Pjetër Gjoka (3 August 1912 – 12 May 1982) was an

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n film and theatre actor. He started his theatre activity with the amateur groups in

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in 1929. In 1947 he started to work as a full-time actor in the

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after his debut in the Army Theatre. His first role was in

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. He acted in around 90 roles during his career and he was active for around 52 years, acting even when he was almost completely blind. Some of his most acclaimed roles were those of Kharitonov, Shpend Gjeta, The Old Man (''Plaku''), MacDonald, Miller, Zabeliku, Klaudi,

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, Gjini and

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. In 1961 he was one of the first four actors who was given the title of

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. He also acted some artistic movies, creating very strong characters. His last role in the National Theatre of Albania was in the drama, ''Time before the Trial ''("Epoka para gjyqit"). Along with his work as a stage actor he was also a movie actor, a director and a translator.Lidhja e Shkrimtarëve dhe e Artistëve të Shqipërisë Les Lettres albanaises 1990 Page 152
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Role in movies

* 1953: ''

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'' * 1957: '' Femijet e saj'' * 1958: ''

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'' * 1959: '' Furtuna'' * 1969: '' Njesit gueril'' * 1970: '' Gjurma'' * 1975: '' Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur'' * 1978: '' I treti'' * 1978: '' Yje mbi Drin'' * 1981: '' Në prag të lirisë''

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gjoka, Pjeter 1912 births 1982 deaths People from Ulcinj Albanian male stage actors Albanian male film actors Albanian translators Albanian screenwriters People's Artists of Albania Albanians in Montenegro Albanian Roman Catholics 20th-century Albanian male actors Yugoslav expatriates in Albania 20th-century translators 20th-century screenwriters Yugoslav emigrants to Albania