Emil Hossu

Romanian actor (1941–2012)

Anca Hossu

(divorced)

Catrinel Dumitrescu

(m. 1992)

ChildrenDan HossuAwardsNational Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank

Emil Hossu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈmil ˈhosu]; 24 November 1941 – 25 January 2012) was a Romanian actor.^[1]

Hossu was born into a Greek-Catholic family in Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County and grew up in Cluj.^[2] Since his father was a diplomat during the time of Ion Antonescu, his whole family was deported on August 23, 1945 to a camp in Germany; after a year and three months, they escaped and returned to Romania. In 1948, his father was sent by the Communist authorities to forced labor at the Danube–Black Sea Canal, from where he returned after 6 months, only to die from cancer.^[3]

After completing Cantemir Vodă High School in Bucharest,^[4] Hossu studied at the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts,^[3] which he graduated in 1965.^[2] With his first wife, violonist Anca Hossu, he had a son, Dan.^[5] 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.^[6]

At the time of his death, on 25 January 2012, he was performing at the Nottara Theatre [ro] in Bucharest alongside his wife of 20 years, the actress Catrinel Dumitrescu. Hossu died of a cardiac arrest,^[3] just as he was about to go on stage in a play called The Anniversary.^[2] He is interred at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.^[5]

Selected filmography

La datorie [ro] (1968)
Simpaticul domn R [ro] (1969) – Mihai
Songs of the Sea (1970) – Pavel
Aventurile lui Babușcă [ro] (1973) – Lt. Marinică
Toamna bobocilor [ro] (1975) – Dr. Ovidiu Ghiculescu
Accident (1976) – Lt. Nistor
Iarna bobocilor [ro] (1977) – Dr. Ovidiu Ghiculescu
Totul pentru fotbal [ro] (1978) – Dobre
Avaria [ro] (1979) – Ducu
Bună seara, Irina! [ro] (1980) – Mircea Caropol
La răscrucea marilor furtuni [ro] (1980) – Delvos
Guillaume le conquérant [ro; fr] (1982) – A Norman knight
The Secret of Bacchus (1984) – Victor Mirea
Zbor periculos [ro] (1984) – A plane pilot
Sosesc păsările călătoare [ro] (1985) – Radu Cojar
Vară sentimentală [ro] (1986) – Bogdan Mihai
The Last Assault (1986) – Soldier Munteanu
Secretul lui Nemesis [ro] (1987) – Victor Mirea
Totul se plătește [ro] (1987) – La Peyrolle
Cale liberă [ro] (1987) – Alexandru Truică
Să-ți vorbesc despre mine [ro] (1988) – Horia Mihail
Un studio în căutarea unei vedete [ro] (1989) – The movie director
Harababura [ro] (1991) – The hotel manager
The Earth's Most Beloved Son (1993) – Iustin Comănescu
Liceenii în alertă [ro] (1993) – Major "Sherlock Holmes"
Oglinda (1993) – Col. Emilian Ionescu
Point Zero [ro] (1996) – Andrei Kemenici
Une mère comme on n'en fait plus [fr] (1997) – Striker
Triunghiul morții [ro] (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

References

^ "Emil Hossu, data și locul nașterii". Tribuna (in Romanian). January 26, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stănilă, Ionela (November 24, 2023). "Marea iubire a lui Emil Hossu, actorul care a murit pe scenă. Ce i-a spus soției sale în ultimele clipe". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Povestea lui Emil Hossu: de la copilăria într-un lăgar din Germania la viața de actor de succes în România". România Liberă (in Romanian). January 25, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "Istoric" (in Romanian). Cantemir Vodă National College. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Stanca, Andre (January 27, 2012). "Emil Hossu avea un fiu din prima căsătorie". România Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ Decretul Președintelui României nr. 1.042 din 13 decembrie 2002 privind conferirea unor decorații naționale, Monitorul Oficial, December 19, 2002