Dinu Cocea

Constantin "Dinu" Cocea (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin (ˈdinu) ˈkotʃe̯a]; 22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Dinu Cocea
Born	Constantin Cocea (1929-09-22)22 September 1929 Periș, Ilfov County, Romania
Died	26 December 2013(2013-12-26) (aged 84) Paris, France
Education	Gheorghe Lazăr High School
Alma mater	Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1958–1982
Spouse	Elena Cocea
Children	Oana

Biography

Dinu Cocea was born in Periș,^[1] into a well-known theatrical family; his relatives included N. D. Cocea, Alice Cocéa, and Dina Cocea. He completed his secondary studies at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School^[2] and then studied at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest, graduating in 1953.^[3]

In 1985 he emigrated to France.^[4] Cocea died from heart failure on 26 December 2013, aged 84, in Paris. He was survived by his daughter, Oana.^[5]

Filmography

As director

• Haiducii (1966)
• Răpirea fecioarelor [ro] (1968)
• Răzbunarea haiducilor [ro] (1968)
• Haiducii lui Șaptecai (1971)
• Zestrea domniței Ralu [ro] (1971)
• Săptămîna nebunilor [ro] (1971)
• Parașutiștii [ro] (1972)
• The Hajduk rebellion [fr] – TV series (1972)
• Stejar – extremă urgență [ro] (1974)
• Nu opriți ventilatorul (1976)
• Lanțul neglijențelor (1976)
• Instanța amână pronunțarea (1976)
• Ecaterina Teodoroiu [ro] (1978)
• Iancu Jianu, zapciul [ro] (1980)
• Iancu Jianu, haiducul [ro] (1981)