Dhimitër Orgocka | |
Birth Date: | 1936 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Korçë, Albania |
Death Place: | Korçë, Albania |
Occupation: | Actor, film director |
Years Active: | 1958–2021 |
Spouse: | Dhorkë Orgocka (m. ?–2002) |
Awards: | People's Artist |
Dhimitër Orgocka (24 October 1936 – 1 January 2021)[1] was an Albanian film and theater actor and director, and People's Artist of Albania for his artistical merits.
He was born in 1936 in Korçë, Albania, when Zog I was King of Albania, and graduated in the Faculty of Albanian Language in the University of Tirana. He was married to Dhorkë Orgocka, a Merited Artist of Albania actress.
He died of cerebral hemorrhage.[2]
Orgocka started to work as a director right after school in the Andon Zako Çajupi theater of Korçë, in which he has directed around 100 premières.
His first role as an actor was that of Gjergj in the "Great Love" (Albanian: Dashuria e madhe) drama from Fatmir Gjata, whereas his first work as a director was that of "The house on the lane" (Albanian: Shtëpia në rrugicë) from Teodor Laço. He has also acted in movies such as in "The Gramaphone General" (Albanian: Gjeneral gramafoni), and "Nothing can be forgotten" (Albanian: Asgjë nuk harrohet).
He was a recipient of the following national and international awards:
In 2007, The House of Culture of Maliq was named after him, "Dhimitër Orgocka House of Culture".