie ''

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Biography

Piersic's parents were from

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, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a

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, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata,

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and Cajvana, later, in

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, and then his family moved to

Cluj ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Status , subdivision_name2 = County seat , settlement_type = City , le ...

, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3. Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the

Romanian National Theater The National Theatre Bucharest ( ro, Teatrul Naţional "Ion Luca Caragiale" București) is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Gra ...

at 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989. His first role was as Richard in '' The Devil's Disciple''. In 1958 he made his debut on screen in the French-Romanian co-production '' The Thistles of the Bărăgan''. He appeared in more than forty movies, most of them in the Ceauşescu era. He often depicted heroic, masculine characters. More recently, he played in a soap opera. Piersic married three times: to Tatiana Iekel (their marriage lasted from 1962 to 1974), with whom he had a son, Florin Jr.; To Anna Széles (1975–1985), the mother of another son, Daniel; and from 1993, he is married to Anna Török. In 2006, he was voted to the 51st place on the 100 greatest Romanians list. In 2008 he became an honorary citizen of

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. In 2009, he was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award in the

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Selected filmography

*1957 – '' The Thistles of the Bărăgan'' - Tănase *1961 – ''

A Bomb Was Stolen ''A Bomb Was Stolen'' ( ro, S-a furat o bombă) is a 1962 Romanian dialogue-free spy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film begins with a nuclear bomb test. One of the bombs is stole ...

'' - The Young Gangster *1965 – ''Harap Alb'' - Harap Alb *1968 – '' The Last Roman'' *1968 – ''

The Column ''The Column'' ( ro, Columna) is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action ...

'' - Sabinus *1970 – ''

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'' - Otto Skorzeny *1971 – ''

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'' - Preda Buzescu *1975 – '' Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475'' - Cristea Jder *1976 - '' Pintea Viteazul - Grigore Pintea *1977 - ''

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'' - Dan *1980 - '' Drumul oaselor - Mărgelatu *1981 - ''

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'' - Mărgelatu *1983 - '' Misterele Bucureștilor'' - Mărgelatu *1985 - '' Masca de argint'' - Mărgelatu *1986 - '' Colierul de turcoaze'' - Mărgelatu *1987 - '' Totul se plătește'' - Mărgelatu *2004 - ''Numai iubirea'' - Octavian *2005 - ''Eminescu vs Eminem'' *2005 - ''Lacrimi de iubire'' - Alexandra's father *2006 - ''Lacrimi de iubire - filmul'' - Titus Mateescu *2009 - ''State de România'' - General Teodorescu *2014 - ''O nouă viață'' - Tase *2016 - ''Străini în noapte'' *2019 - ''Sacrificiul'' - Aristide *2020 - ''Sacrificiul: Alegerea'' - Aristide

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piersic, Florin 1936 births Living people Actors from Cluj-Napoca Romanian male stage actors Romanian male film actors Romanian male television actors 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni