Toma Caragiu

Actor
Born: 21.08.1926 in Argos Orestikon (Greece)
Died: 04.03.1977 in Bucharest

In 1945 he enrolled at the Law Faculty, which he abandoned in favor of the Theatre Conservatory (class of 1950) and where he studied with professors Victor Ion Popa, Ion Manolescu and Mihai Popescu. He made his stage debut at the National Theatre in Bucharest with a part in "Olmedo" by Lope de Vega. After a short while spent at the theatre in Constanța, he began acting at the theatre in Ploiești in 1951, where he had attended high-school. He made a name for himself as one of the greatest comic actors of the Romanian theatre. His reputation brought him on the stage of the Bulandra Theatre, where he performed some of his best roles in “The Threepenny Opera”,"D-ale carnavalului", “O scrisoare pierdută", “Elisabeth the 1st”, “Night Asylum” and many more.
“A unique outburst of artistic vitality, explosive and great talent, able to do anything he pleases. He can endow any character with verisimilitude; he can transport you anywhere, because you believe in him and go along blindfolded.” (Sanda Faur, Almanah Cinema 1975)

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Known for:

1976

1975

1972

1967

Festivals / Awards

1977	ACIN		Award for Best Performing Actor (Film) – Lifetime Achievement (in memoriam)

Filmography

Actor

Gloria Won’t Sing	Physics Teacher	1976
The Mace with Three Seals	Pamfilie	1976
The Great Solitary	Agronomist	1976
Totally Unprepared	Director	1976
Serenade for the 12th Floor	Firu	1976
The First Performance	Titi Precup	1976
Flowers of Loneliness	Pascu	1975
The Mastodon	Gogan	1975
Operation “Monster”	Dumitru	1975
We Do Not Film Just for Fun	Berbecaru	1974
The Actor and the Savages	Caratase	1974
The Prodigal Father	Oaie	1974
August in Flames	Mizdrache, Șeful Siguranței	1973
Three Secret Letters	Dărăban	1973
The Owners	Vereşezan	1973
Love Begins on Friday	Foreman Panait	1973
The Ballad	Imperial Colonel	1972
The Poseidon Explosion	Corbea	1972
The Barrier	Eftimie	1972
The Dowry of Lady Ralu	Former Priest	1971
B.D. in the Mountains and on the Seaside	Capt. Panait	1971
B.D. in Alert	Capt. Panait	1970
The Week of the Madmen	Former Priest	1970
Drumul spinos al iubirii	Sasu	1970
The Making of the World	Marinescu	1970
The Outlaws of Captain Anghel	Former Priest	1970
Brigade Miscellaneous Steps In	Capt. Panait	1970
Piscicultura		1968
K.O.	Olimpian	1967
The Kidnapping of the Maidens	Former Priest	1967
The Revenge of the Outlaws	Former Priest	1967
Three Times Bucharest	Citizen A	1967
Underneath the Surface	Florescu	1967
Head of the Soul’s Department	Horaţiu	1967
The Theacher’s Exam	Circus Adviser	1966
The Outlaws	Former Priest	1965
The White Trial	Ciripoi	1965
The District of Gaiety	Gheorghe Gheorghe	1964
A Sentimental Summer	Vlad's Father	1961
Sentimental Story	Ioachim	1961
The Streets Remember	Comissioner	1961
I Don’t Want to Get Married		1960
The Red Water Lily		1955

Articles & Interviews

Muzica lui Caragiu - Radu Cosaşu
Toma Caragiu – „Comedia e în noi” - Eva Sîrbu
Toma Caragiu – Fişă aproape personală - Eva Sîrbu
Toma Caragiu: inteligenţă în acţiune - Magda Mihăilescu
Toma Caragiu - O fişă pe lună - Adina Darian
Ultimul interviu cu Toma Caragiu - Paul Silvestru
“Arhiva Activă” UNATC - prima proiecție la București

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