Alexandru Giugaru

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

Alexandru Giugaru
Born	(1897-06-23)23 June 1897 Huși, Kingdom of Romania
Died	15 March 1986(1986-03-15) (aged 88) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Alma mater	National University of Music Bucharest
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1968

Early life

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

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

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

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]