Dinu Cocea | |
Birth Name: | Constantin Cocea |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1929 |
Birth Place: | Periș, Ilfov County, Romania |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Education: | Gheorghe Lazăr High School |
Alma Mater: | Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art |
Occupation: | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Spouse: | Elena Cocea |
Children: | Oana |
Years Active: | 1958–1982 |
Constantin "Dinu" Cocea (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /konstanˈtin (ˈdinu) ˈkotʃe̯a/; 22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Dinu Cocea was born in Periș,[1] into a well-known theatrical family; his relatives included N. D. Cocea, Alice Cocéa, and Dina Cocea. He completed his secondary studies at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School[2] and then studied at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest, graduating in 1953.[3]
In 1985 he emigrated to France.[4] Cocea died from heart failure on 26 December 2013, aged 84, in Paris. He was survived by his daughter, Oana.[5]