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Toma Caragiu(1925-1977)

  • Actor
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Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, playing either comedy or drama, but having a special attraction to the comic movies. He tragically died during the earthquake in Bucharest in 1977, being trapped under the remains of the block of flats he lived in, which collapsed. His body was found days later. An unexpected death for the man who always succeeded to make the oppressed Romanians in Ceausescu's communist era laugh.
BornAugust 21, 1925
DiedMarch 4, 1977(51)
BornAugust 21, 1925
DiedMarch 4, 1977(51)
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Known for

Jean Constantin, Cezara Dafinescu, and Draga Olteanu Matei in The Poseidon Explosion (1972)
The Poseidon Explosion
6.6
  • First Secretary Ticu Corbea
  • 1972
The Miscellaneous Brigade on the Watch (1971)
B.D. în alerta - Profesorul de mimica
8.6
  • Capitanul Panait
  • 1970
The Miscellaneous Brigade on the Watch (1971)
B.D. în alerta - Vaduve cu termen redus
8.6
  • Capitanul Panait
  • 1971
Nufarul rosu (1956)
Nufarul rosu
8.6
  • Actor
  • 1956

Credits

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  • Marele singuratic (1977)
    Marele singuratic
    7.4
    • Inginer agronom
    • 1977
  • The Mace with Three Seals (1977)
    The Mace with Three Seals
    7.7
    • Pamfilie
    • Popa Traista
    • 1977
  • Toma Caragiu, Marin Moraru, Florin Piersic, Stela Popescu, Dem Rădulescu, Anna Széles, and Vasilica Tastaman in Tufa de Venetia (1977)
    Tufa de Venetia
    6.9
    • Directorul
    • 1977
  • Gloria nu cînta
    7.0
    • 1976
  • Premiera (1976)
    Premiera
    7.8
    • Titi Precup
    • 1976
  • Ulise si Penelopa (1976)
    Ulise si Penelopa
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator
    • 1976
  • Serenade for the 12th Floor (1976)
    Serenade for the 12th Floor
    7.1
    • Retired Worker Firu
    • 1976
  • Casa de la miezul noptii (1976)
    Casa de la miezul noptii
    6.8
    • 1976
  • Toma Caragiu, Octavian Cotescu, and Marin Moraru in Operation 'The Monster' (1976)
    Operation 'The Monster'
    8.5
    • directorul Dumitru
    • 1976
  • Mircea Albulescu, Leopoldina Balanuta, and Maria Ploae in Dincolo de pod (1976)
    Dincolo de pod
    6.4
    • 1976
  • Singuratatea florilor (1976)
    Singuratatea florilor
    7.0
    • taximetristul Grigore Pascu
    • 1976
  • The Mastodon (1975)
    The Mastodon
    6.8
    • Gogan
    • 1975
  • The Actor and the Savages (1975)
    The Actor and the Savages
    8.6
    • Costica Caratase
    • 1975
  • Motive
    7.8
    TV Short
    • 1974
  • Nu filmam sa ne amuzam (1974)
    Nu filmam sa ne amuzam
    7.0
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 21, 1925
    • Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania
  • Died
    • March 4, 1977
    • Bucharest, Romania(earthquake)
  • Spouse
    • Elena Caragiu? - March 4, 1977 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Actor Toma Caragiu died in an earthquake in Bucharest on the 4th March 1977. Other victims from the film community in Bucharest were actress Eliza Petrachescu and director Alexandru Bocanet.

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