Octavian Cotescu

Actor
Born: 14.02.1931 in Dorohoi (Botoşani)
Died: 22.08.1985 in Sinaia (Prahova)

Graduate of the Dramatic Art Conservatory in Iasi (class of 1950). Assigned to the Municipal Theatre (today’s “L S Bulandra” Theatre) in Bucharest. Was a very appreciated academic at the “I L Caragiale” Institute for Theatre and Film where he acted also as rector between 1981-1985.
“ A profoundly innocent look. An air of guilelessness, pure and honest. A frank, round face. Then, all of a sudden, a new air of unjust offence makes his sweetness collapse all along his entire features, desolate, offended, wronged. These are the weapons with which Octavian Cotescu builds up his characters, mostly treacherous, snaky, shifty, guileful, anyway, far, very far from innocence.

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Known for:

1985

1983

1982

1972

Festivals / Awards

1985	ACIN		Special Jury Award (in memoriam)
1986	Costineşti	A Spare Moment Lucrare de control Marriage with Rehearsal	Special Jury Award (in memoriam)

Filmography

Actor

A Spare Moment	Moraru	1985
Lucrare de control		1985
Promises		1985
Marriage with Rehearsal	Costică	1985
Love in the Danube Delta	Joil	1984
On Watch by Himself	Eugen	1983
Too Hot for May	Teclu	1983
The Secret of Bacchus	Cocean	1983
The Hot Crumb of the Loaf of Bread		1983
A Swan in Winter	Mirea	1983
Fram (serial tv)		1983
The Escapade	Directorul	1982
Bucharest Identity Card	Costică	1982
I Remain with You	Secretarul PCR	1982
Theme no. 13: Old Age	Locatarul	1981
Circus Performers at the North Pole	Marcelloni	1981
The Computer Testifies	Ştefan Spirescu	1981
The Swallower of Swords	Primarul	1981
Circus Performers	Marcelloni	1981
Castle in the Carpathians	Impresarul	1980
Blackmail	Necula	1980
The Hope	I.C. Frimu	1979
Ion - The Curse of Love	Herdelea	1979
Memories from an Old Chest of Drawers	Pomponescu	1979
Alone among Friends	Adrianopol	1979
The Man We Need	Nedelcu	1979
Tragic Vacation	Manole	1978
The Moment	Arvinte Panait	1978
Together Again	Tatăl Corinei	1978
O scrisoare pierdută (film tv)	Nae Cațavencu	1977
The Daring Pilot Aurel Vlaicu	Alexandru Vlahuţă	1977
Shootings Under the Moonlight	Beldea	1977
Me, You and Ovid		1977
The Green Grass of the Carpathians	Ghimboaşă	1977
Gloria Won’t Sing	Leonard	1976
Totally Unprepared	Povestitorul	1976
Serenade for the 12th Floor	Profesorul	1976
Grandpa and Two Juvenile Delinquents	"Bunicul"	1976
The Instance Adjourns the Sentence	Bârsan	1976
Operation “Monster”	Eugen	1975
The Magic Circle	Mircea Vigu	1975
O plimbare cu barca	Marinescu	1975
The Hidden Mountain	Sâmbotan	1974
Un zâmbet pentru mai târziu	Berbecea	1974
The Prodigal Father	Boilă	1974
Păcală	Perceptorul	1973
The Owners	Mateescu	1973
Single-handed	Jandarmul	1973
Through Dusky Ways	Redactorul şef	1972
The Barrier	Viţu	1972
The Power and the Truth	Manu	1971
Ipu’s Death	Dr. Bunu	1971
The Siege	Trifu	1971
The Castle of the Doomed	Costăchel	1969
The Saturday Night Dance	Toma	1967
The Mornings of a Sensible Youth	Ştefan	1966
The Love Ended at Dawn	Mihai	1963
Iubirea e un lucru foarte mare - Tanța și Costel (serial tv)	Costel	1962
The Portrait of an Unknown	Lt. Dragu	1960

Articles & Interviews

Actorii noştri - Octavian Cotescu - Dan Comşa
Actorii noştri – Octavian Cotescu (1) - Eva Sîrbu
Octavian Cotescu: Eu sunt vinovat! - Mihai Iacob
Octavian Cotescu - Ei văzuţi de ei - Lucian Pintilie
Octavian Cotescu – Împotriva lui însuşi - Sanda Faur
Octavian Cotescu – microprofil - Magda Mihăilescu
Octavian Cotescu – Fişă aproape personală - Eva Sîrbu
Octavian Cotescu – „Omul n-are vârstă...” - Eva Sîrbu
Promoţia IATC 1975, secţia Actorie - Dana Medar

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