Toma Caragiu
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Toma Caragiu | |
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| Born | 21 August 1925 Aetomilitsa, Ioannina Prefecture, Greece |
| Died | 4 March 1977 (aged 51) Bucharest, Romania |
| Occupation | actor |
| Nationality | Romanian |
Toma Caragiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtoma karaˈd͡ʒi.u]; 21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Romanian theatre, television and film actor.
He was born in Ploiesti, Romania in an Aromanian family, from the Greek village of Aetomilitsa, in the region of Epirus on 21 August 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre. He liked to play comic characters, but he excelled also in drama, one of his reference films being “Actorul si Salbaticii”. He played alongside great actors such as Ştefan Bănică, Octavian Cotescu, Anda Calugareanu etc.
Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologues. In these short stories, he managed to put together stories that combined sarcasm, satire, black humor. His monologues are subtle and deal with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he used to put a personal touch, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere.
He died in Bucharest, during the earthquake of 4 March 1977. He is buried in the Bellu cemetery. His first wife was Maria Bondar and the second was Elena Bichman.
Filmography
- Nufărul roşu - directed by Gheorghe Tobias, 1955
- Vară romantică -directed by Sinisa Ivetici, 1961
- Poveste sentimentală - directed by Iulian Mihu, 1962
- Străzile au amintiri - directed by Manole Marcus, 1962
- Politică și delicatese - directed by Haralambie Boroș, 1963
- Cartierul veseliei - directed by Manole Marcus, 1965
- Procesul alb - directed by Iulian Mihu, 1966
- Haiducii (1966)
- Vremea zăpezilor - directed by Gheorghe Naghi, 1966
- Șeful sectorului suflete 1967
- Subteranul - directed by Virgil Calotescu, 1967
- Răpirea fecioarelor - directed by Dinu Cocea, 1968
- Răzbunarea haiducilor (1968)
- KO - directed by Mircea Mureșan, 1968
- Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune 1970
- Haiducii lui Șaptecai 1971
- Zestrea domniței Ralu 1971
- Săptămîna nebunilor 1971
- Brigada Diverse în alertă! 1971
- B.D. la munte și la mare 1971
- Facerea lumii - directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis, 1971
- Bariera - directed by Mircea Mureșan, 1972
- Explozia - directed by Mircea Drăgan, 1972
- Ciprian Porumbescu 1973
- Proprietarii - directed by Șerban Creangă, 1974
- Trei scrisori secrete - directed by Virgil Calotescu, 1974
- Tatăl risipitor - directed by Adrian Petringenaru, 1974
- Actorul și sălbaticii 1975
- Nu filmăm să ne-amuzăm 1975
- Mastodontul - directed by Virgil Calotescu, 1975
- Singurătatea florilor 1976
- Operațiunea Monstrul 1976
- Premiera 1976
- Serenada pentru etajul XII - directed by Carol Corfanta, 1976
- Condiția Penelopei (voce) - directed by Luminița Cazacu, 1976
- Marele singuratic 1977
- Tufǎ de Veneția - directed by Petre Bokor, 1977
- Gloria nu cântă - directed by Alexandru Bocăneț, 1977
- Buzduganul cu trei peceți - directed by Constantin Vaeni, 1977
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