Emil Hossu

Emil Hossu (; 24 November 1941 – 25 January 2012) was a Romanian actor.

Biography Hossu was born into a Greek-Catholic family in Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County and grew up in Cluj. Hossu studied at the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts, With his first wife, violinist Anca Hossu, he had a son, Dan. 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, just as he was about to go on stage in a play called The Anniversary. He is interred at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.

Selected filmography (1968) (1969) – Mihai Songs of the Sea (1970) – Pavel (1973) – Lt. Marinică (1975) – Dr. Ovidiu Ghiculescu Accident (1976) – Lt. Nistor (1977) – Dr. Ovidiu Ghiculescu (1978) – Dobre (1979) – Ducu (1980) – Mircea Caropol (1980) – Delvos (1982) – A Norman knight The Secret of Bacchus (1984) – Victor Mirea (1984) – A plane pilot (1985) – Radu Cojar (1986) – Bogdan Mihai The Last Assault (1986) – Soldier Munteanu (1987) – Victor Mirea (1987) – La Peyrolle (1987) – Alexandru Truică (1988) – Horia Mihail (1989) – The movie director (1991) – The hotel manager The Earth's Most Beloved Son (1993) – Iustin Comănescu (1993) – Major "Sherlock Holmes" Oglinda (1993) – Col. Emilian Ionescu (1996) – Andrei Kemenici (1997) – Striker (1993) – Gen. Eremia Grigorescu Om sărac, om bogat (2006) – Mircea Prodan Chiquititas (2007) – Victor Mărăscu Inimă de țigan (2008) – Titel Fetele Marinarului (2009) – Don Juan Ho Ho Ho (2009) – Ion's father Iubire și onoare (2010–2011) – Titus