| Emil Hossu | |
| Birth Name: | Emil Vasilie Hossu |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting Place: | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Nationality: | Romanian |
| Alma Mater: | Institute of Theatre and Film Arts |
| Children: | Dan Hossu |
| Occupation: | Film and theatre actor |
| Awards: | National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank |
Emil Hossu (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /eˈmil ˈhosu/; 24 November 1941 – 25 January 2012) was a Romanian actor.[1] Hossu was born into a Greek-Catholic family in Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County and grew up in Cluj. Since his father was a diplomat during the time of Ion Antonescu, his whole family was deported on August 23, 1945 to a camp in Germany; after a year and three months, they escaped and returned to Romania. In 1948, his father was sent by the Communist authorities to forced labor at the Danube–Black Sea Canal, from where he returned after 6 months, only to die from cancer.
Hossu studied at the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts, which he graduated in 1965.[2] With his first wife, violonist Anca Hossu, he had a son, Dan.[3] He was a well-known actor of stage and screen in the 1980s and 1990s, having performed in over 50 movies and stage productions. In 2002, he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.
At the time of his death, on 25 January 2012, he was performing at the in Bucharest alongside his wife of 20 years, the actress Catrinel Dumitrescu. Hossu died of a cardiac arrest,[4] just as he was about to go on stage in a play called The Anniversary.[2] He is interred at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.[3]