![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/%25C8%2598tefan_Iordache_in_%25C3%258Entoarce-te_%25C8%2599i_mai_prive%25C8%2599te_odat%25C4%2583%252C_April_1981.png/640px-%25C8%2598tefan_Iordache_in_%25C3%258Entoarce-te_%25C8%2599i_mai_prive%25C8%2599te_odat%25C4%2583%252C_April_1981.png&w=640&q=50)
Ștefan Iordache
Romanian actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ștefan Iordache (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan jorˈdake]; 3 February 1941 – 14 September 2008)[1] was a Romanian actor.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Ștefan Iordache | |
---|---|
![]() Iordache in Întoarce-te și mai privește odată, April 1981 | |
Born | (1941-02-03)3 February 1941 Calafat, Dolj County, Kingdom of Romania |
Died | 14 September 2008(2008-09-14) (aged 67) Vienna, Austria |
Burial place | Gruiu, Ilfov County, Romania |
Nationality | Romanian |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1964–2007 |
Spouse | Mihaela Tonitza |
Awards | National Order of Faithful Service, Officer rank |
Close
Born in Calafat, Dolj County, he spent his childhood there before moving to the Rahova neighborhood of Bucharest. He failed being admitted into medical school, worked for a while as an accountant, and then enrolled in the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).[2]
In 2000, Iordache was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Officer rank.[3] In 2006, he was voted the best actor in Romania.[4] He died of leukemia, aged 67, in Vienna, Austria, and was buried with military honors in Gruiu, Ilfov County.[2]