Valentin Plătăreanu (; 15 November 1936 – 16 April 2019) was a Romanian

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and drama teacher.

Biography

From 1958 to 1980, he played more than 30 parts at the Theatre of Youth (Teatrul Tineretului) in Piatra Neamț, then at the

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, and has served as their Deputy Director. In 1978–79 he directed '' Hernani'', by

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Personal life

In 1983, Plătăreanu left Romania and settled in

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with his wife, Doina, and his daughter,

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in '' Downfall'' (2004), '' Control'' (2007), '' Youth Without Youth'' (2007), '' The Reader'' (2008), '' Rush'' (2013), and ''Geostor ...

Acting teacher career

In 1992, he founded the Charlottenburg Drama School (Schauspielschule Charlottenburg) with his partner, Henner Oft.Schauspielschule Charlottenburg
(German) Retrieved 10 December 2007.

Movie parts

Film

*''Partea ta de vina'' (1963, Director: Mircea Mureșan) - Popescu *''

Răscoala ''Răscoala'' is a 1965 Romanian drama film directed by Mircea Mureșan based on a novel by Liviu Rebreanu about the Romanian peasant uprising of 1907. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was the ...

'' (1965, Director: Mircea Mureșan) *''Serata'' (1971, Director: Malvina Ursianu) - young man with the grave *''Fratii Jderi'' (1974, Director: Mircea Drăgan) *''

Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475 ''Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475'' () is a 1975 Romanian biography film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film depicts the Battle of Vaslui (1475). Cast * Gheorghe Cozorici - Stephen the Great * Gheorghe Dinică - Sultan Mehmed II Mehme ...

'' (1975, Director: Mircea Drăgan) *''Cursa'' (1975, Director: Mircea Daneliuc) *''

Oil! ''Oil!'' is a novel by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1926–27 and told as a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person. The book was written in the context of the Warren Harding, Harding administration ...

'' (1977, Director:

Mircea Drăgan Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. ...

) - Ionescu *''Pentru patrie'' (1977, Director:

Sergiu Nicolaescu Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian people, Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as ''Michael the Brave (film), Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in ...

) - Captain Lahovary *''Războiul independenţei'' (1977, Director:

) - Prince Lahovary *''Din nou împreuna'' (1978, Director: George Cornea) - Directorul general *''Un om în loden'' (1979, Director: Nicolae Margineanu) *''Jachetele galbene'' (1979, Director: Dan Mironescu) *'' Santaj'' (1979, Director: Geo Saizescu) *''Duelul'' (1979, Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu) *''Ana si hotul'' (1981, Director: Virgil Calotescu) *''Grabeste-te încet'' (1981, Director: Geo Saizescu) *''Am o idee'' (1981, Director: Alecu Croitoru) - Pascu *''Linistea din adîncuri'' (1982, Director: Malvina Ursianu) - Feciorul *''Totul pentru fotbal'' (1982, Director: Andrei Blaier) *''O lebada, iarna'' (1983, Director: Mircea Mureșan) *' (1987, Director: René Perraudin) - Scientist from

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*''Vorwärts'' (1990, Director: René Perraudin) - Lawyer *''Mulo'' (1992, Director: Iva Svarcova) *''

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'' (2001, Director:

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) - General Schmidt (uncredited) *'' Berlin Is in Germany'' (2001, Director:

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) - Victor Valentin *''Cowgirl'' (2004, Director: Mark Schlichter) - Gangsterboss im Film Noir *' (2004, Director:

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) - Radu *'' Offset'' (2006, Director: Didi Danquart) - Mr. Herghelegiu *''Free Rainer'' (2007, Director: Hans Weingartner) - Opa Pegah *''Flores'' (2008, Short, Director:

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) - Gabriel Ramos

Television

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: Asyl'' · Part: General · Director: Ed. Berger · WDR *''

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: "Der Prügelknabe"'' · Part: Milic · Director: Thomas Jauch · ARD *'' Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' · Part: Herr Marquardt · Director: div. ·

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*''Siebenstein'' · Director: Hans-Henning Borgelt ·

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'' · Part: Dr. Salewic · Director: Robert Sigl · SWR *''Ich schenk Dir meinen Mann'' · Part: Jaruslaw · Director: Karola Hattop · ZDF *''Die 8. Todsünde'' · Part: Liwinsky · Director: Stefan Meyer · ARD *''Victor Klemperer'' · Part: Natschew · Director: Kai Wessel · ARD *''

: "Undercover Camping"'' · Part: Emilio · Director: Jürgen Bretzinger · ARD *''

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'' · Part: Episode Lead · ARD *''Grosse Freiheit'' · Director: Robert Sigl *' · Director:

Heinrich Breloer Heinrich Breloer (, born 17 February 1942 in Gelsenkirchen) is a German author and film director. He has mainly worked on docudramas related to modern German history and has received many awards. Breloer's 2005 docudrama ''Speer und Er'' was descr ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Platareanu, Valentin 20th-century Romanian male actors Romanian theatre directors 1936 births 2019 deaths Romanian male film actors Romanian male stage actors Romanian male television actors Male actors from Bucharest Romanian emigrants to Germany