Ion Besoiu

Ion Besoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon beˈsoju]; 11 March 1931, in Sibiu – 18 January 2017, in Bucharest) was a Romanian actor.

Ion Besoiu
Ion Besoiu.
Born	(1931-03-11)11 March 1931 Sibiu, Romania
Died	18 January 2017(2017-01-18) (aged 85) Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2009

He appeared in some of the most important Romanian films from the Communist period:[1] "Furtuna", "Neamul Şoimăreştilor", "Haiducii", "Răscoala", "Mihai Viteazul", "Ciprian Porumbescu", "Păcală", "Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii", "Ultima noapte de dragoste", "Lumini şi umbre", "Ce neagră e mama" and "Toate pânzele sus!". He died in Bucharest in 2017.[2]

Selected filmography

• Thirst (1961)
• Haiducii (1966)
• Michael the Brave (1970)
• The Actor and the Savages (1975)
• Toate pînzele sus (1976-1978)
• Mihail, câine de circ (1979)
• The Last Assault (1985)
• Loverboy (2011)
• Bucharest Non Stop (2015)

Awards

• In 2002, he received the Excellency Prize of Romanian Cinematography.
• In 2001 he was declared Citizen of Honour of Sibiu.

References

1. "CNSAS: Ion Besoiu a colaborat cu Securitatea" (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
2. "Ion Besoiu a murit. Actorul avea 85 de ani". REALITATEA.NET. Retrieved 2017-01-18.

External links

• Ion Besoiu on IMDb