Dem Rădulescu

Dem Rădulescu (Romanian pronunciation: [dem rəduˈlesku]; 21 September 1931 – 17 September 2000) was a Romanian theatre, film and television actor and academic.[1] He was also a professor at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest.

Dem Rădulescu
Sebastian Papaiani (left) and Dem Rădulescu (right)
Born
Dumitru R. Rădulescu

(1931-09-21)21 September 1931
Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County, Romania
Died17 September 2000(2000-09-17) (aged 68)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1959–1996

Personal life

Rădulescu was born in Râmnicu Vâlcea in a family of merchants. After graduating from the Nicolae Balcescu National College (now known as Alexandru Lahovary National College) in Râmnicu Vâlcea, he had to make a choice between a career as a professional sportsman (boxing) and acting. He was even awarded a golden star at an amateur boxing championship.

In 1956, he won first prize for interpreting "Steaguri pe turnuri" (he played the bandit Rijikov) at a contest dedicated to young actors. He was then scouted by Sică Alexandrescu which meant the beginning of Rădulescu's acting career. Rădulescu befriended Ion Cojar and Liviu Ciulei; with the later he collaborated for the role of Farfuridi in O scrisoare pierdută, where he had exceptional actors as colleagues: Rodica Tapalagă, Petre Gheorghiu, Ştefan Bănică, Mircea Diaconu, Octavian Cotescu, Cioranu and Ciulei himself. Liviu Ciulei called Dem Rădulescu "a genius of acting".

He died of a heart attack on 17 September 2000 in București, after previously having suffered a stroke.

Selected filmography
  • Secretul cifrului (1960)
  • Telegrame (1960) - Alt jucator de biliard
  • Vacanta la mare (1963)
  • A fost prietenul meu (1963)
  • La vârsta dragostei (1963) - Guta
  • Un surâs în plină vară (1963) - Petrica
  • Politică şi... delicatese (1963)
  • Dragoste la zero grade (1964) - Brica
  • Gaudeamus igitur (1965) - Spirea
  • Neamul Soimarestilor (1965) - Lie, Tudor Soimaru's Servant
  • The Lace Wars (1965)
  • La porţile pământului (1966) - Bibanul
  • Corigenţa domnului professor (1966) - Macearul
  • Sept hommes et une garce (1966) - colonel von Schlering
  • Subteranul (1967) - Olteanu
  • De trei ori București (1967) - (segment "Aterizare forţată")
  • Vin cicliştii (1968) - Mişu
  • K.O. (1968) - Flinta
  • Brigada Diverse intră în acţiune (1970) - Gogu Steriade
  • B.D. în alerta - Profesorul de mimica (1970) - Gogu Steriade
  • Antinevralgicu (1970, TV Short)
  • Brigada Diverse în alertă! (1970) - Gogu Steriade
  • Fraţii (1971) - Gogu Steriade
  • B.D. la munte şi la mare (1971) - Gogu Steriade
  • B.D. în alerta - Vaduve cu termen redus (1971) - Gogu Steriade
  • Tonight We'll Dance at Home (1972) - Temistocle
  • Veronica (1973) - Motanul Dănilă
  • Explozia (1973) - Neagu
  • Veronica se întoarce (1973) - Motanul Dănilă
  • Originea şi evoluţia vehiculelor (1973, TV Short)
  • Comedie fantastică (1975) - Extraterestul
  • Serenada pentru etajul XII (1976) - Ambulance Driver
  • Premiera (1976) - Fanache Verzea
  • Bufetul mimoza (1976, TV Short)
  • Tufa de Venetia (1977)
  • O Scrisoare pierdută (1977, TV Movie) - Tache Farfuridi
  • Fair Play (1977)
  • Aurel Vlaicu (1977) - I. L. Caragiale
  • Eu, tu şi Ovidiu (1978) - Tov. Ionescu
  • Expresul de Buftea (1978) - Regizor / dur
  • Braţele Afroditei (1979) - Rotaru
  • Şapca şi pălăria (1979, TV Short)
  • Şantaj (1981)
  • Saltimbancii (1981) - Cezar Siboli
  • Grăbeşte-te încet (1981)
  • Destine romantice (1981)
  • Am o idee (1981) - Antrenor 1
  • Milionar la minut (1982, TV Series)
  • Un Saltimbanc la Polul Nord (1983) - Siboli
  • Fram (1983, TV Series)
  • Bocet vesel (1984)
  • Secretul lui Bachus (1984) - Sterea
  • Galax, omul papusa (1984) - Professor
  • Coana Chiriţa (1986) - Grigorie Bârzoi
  • Primăvara bobocilor (1987)
  • Chiriţa la Iaşi (1987) - Grigorie Bârzoi
  • Uimitoarele aventuri ale muschetarilor (1988) - Mischellieu (voice)
  • Secretul armei secrete (1988) - Marele Sfetnic
  • Omul din Buzău (1988, TV Short)
  • Harababura (1990)
  • O Invitaţie (1993, TV Short)
  • A doua cădere a Constantinopolului (1994)
  • Politică înaltă (1994, TV Short)
  • Titanic vals (1994) - Spiridon ,,Spirache" Necșulescu
  • Atmosfera încărcată (1996, TV Short) - (final appearance)

References
  1. "Dem Rădulescu - Actor - CineMagia.ro", Cinemagia, retrieved 6 February 2018
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