Radu Beligan (; 14 December 1918 – 20 July 2016) was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by

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, the actor received the title of "The oldest active theatre actor" on the planet. He was elected honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 2004. One of the disciples of actress

Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra (25 August 1873 – 19 September 1961) was a Romanian actress and acting teacher. She is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Romanian theater. In addition to her acting career, she played ...

and writer

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; ; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre#Avant-garde, French avant-garde th ...

, Radu Beligan is generally regarded as one of the major names of the Romanian theatre with a complex repertoire, classic and modern. He played alongside important actors, with performances both in the country and abroad.

Biography

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Beligan was born in Galbeni, a village in the commune of

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, to a Romanian father and a mother of Greek origins. In an interview for ''toateartele.com'' in 2011, Radu Beligan declared that his paternal grandmother, Ecaterina Beligan, is the cousin of writer Ion Creangă. His mother, Eufrosina Moscopol, comes from the Greek family Moscopol, relating with famous interwar singer Jean Moscopol. After graduating from the Costache Negruzzi High School in Iași in 1937, he made his artistic studies at the Royal Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in Bucharest, where he was the student of Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra, one of the great figures of Romanian scene. Between 1937 and 1938 he also studied law and philosophy at the

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, using college scholarship offered to pay his taxes at the Conservatory.

Family

His first wife was Nineta Gusti, an actress, with whom he was married for fifteen years. His second wife was Dana Crivăț (1933–2012), with whom he has a daughter, Ana Maria, a writer; both mother and daughter

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in 1982 and emigrated to

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the same year. His third wife was Marica Beligan (d. 1993), a writer, with whom he has three children: Lamia (b. 1966), an actress, Raluca and Alexandru, employee of the

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Political activity

Radu Beligan was a member of the Central Committee of the

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between 1969 and 1989 and deputy of the Great National Assembly between 1961 and 1975.

Career

He debuted in theatre at the age of 20 years, in the play ''

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, directed by Mihai Zirra, on the stage of ''Muncă și Lumină'' Theatre in

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. His first role in a film was that of ''A Stormy Night'' () after I. L. Caragiale, directed by Jean Georgescu (1943), and the last one ''The Afternoon of a Torturer'' (), directed by

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(2001). He was professor at the Institute of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, director of the Comedy Theatre between 1961–1969 and director of the National Theatre between 1969 and 1990. In 2008, Beligan was awarded the

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, Grand Cross class.

Activity as theatre actor

* 2004 ''The Egoist'' by

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, directed by Grigore Gonţa * 1998 ''

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* 1998 ''Pork Chops'' by

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, directed by Gelu Colceag * 1997 ''Supper'' by Jean-Claude Brinsville * 1997 ''

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, directed by Ion Lucian * 1995 ''Danaidae'', directed by Silviu Purcărete * 1994 ''

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* 1980 ''Caligula'' by

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, directed by Horea Popescu * 1977 '' Romulus the Great'' by

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, directed by Sanda Manu * 1976 ''A Woman's Life'' by A.Baranga, directed by A.Baranga * 1976 ''

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, directed by Horea Popescu * 1974 ''Danton'' by

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, directed by Horea Popescu * 1973 ''Pathetic Simphony'' by A.Baranga, directed by A.Baranga * 1973 ''

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, directed by Mihai Berechet * 1970 ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee, directed by Michel Făgădău * 1969 ''Transplant of an Unknown Heart'' by Al. Mirodan, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1968 '' The Killer'' by

, directed by Lucian Giurchescu * 1967 ''Public Opinion'' by Aurel Baranga, directed by Mihai Berechet * 1966 ''The Duck Head'' by G. Ciprian, directed by David Esrig * 1964 ''

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'' by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Lucian Giurchescu * 1963 ''Head of the Department of Souls'' by Al. Mirodan, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1962 ''The Trial of Mr. Caragiale'' by M. Ştefănescu, directed by David Esrig * 1961 ''Famous 702'' by Al. Mirodan, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1959 ''Valley of the Cookoo'' by Mihai Beniuc, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1958 ''

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, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1958 ''Invitation to the Castle'' by

, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1958 ''Enemies'' by

, directed by Alexandru Finţi * 1958 ''The Black Years'' by Aurel Baranga, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1957 ''Recipe for Happiness or What People Don't Talk About'' by Aurel Baranga, directed by Marietta Sadova * 1957 ''The Tyrants'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1956 ''Sunset'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1952 ''

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, directed by Vlad Mugur * 1951 ''Of The Carnival'' by Ion Luca Caragiale, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1949 ''A Stormy Night'' by Ion Luca Caragiale, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1949 ''Bad Weed'' by Aurel Baranga, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1949 '' The Three Sisters'' by

