Grigore Grigoriu (4 April 1941 – 20 December 2003) was an actor from the

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, known especially for interpreting the role of horse thief Luiku Zobar from the movie ''"

Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'' (russian: Табор уходит в небо, Tabor ukhodit v nebo, lit. "The Gypsy camp goes to heaven"; also known as ''Queen of the Gypsies'') is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet Romantic film, romantic Drama film, ...

" ''(1975).

Biography

Grigore Petrovich Grigoriu was born in 1941 in

Căușeni Căușeni () is a town and the administrative center of Căușeni District, Moldova. Its population at the 2014 census was 15,939, of which 12,056 Moldovans, 1,119 Romanians, 747 Russians, 545 Ukrainians, 204 Bulgarians, 69 Gagauzians, 12 Gypsi ...

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. In school, Grigore played in the theater, practiced sports, including boxing. After graduation, he worked briefly as a porter at a railway. Grigore Grigoriu began his artistic career in the Bălți National Theatre where he worked for six years, from 1959 to 1965. Subsequently, he worked for five years in the TV-theater "Dialogue", after 1970 at the Republican Theater of the Young Spectator "Luceafarul". His first film role was Sawa Milchan in the 1966 film by

Emil Loteanu Emil Vladimirovich Loteanu (6 November 1936 – 18 April 2003) was a Romanian-Soviet film director born in what is now Moldova. He moved to Moscow in his early life. His best known films are ''Lăutarii'', ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'', '' A H ...

"Red Glades". Grigore Grigoriu acted in Russia, Romania, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine, performed more than seventy roles in film and theater. The most famous of his roles is Loiko Zobar in the film

. Grigore Grigoriu was killed in a car accident on December 20, 2003 near the Moldovan village of Palanca. The actor is buried in the Central (Armenian) cemetery in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

Partial filmography

* ''Rasuna valea'' (1950) - Cupletist * ''Red Glades'' (1966) - Savva Milciu * ''Gorkie zyorna'' (1966) * ''Marianna'' (1967) * '' Annychka'' (1968) - Andrei * ''Bratya Karamazovy'' (1969) * ''Ofitser zapasa'' (1972) - Barbu * ''

Lăutarii ''Lăutarii'' (russian: Лаутары) is a 1972 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Emil Loteanu. The movie was a success, particularly in Italy. The film received the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival ...

'' (1972) - Radu Negostin * ''Zemlya, do vostrebovaniya'' (1973) - Toscano * ''Posledniy gaiduk'' (1973) * '' Queen of the Gypsies'' (1975) - Loiko Zobar * ''

Night Over Chile ''Night Over Chile'' (russian: Ночь над Чили, Noch nad Chili) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Sebastián Alarcón and Aleksandr Kosarev. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special ...

'' (1977) - Manuel Valdivia * ''Ich will euch sehen'' (1978) - Kommissar Ardatow * ''

A Hunting Accident ''A Hunting Accident'' (russian: Мой ласковый и нежный зверь, Moy laskovyy i nezhnyy zver, My Affectionate and Tender Beast) is a 1978 Soviet romantic drama directed by Emil Loteanu. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film ...

'' (1978) - Polikhroniy Kalidis * ''

Anton the Magician ''Anton the Magician'' (german: Anton der Zauberer) is a 1978 East German comedy film directed by Günter Reisch. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where Ulrich Thein won the award for Best Actor. Cast * Ulrich The ...

'' (1978) - Sergeant * ''Agent of the Secret Service'' (1978) * ''

Pugachev Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742) was an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks who led a great popular insurrection during the reign of Catherine the Great. Pugachev claimed to be Catherine ...

'' (1979) - Chika Zarubin * ''Qariba adam'' (1979) - Vakil Ahmad * ''Ya khochu pet'' (1979) * ''

The Gadfly ''The Gadfly'' is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and upris ...

'' (1980) * ''Na Granatovykh ostrovakh'' (1981) * '' Where Has Love Gone?'' (1981) - Viktor * ''

Romance with Amelie ''Romance with Amelie'' (german: Romanze mit Amelie) is a 1982 East German drama film directed by Ulrich Thein. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Thomas Stecher - Jürgen Siebusch * Brit Gülland - Amélie ...

'' (1982) - Panzerkommandant * ''U chertova logova'' (1982) - Gruya * ''Naydi na schastye podkovu'' (1983) * ''

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th ...

'' (1983, TV Series) -

Mikhail Mordkin __NOTOC__ Mikhail Mordkin (russian: Михаил Михайлович Мордкин; December 9, 1880, Moscow, Russian Empire - July 15, 1944, New York) graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet School in 1899, and in the same year was appointed ballet ...

* ''Kak stat znamenitym'' (1984) * ''The Morning Star'' (1987) * ''Maria și Mirabella în Tranzistoria'' (1989) * ''Vdvoyom na grani vremeni'' (1989) - (final film role)

References

External links

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Web-enciclopedia filmului moldovenesc – Grigore GrigoriuGrigore Grigoriu's Biography, Filmography
1941 births 2003 deaths Road incident deaths in Moldova Moldovan male film actors Soviet male film actors Romanian people of Moldovan descent {{film-actor-stub