Toma Caragiu
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| Born | 21 August 1925 Chroupista, Kastoria 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 Greek-born Romanian theatre, television and film actor.[1]
He was born in an Aromanian family, from the Greek village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko), in the region of Macedonia 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 "". He played alongside great actors such as Ştefan Bănică, Octavian Cotescu, etc.
Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologues. In these short stories, he managed to put together stories that combined sarcasm, satire and black humor. His monologues were subtle and dealt with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he added a personal touch to the script, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere.
He died in Bucharest, during the earthquake of 4 March 1977. He is buried at Bellu Cemetery. His first wife was the actress and the second one was .
Partial filmography[]
- (1956, directed by )
- Nu vreau sa ma însor (1961)
- (1961, directed by )
- (1962, directed by Manole Marcus) - Comiserul
- (1962, directed by Iulian Mihu) - Ioachim
- (1963, directed by )
- (1965, directed by Manole Marcus) - Gheorghe Gheorghe
- Forest of the Hanged (1965) - Habsburg officer
- (1966, directed by Iulian Mihu)
- (1966) - Haiducul Raspopitul
- (1966, directed by Gheorghe Naghi)
- Subteranul (1967, directed by Virgil Calotescu) - Florescu
- (1967) - Horatiu
- (1968, directed by Dinu Cocea) - haiducul Raspopitul
- (1968) - Raspopitul
- (1968, directed by Mircea Mureșan) - Olympian
- (1970) - Capitanul Panait
- B.D. în alerta - Profesorul de mimica (1970) - IMDb Capitanul Panait
- Haiducii lui Șaptecai (1971) - Raspopitul
- (1971) - Raspotitu
- Brigada Diverse în alertă! (1971) - Capitanul Panait
- (1971) - Captain Panait
- (1971) - Raspopitu
- (1971, directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis) - afaceristul Marinescu
- B.D. în alerta - Vaduve cu termen redus (1971) - Capitanul Panait
- Bariera (1972, directed by Mircea Mureșan) - seful de post de jandarmi Iftimie
- (1973) - The Colonel
- Explozia (1973, directed by ) - Corbea
- (1974, directed by Virgil Calotescu)
- Dragostea începe vineri (1974)
- (1974, directed by ) - Oaie
- (1974, directed by )
- (1974)
- Actorul și sălbaticii (1975) - Costica Caratase
- (1975, directed by Virgil Calotescu) - Gogan
- (1976) - taximetristul Grigore Pascu
- Dincolo de pod (1976)
- (1976) - directorul Dumitru
- (1976, directed by ) - Retired Worker Firu
- Premiera (1976) - Titi Precup
- (1976, directed by )
- Casa de la miezul noptii (1976)
- (1976, directed by )
- (1977, directed by ) - Pamfilie / Popa Traista
- (1977)
- (1977, directed by ) - (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Iana, Ciprian (4 March 2019). "Averea lui Toma Caragiu, găsită în cărțile din biblioteca lui! Marele actor a murit la cutremurul din 4 martie 1977" [Toma Caragiu's fortune, found in the books in his library! The great actor died in the earthquake of March 4, 1977]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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- Romanian people of Aromanian descent
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