Constantin Codrescu Explained

Constantin Codrescu
Birth Date:5 September 1931
Birth Place:Huși, Kingdom of Romania
Death Place:Bucharest, Romania
Burial Place:Snagov
Othername:Constantin "Puiu" Codrescu
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1953–2022
Spouse:Valeria Gagialov
Marga Barbu
Adina Georgescu
Ildiko Codrescu

Constantin Codrescu (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /konstanˈtiŋ koˈdresku/; 5 September 1931 – 13 November 2022) was a Romanian actor.[1] He appeared in more than thirty films since 1953.

Born in Huși, he was raised in northern Bukovina, but had to move to Bucharest after the region was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940.[2]

In the early 1950s he was married to actress Valeria Gagialov, but some strange circumstances involving his mother (who tried to poison his wife) led to divorce.[3] Afterwards he was married for five years to actress Margareta-Yvonne Butuc (later known as Marga Barbu);[4] after divorcing her in 1959, he married Adina Georgescu in 1963, but this marriage also did not last long. In 1972 he found employment at the Hungarian Theatre in Târgu Mureș, where he met and later married actress Ildiko Codrescu.[1]

Codrescu died on 13 November 2022, at the age of 91.[5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953The Bugler's GrandsonsIlles
1954The Sun RisesIlles
1956Mîndrie
1957The Mill of Good LuckGhiță
1962PustiulCardilogoui
1963Partea ta de vinaBanu
1964Strainul
1965The White Moor
1966RăscoalaBaloleanu
1967Zodia FecioareiArghir
1967The SubterraneanAlbu
1971Michael the BraveWallachian Prince Alexander the Bad
1971Haiducii lui ȘaptecaiLanuli
1971Zestrea domnitei RaluIanuli
1974De buna voie si nesilit de nimeni
1975Evadareaofiterul roman Vlasceanu
1975MastodontulEnciu
1975Cercul magicMihai Onu
1976Bunicul si doi delincventi minori
1976RoscovanulFlorica Potra
1977Pentru patrie'C.A. Rosetti
1979Vlad ȚepeșIunus Beg
1979Bietul IoanideDinu Gaittani
1980La rascrucea marilor furtuniEliade-Radulescu
1981Capcana mercenarilorMayer
1982Trandafirul galbenRosetti
1985The Silver MaskHellade
1985Sezonul pescarusilor
1986Colierul de turcoazePrimul cauzas
1986Batalia din umbraMihai Cernalanu
1986Un oaspete la cinaprofesorul Pandrea
1987Padurea de fagi
1987Totul se platesteEliade
1989Martori disparuti
1989Flori de gheata
1989Lacrima cerului
1993Doi haiduci si o crâsmarita
1998Train of LifeSage 1
2004Magnatul
2007Daria, iubirea meaMarcel TV Series
2010MoștenireaToniTV Series
2014The Lego MovieVitruviusRomanian voice
2021Pup-o, mă! 2: Mireasa nebunăThe old peasant #2
2021ScaraPriest Necula(final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiica adoptivă a actorului Constantin Codrescu: "Nu mai vrea să audă de noi". www.libertatea.ro. ro. Gabriel. Peneș. 11 December 2009. 15 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Constantin Codrescu și timpul prin care a trecut. Adevărul. ro. Loreta. Popa. 30 June 2020. 15 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Destinul tragic al actorului Constantin Codrescu. Propria mamă i-a otrăvit soția: "Îi oferea Valeriei mâncare peste care presăra niște prafuri ciudate!". Adevărul. ro. Adrian. Epure. 5 May 2017. 15 February 2021.
  4. Web site: 9 ani fără Marga Barbu. A fost căsătorită de trei ori, din dragoste. www.click.ro. Marina. Dohi. 31 March 2018 . ro. 15 February 2021.
  5. News: Actorul Constantin Codrescu a murit . 14 November 2022 . Digi24 . 14 November 2022.