Alexandru Giugaru

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Alexandru Giugaru
Born(1897-06-23)23 June 1897
Died15 March 1986(1986-03-15) (aged 88)
Alma materNational University of Music Bucharest
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1968

Alexandru Giugaru (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru dʒjuˈɡaru]; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986)[1] was a Romanian stage and film actor.

Early life[edit]

Born in Huși, Fălciu County (present day Vaslui County), Romania, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in Cuza Vodă and studying at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest.

Career[edit]

Giugaru (only man seated in the second row) in a scene from Jean Georgescu's film adaptation of Ion Luca Caragiale's play A Stormy Night

After performing on various stages in Romania — including the National Theatre in Bucharest — he made the transition to film in 1925's Năbădăile Cleopatrei. Between 1925 and his retirement from the film industry in 1968, he appeared in over twenty films. His last film role before retirement was in 1968's Răpirea fecioarelor, directed by Dinu Cocea and starring Toma Caragiu and Marga Barbu.[1]

For his work on stage and film Giugaru obtained the title of Emeritus Artist and the State Prize in 1964. Today, the House of Culture in the city of Huși bears his name[2] and there is a street named after him in Bucharest (Strada Alexandru Giugaru).[3]

Personal life[edit]

Alexandru Giugaru had two children; a son and a daughter. He died in Bucharest in 1986. In 2004, his daughter Alexandrina brought accusations of "piracy" against Societatea Română de Televiziune for using images of her father and his voice to promote the television station.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1925 Năbădăile Cleopatrei
1925 Legenda celor două cruci
1926 Cererea in căsătorie
1929 Storm of Love
1932 Take, Ianke și Cadîr [ro] Tache
1943 A Stormy Night [ro] Master Dumitrache Titircă
1954 A Lost Letter Zaharia Trahanache
1955 Popescu 10 în control [ro] Aristică Bălănel
1955 Directorul nostru [ro] Director of the D.R.G.B.P.
1955 Două lozuri [ro] Police Commissioner Turtureanu
1958 D-ale carnavalului [ro] Iancu Pampon
1960 Telegrame The Prosecutor of the County Court
1960 Bădăranii [ro] The Merchant Lunardo Crèzzola
1960 Băieții noștri [ro] Head of the Club
1962 Post restant [ro] Portarul
1963 Tudor [ro] The Clucer Nicolae Glogoveanu
1964 Mofturi 1900 Nae
1965 Doi băieți ca pâinea caldă [ro] Meșterul Tănase
1966 Haiducii The Boyar Belivacă
1966 Corigența domnului profesor [ro] Plutonierul Vasile
1968 Răpirea fecioarelor [ro] Hristea Belivacă
1968 Vin cicliștii [ro]
1974 Bălcescu [ro]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alexandru Giugaru". cinemagia.ro. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Tourism info". tourism.info.ro. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Strada Alexandru Giugaru, Harta București cu Strada Alexandru Giugaru". www.strazibucuresti.ro. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Alexandru Giugaru". www.cinemarx.ro. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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