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Jacques Sandulescu(1928-2010)

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Jacques Sandulescu was born on 21 February 1928 in Romania. He was an actor, known for Trading Places (1983), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 19 November 2010 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
BornFebruary 21, 1928
DiedNovember 19, 2010(82)
BornFebruary 21, 1928
DiedNovember 19, 2010(82)
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Known for

Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places
7.5
  • Creepy Man
  • 1983
Barbra Streisand and George Segal in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
The Owl and the Pussycat
6.4
  • Rapzinsky
  • 1970
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Peasant Man
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
The Pope of Greenwich Village
6.6
  • Chef
  • 1984

Credits

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Actor

  • Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Boris
    • 2002
  • Lili Taylor and John Turturro in O.K. Garage (1998)
    O.K. Garage
    5.0
    • Taxi Driver
    • 1998
  • Paranoia (1997)
    Paranoia
    4.9
    • Vanya
    • 1997
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Isaac Skolnick
    • 1991
  • Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Beals in Vampire's Kiss (1988)
    Vampire's Kiss
    6.1
    • Ukrainian (as Jacques Sandlescu)
    • 1988
  • Margaret Colin in Leg Work (1987)
    Leg Work
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lou Carson
    • 1987
  • Murder by the Book (1987)
    Murder by the Book
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Timothy
    • 1987
  • Tales from the Darkside (1983)
    Tales from the Darkside
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Nanoosh
    • 1986
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Thug #1
    • 1985
  • The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
    The Pope of Greenwich Village
    6.6
    • Chef
    • 1984
  • Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks in Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
    Moscow on the Hudson
    6.5
    • Truck Driver
    • 1984
  • Trading Places (1983)
    Trading Places
    7.5
    • Creepy Man
    • 1983
  • Jean Satterfield in Born in Flames (1983)
    Born in Flames
    6.6
    • Foreman at Second Site
    • 1983
  • Russian Roulette (1975)
    Russian Roulette
    5.7
    • Gorki
    • 1975
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Peasant Man
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jacques Sandlescu
  • Born
    • February 21, 1928
    • Romania
  • Died
    • November 19, 2010
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    Probably best remembered in Trading Places, as the man who pushes aside the sleeping lady on the Police Station bench, then forcibly sits next to Dan Aykroyd's girlfriend, and then asks questions and makes comments about her purse.

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