Alexandru Giugaru

Alexandru Giugaru (; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986) was a Romanian stage and film actor.

Early life Born in Huși, Fălciu County (present day Vaslui County), Romania, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in Cuza Vodă and studying at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest.

Career

After performing on various stages in Romania — including the National Theatre in Bucharest — he made the transition to film in 1925's Năbădăile Cleopatrei. Between 1925 and his retirement from the film industry in 1968, he appeared in over twenty films. His last film role before retirement was in 1968's Răpirea fecioarelor, directed by Dinu Cocea and starring Toma Caragiu and Marga Barbu. and there is a street named after him in Bucharest (Strada Alexandru Giugaru).

Personal life Alexandru Giugaru had two children; a son and a daughter. He died in Bucharest in 1986. In 2004, his daughter Alexandrina brought accusations of "piracy" against Societatea Română de Televiziune for using images of her father and his voice to promote the television station.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1925 Năbădăile Cleopatrei 1925 Legenda celor două cruci 1926 Cererea in căsătorie 1929 Storm of Love 1932 Tache 1943 Master Dumitrache Titircă 1954 A Lost Letter Zaharia Trahanache 1955 Aristică Bălănel 1955 Director of the D.R.G.B.P. 1955 Police Commissioner Turtureanu 1958 Iancu Pampon 1960 Telegrame The Prosecutor of the County Court 1960 The Merchant Lunardo Crèzzola 1960 Head of the Club 1962 Portarul 1963 The Clucer Nicolae Glogoveanu 1964 Mofturi 1900 Nae 1965 Meșterul Tănase 1966 Haiducii The Boyar Belivacă 1966 Plutonierul Vasile 1968 Hristea Belivacă 1968 1974