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, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1948 ''A Lost Letter'' by Ion Luca Caragiale, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1948 ''Confrontation'' by Tur and Lev Seinin, directed by Moni Ghelerter * 1948 ''The Great Power'' by Romaşov, directed by N. Dinescu * 1947 ''Three Months of Love'' by

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, directed by Mircea Şeptilici * 1947 ''Class 8B'' by Roger Ferdinand, directed by Ionel Ţăranu * 1947 ''Family's Shame'' adapted from

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, directed by Ion Talianu * 1947 ''Helen, Tommy and Joe'' by James Thurbar and Elliott Nugent, directed by Marietta Sadova * 1946 ''Vis de secătură'' by Mircea Ştefănescu, directed by W. Siegfried * 1946 ''Life Starts Tomorrow'' by M.G. Sauvajon, directed by Val Mugur * 1946 ''Rocket to the Moon'' by

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, directed by Marietta Sadova * 1946 ''Spring Has Come'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1945 ''Kiss Me Immediately'' by

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and V.Timuş after J. Vaszari, directed by Ion Talianu * 1945 ''Knock'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1945 ''A Kidnapped Woman'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1944 ''Cardboard Lover'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1944 ''The Man Who Has Seen Death'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1944 '' The Doctor's Dilemma'' by

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, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1944 ''I Dreamed of Paradise'' by Guido Cantini, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1944 ''A Money Man'' by George S. Kaufman, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1943 ''Love is a Lonely Child'' by Tudor Muşatescu after Schwartz and Lengbach, directed by M.Anghelescu * 1943 ''Boarding House of Love'' by Al. Kiriţescu, N.Vlădoianu and Soare Z. Soare, directed by Soare Z. Soare * 1943 ''I Don't Drink Anymore'' by De Flers and Caillavet, directed by Soare Z. Soare * 1943 ''The Unnamed Star'' by

, directed by Soare Z.Soare * 1942 ''Poor Jonathan'' by

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* 1942 ''Chocolate Lady'' by Paul Gavault, directed by Ion Şahighian * 1942 ''Sextet'' by Gregor Schmitt, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1940 ''Titanic Waltz'' by

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, directed by Ion Sava * 1940 ''City with no Lawyers'' by Nicolae Manzari, directed by Ion Iancovescu * 1940 ''The Beautiful Adventure'' by De Fleurs, Caillavet & Ray, directed by Sică Alexandrescu * 1940 ''Smiling Man'' by Luigi Bonelli and Aldo de Benedetti, directed by Ion Şahighian * 1939 ''Magic Horse'' by Gherardo Gherardi, directed by Ion Iancovescu * 1939 ''Close to the Sky'' by Julien Luchaire, directed by Aurel Ion Maican * 1939 ''The Extra'' by

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, directed by Victor Ion Popa * 1938 ''Merry Days after the War'' by

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Filmography

* ''O noapte furtunoasă'' (1943) * ''Visul unei nopți de iarnă'' (1946) * '' Rasuna valea'' (1949) * ''Bulevardul “Fluieră Vântu”'' - short (1950) * ''Lanțul slăbiciunilor'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) as Agamemnon Dandanache * ''Afacerea Protar'' (1955) as Professor Andronic * ''Directorul nostru'' (1960) * '' Bădăranii'' (1960) as Felippetto * ''Celebrul 702'' (1962) - Cheryl * ''Lanterne cu amintiri'' (1963) * ''Pași spre lună'' (1964) * ''Castelanii'' (1966) * '' Șeful sectorului suflete'' (1967) as Gore * ''Explozia'' (1972) as Professor Luca * '' Întoarcerea lui Magellan'' (1974) as Professor * ''Agentul straniu'' (1974) * '' Tată de duminică'' (1975) as Grigore Manta * '' Singurătatea florilor'' (1976) as Ovidiu Pavel * ''

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'' (1976) as Professor Luca * ''Instanța amână pronunțarea'' (1976) * '' Premiera'' (1976) as Mihai Dan * '' Povestea dragostei'' (1977) as Narrator * ''Brațele Afroditei'' (1978) * ''Aurel Vlaicu'' (1977) * ''Iancu Jianu, zapciul'' (1980) * ''Rețeaua „S”'' (1980) * ''Iancu Jianu, haiducul'' (1981) * ''Întoarcere la dragostea dintâi'' (1981) * ''Galax, omul păpușă'' (1983) * ''Horea'' (1984) * ''Cui i-e frică de Virginia Woolf?'' - TV movie (1995) - George * ''Trahir'' (1993) - Vlad * '' După-amiaza unui torționar'' (2001) as Professor * ''Inimă de țigan'' (2007) as Belmondo * ''Medalia de onoare'' (2010) as Ion I. Ion

References

External links

*
Radu Beligan page at the ''I.L. Caragiale National Theatre''
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