Dem Rădulescu (; 21 September 1931 – 17 September 2000) was a
Romania
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n theatre, film and television actor, and academic.
He was also a professor at the
Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
The I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film () is a public university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1954. It is named in honour of playwright Ion Luca Caragiale.
History First theatre school
The first theatre faculty in Buch ...
in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
.
Personal life
Rădulescu was born in
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly ''Râmnic'', ) is a city in Romania. Located in the south-central part of the country, in the historical province of Oltenia, it is the seat of Vâlcea County and its main urban settlement. According to the 2021 Romanian ...
in a family of merchants. After graduating from the Nicolae Bălcescu High School (now known as
Alexandru Lahovari National College
Alexandru Lahovari National College () is a high school located at 19 General Praporgescu Street, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
History
The school opened as a gymnasium in September 1891. Initially offering just one grade, it expanded to four by 189 ...
) in Râmnicu Vâlcea, he had to make a choice between a career as a professional sportsman (boxing) and acting. He was even awarded a golden star at an amateur boxing championship.
In 1956, he won first prize for interpreting "Steaguri pe turnuri" (he played the bandit Rijikov) at a contest dedicated to young actors. He was then scouted by Sică Alexandrescu which meant the beginning of Rădulescu's acting career. Rădulescu befriended
Ion Cojar
Ion Cojar (January 9, 1931 – October 18, 2009) was a Romanian acting teacher, researcher, and theatre director. He is the founder of a unique method that revolutionised the Romanian school of acting.
Ion Cojar as acting teacher
Cojar was bo ...
and
Liviu Ciulei
Liviu Ciulei (; 7 July 1923 – 24 October 2011) was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by ''Newsweek'' as "one of th ...
; with the later he collaborated for the role of Farfuridi in ''
O scrisoare pierdută'', where he had exceptional actors as colleagues: , ,
Ștefan Bănică,
Mircea Diaconu
Mircea Diaconu (; 24 December 1949 – 14 December 2024) was a Romanian actor, writer and politician. First appearing on stage in 1970, and on screen two years later, Diaconu pursued a lengthy career in both formats, working with a series of pro ...
,
Octavian Cotescu, , and Ciulei himself. Liviu Ciulei called Dem Rădulescu "a genius of acting".
In 1967, Rădulescu was awarded the , fourth class.
[Decretul nr. 1017 din 6 noiembrie 1967 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind conferirea de ordine și medalii unor actori, regizori, pictori scenografi și tehnicieni de scenă, publicat în Buletinul Oficial nr. 96 din 7 noiembrie 1967.]
He died of a heart attack on 17 September 2000 in
București
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, after previously having suffered a stroke.
Selected filmography
*''Secretul cifrului'' (1960)
*''
Telegrame'' (1960) - Alt jucator de biliard
*''Vacanța la mare'' (1963)
*''A fost prietenul meu'' (1963)
*''La vârsta dragostei'' (1963) - Guta
*''Un surâs în plină vară'' (1963) - Petrica
*''Politică și... delicatese'' (1963)
*''Dragoste la zero grade'' (1964) - Brica
*''Gaudeamus igitur'' (1965) - Spirea
*''Neamul Șoimăreștilor'' (1965) - Lie, Tudor Soimaru's Servant
*''
The Lace Wars'' (1965)
*''La porțile pământului'' (1966) - Bibanul
*''Corigența domnului professor'' (1966) - Macearul
*''
Sept hommes et une garce
''Sept hommes et une garce'' () is a French adventure film from 1967. It was directed by Bernard Borderie, written by Bernard Borderie and Mireille de Tissot, starring Jean Marais and Marilù Tolo. The film was known under the title ''Seven Guys ...
'' (1966) - colonel von Schlering
*''
Subteranul'' (1967) - Olteanu
*''De trei ori București'' (1967) - (segment "Aterizare forţată")
*''Vin cicliștii'' (1968) - Mişu
*''K.O.'' (1968) - Flinta
*''Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune'' (1970) - Gogu Steriade
*''B.D. în alerta - Profesorul de mimica'' (1970) - Gogu Steriade
*''Antinevralgicu'' (1970, TV Short)
*''
Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' (1970) - Gogu Steriade
*''Frații'' (1971) - Gogu Steriade
*''B.D. la munte și la mare'' (1971) - Gogu Steriade
*''B.D. în alerta - Vaduve cu termen redus'' (1971) - Gogu Steriade
*''
Tonight We'll Dance at Home'' (1972) - Temistocle
*''
Veronica'' (1973) - Motanul Dănilă
*''
Explozia'' (1973) - Neagu
*''Veronica se întoarce'' (1973) - Motanul Dănilă
*''Originea și evoluția vehiculelor'' (1973, TV Short)
*''Comedie fantastică'' (1975) - Extraterestul
*''Serenada pentru etajul XII'' (1976) - Ambulance Driver
* ''
Premiera'' (1976) - Fanache Verzea
*''Bufetul mimoza'' (1976, TV Short)
*''Tufa de Veneția'' (1977)
*''O Scrisoare pierdută'' (1977, TV Movie) - Tache Farfuridi
*''Fair Play'' (1977)
*''Aurel Vlaicu'' (1977) - I. L. Caragiale
*''Eu, tu și Ovidiu'' (1978) - Tov. Ionescu
*''Expresul de Buftea'' (1978) - Regizor / dur
*''Brațele Afroditei'' (1979) - Rotaru
*''Șapca şi pălăria'' (1979, TV Short)
*''Șantaj'' (1981)
*''Saltimbancii'' (1981) - Cezar Siboli
*''Grăbește-te încet'' (1981)
*''Destine romantice'' (1981)
*''Am o idee'' (1981) - Antrenor 1
*''Milionar la minut'' (1982, TV Series)
*''Un Saltimbanc la Polul Nord'' (1983) - Siboli
*''Fram'' (1983, TV Series)
*''Bocet vesel'' (1984)
*''Secretul lui Bachus'' (1984) - Sterea
*''Galax, omul papusa'' (1984) - Professor
*''Coana Chirița'' (1986) - Grigorie Bârzoi
*''Primăvara bobocilor'' (1987)
*''Chirița la Iași'' (1987) - Grigorie Bârzoi
*''Uimitoarele aventuri ale mușchetarilor'' (1988) - Mischellieu (voice)
*''Secretul armei secrete'' (1988) - Marele Sfetnic
*''Omul din Buzău'' (1988, TV Short)
*''Harababura'' (1990)
*''O Invitație'' (1993, TV Short)
*''A doua cădere a Constantinopolului'' (1994)
*''Politică înaltă'' (1994, TV Short)
*''Titanic vals'' (1994) - Spiridon "Spirache" Necșulescu
*''Atmosfera încărcată'' (1996, TV Short) - (final appearance)
References
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2000 deaths
1931 births
People from Râmnicu Vâlcea
20th-century Romanian male actors
Romanian male film actors
Burials at Bellu Cemetery
Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)