Ioan Fiscuteanu (; 19 November 1937 – 8 December 2007) was a

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n theater and film

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. He last worked at the in

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. Fiscuteanu was born in

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. He graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in

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in 1962. The role of ''Dante Remus Lăzărescu'' in the 2005 film '' The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'' brought Fiscuteanu critical acclaim, as well as the Golden Swan award for best actor at the

Copenhagen International Film Festival Copenhagen International Film Festival (CIFF) was a film festival held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 2003 to 2008. The main prize, the Golden Swan, was awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Script and Best C ...

. He also played supporting roles in notable Romanian films such as

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's ''

Asphalt Tango ''Asphalt Tango'' () is a 1996 Romanian comedy film directed by Nae Caranfil. Cast * Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging London, Swinging Sixties, she began he ...

'' (1993),

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's ''

The Earth's Most Beloved Son ''The Earth's Most Beloved Son'' (originally ''Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'') is a 1993 Romanian drama film, directed by Șerban Marinescu, based on the novel '' Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'' by Marin Preda. Cast * Ștefan Iordache – ...

'' (1993), and

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's ''

The Oak ''The Oak'' () is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. Starring Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maia Morg ...

'' (1992). Fiscutaneu died in Târgu Mureș, aged 70, from

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. He was buried in the city's Central Cemetery. In 2011 he was posthumously awarded the

National Order of Faithful Service The National Order of Faithful Service () is the second highest national order of Romania after the Order of the Star of Romania, and the third highest State decoration, with the Order of Michael the Brave being the first. Originally it was establ ...

, Knight rank.

References

External links

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Fiscuteanu page on the ''Cinemagia'' site
1937 births 2007 deaths People from Bistrița-Năsăud County Romanian male film actors Romanian male stage actors 20th-century Romanian male actors Deaths from colorectal cancer in Romania Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni Recipients of the National Order of Faithful Service {{Romania-actor-stub