Constantin Codrescu

Constantin Codrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtiŋ koˈdresku]; 5 September 1931 – 13 November 2022) was a Romanian actor.^[1] He appeared in more than thirty films since 1953.

Constantin Codrescu Grand Cross and Sash ranks of the Order of the Star of Romania
Born	(1931-09-05)5 September 1931 Huși, Kingdom of Romania
Died	13 November 2022(2022-11-13) (aged 91) Bucharest, Romania
Burial place	Snagov
Other names	Constantin "Puiu" Codrescu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2022
Spouse(s)	Valeria Gagialov Marga Barbu Adina Georgescu Ildiko Codrescu
Awards	Order of Cultural Merit [ro]

Born in Huși, he was raised in northern Bukovina, but had to move to Bucharest after the region was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940.^[2]

In the early 1950s he was married to actress Valeria Gagialov, but some strange circumstances involving his mother (who tried to poison his wife) led to divorce.^[3] Afterwards he was married for five years to actress Margareta-Yvonne Butuc (later known as Marga Barbu);^[4] after divorcing her in 1959, he married Adina Georgescu in 1963, but this marriage also did not last long. In 1972 he found employment at the Hungarian Theatre in Târgu Mureș, where he met and later married actress Ildiko Codrescu.^[1]

Codrescu died on 13 November 2022, at the age of 91.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	The Bugler's Grandsons	Illes
1954	The Sun Rises	Illes
1956	Mîndrie
1957	The Mill of Good Luck	Ghiță
1962	Pustiul	Cardilogoui
1963	Partea ta de vina	Banu
1964	Strainul
1965	The White Moor
1966	Răscoala	Baloleanu
1967	Zodia Fecioarei	Arghir
1967	The Subterranean	Albu
1971	Michael the Brave	Wallachian Prince Alexander the Bad
1971	Haiducii lui Șaptecai	Lanuli
1971	Zestrea domnitei Ralu	Ianuli
1974	De buna voie si nesilit de nimeni
1975	Evadarea	ofiterul roman Vlasceanu
1975	Mastodontul	Enciu
1975	Cercul magic	Mihai Onu
1976	Bunicul si doi delincventi minori
1976	Roscovanul	Florica Potra
1977	Pentru patrie'	C.A. Rosetti
1979	Vlad Țepeș	Iunus Beg
1979	Bietul Ioanide	Dinu Gaittani
1980	La rascrucea marilor furtuni	Eliade-Radulescu
1981	Capcana mercenarilor	Mayer
1982	Trandafirul galben	Rosetti
1985	The Silver Mask	Hellade
1985	Sezonul pescarusilor
1986	Colierul de turcoaze	Primul cauzas
1986	Batalia din umbra	Mihai Cernalanu
1986	Un oaspete la cina	profesorul Pandrea
1987	Padurea de fagi
1987	Totul se plateste	Eliade
1989	Martori disparuti
1989	Flori de gheata
1989	Lacrima cerului
1993	Doi haiduci si o crâsmarita
1998	Train of Life	Sage 1
2004	Magnatul
2007	Daria, iubirea mea	Marcel	TV Series
2010	Moștenirea	Toni	TV Series
2014	The Lego Movie	Vitruvius	Romanian voice
2021	Pup-o, mă! 2: Mireasa nebună	The old peasant #2
2021	Scara	Priest Necula	(final film role)