Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a

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n actor.

Biography

He was born in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the

Radu Stanca National Theatre The Radu Stanca National Theatre ( ro, Teatrul Național "Radu Stanca" Sibiu, abbreviation: TNRS) is a theatre in Sibiu, Romania, which began construction in 1788. It is one of the longest-standing theatres in Romania and one of the main structures ...

in Sibiu. He then moved to

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, where he played at the

Bulandra Theatre The Bulandra Theatre ( ro, Teatrul Bulandra) in Bucharest, Romania was founded in 1947 as Teatrul Municipal; its first director was Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, one of the leading Romanian stage actresses of her generation. Liviu Ciulei was director b ...

. He later served for 12 years as director of this well-known theatre. Besoiu appeared in some of the most important Romanian films from the Communist period: "Furtuna", "Neamul Șoimăreștilor", "Haiducii", "Răscoala", "

Mihai Viteazul Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

", "Ciprian Porumbescu", "Păcală", "

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", "Ultima noapte de dragoste", "Lumini și umbre", "Ce neagră e mama", and "Toate pânzele sus!". He died at Fundeni Hospital in Bucharest in 2017; he is buried at the city's

Bellu Cemetery Șerban Vodă Cemetery (commonly known as Bellu Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania. It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858. T ...

. He was also chosen by Disney to provide the Romanian voice of a character in the animated series – Darwing Duck.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1961) * '' Haiducii'' (1966) * ''

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

'' (1970) * ''

The Actor and the Savages ''The Actor and the Savages'' ( ro, Actorul şi sălbaticii) is a 1975 Romanian drama film directed by Manole Marcus. Inspired by the life of actor Constantin Tănase, it stars Toma Caragiu. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film F ...

'' (1975) * ''

Toate pînzele sus ''Toate pînzele sus'' is a TV series of the Romanian Television (TVR), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, ' ("All Sails Up!"), written by Radu Tudoran.Mihail, câine de circ ''Mihail, câine de circ'' ( en, Michael, Circus Dog) is a 1979 Romanian adventure film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It is based on the novel ''Michael, Brother of Jerry''. Cast * Karl Michael Vogler – Dag Daughtry * Ernest Maftei – Greenle ...

'' (1979) * ''

The Last Assault ''The Last Assault'' ( ro, Noi, cei din linia întâi; English: ''We, on the Front Lines'') is a 1986 Romanian drama film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It is set during World War II, during the period when Romania joined the Allies against the ...

'' (1985) * ''

The Silver Mask ''The Silver Mask'' ( ro, Masca de argint) is a 1985 Romanian action historical film directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis. This is the fourth film in the ''Margelatu'' series, after '' Drumul oaselor'' (1980), '' Trandafirul galben'' (1982), '' Miste ...

'' (1985) -

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* ''Lombarzilor 8'' (2006) * ''Cu un pas inainte'' (2007), Tudor Avramescu * ''Inimă de țigan'' (2007), Vasile Dumbravă * '' Poveste de cartier'' (2008) - Nea' Petrică * ''Regina'' (2009), Don Tito * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) - Bubu's father * ''

Bucharest Non Stop Bucharest Non Stop ( ro, București NonStop) is a 2015 Romanian comedy-drama film directed by the Romanian actor, director and film producer . Cast * - Achim * Ion Besoiu - Bătrânul (The Old Man) * - Bătrâna (The Old Woman) * Adrian Titien ...

'' (2015)

Awards

*In 2001 he was awarded the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

, Knight rank, by

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Ion Iliescu Ion Iliescu (; born 3 March 1930) is a Romanian politician and engineer who served as President of Romania from 1989 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004. Between 1996 and 2000 and also from 2004 to 2008, the year in which he retired, Iliescu ...

. *In 2001 he was declared Citizen of Honour of Sibiu. *In 2002 he received the Excellency Prize of Romanian Cinematography. *In 2011 he received the Gopo Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

References

External links

* 1931 births 2017 deaths People from Sibiu Romanian male stage actors Romanian male film actors Romanian male television actors 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Knights of the Order of the Star of Romania Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-actor-stub