Amza Pellea

Amza Pellea

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1931-04-07
Deathday: 1983-12-12 (52 years old)

Biography

Amza Pellea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈamza ˈpele̯a]; 7 April 1931 – 12 December 1983) was a Romanian actor noted for playing Romanian national heroes on film.

He was born in Băilești, Oltenia, and attended the Carol I High School in Craiova. He later played at the Craiova Theatre, then at the Small Theatre, the Nottara Theatre, the Comedy Theatre, and the National Theatre in Bucharest, and also was a professor at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.

Pellea played numerous comic and serious roles. In cinema he was most noted for his roles portraying historical leaders. His earliest leading roles were as Romanian national heroes, beginning with Decebalus in Dacii (1967) and Columna (1968). He also portrayed Michael the Brave in Mihai Viteazul (1971).

His most famous comic role was as "Nea Mărin" (Uncle Marin), a character representing the archetypal Oltenian peasant. Mărin first appeared in TV comedy sketches. The character graduated to the cinema in Nea Mărin miliardar (Uncle Marin, the Billionaire), in which Pellea played the dual role of the naive Marin and the American billionaire he is mistaken for. Nea Mărin miliardar is ranked 1 in the top most viewed Romanian films of all time.He played other historical figures such as Vladică Hariton in Tudor din Vladimiri and Voivode Basarab in Croitorii cei mari din Valahia. He also appeared in Răscoala and Haiducii. In 1977 he won the award for Best Actor at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in The Doom.

He died of cancer in 1983 and is buried at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.

In a 2006 poll conducted by Romanian Television to identify the "100 greatest Romanians of all time", Pellea came in 60th.

Filmography

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Movies 58

Militia Colonel
Blackmail

Blackmail (1981)

Movie
General Alexandru Cernat
For Motherland

For Motherland (1977)

Movie
Colonel de Militie
Accident

Accident (1977)

Movie
Peasant Manolache Preda
The Punishment

The Punishment (1976)

Movie
Sultanul Ahmed
Cantemir

Cantemir (1975)

Movie
General Crook
Ulzana

Ulzana (1974)

Movie
Fratele lui Semaca
The Last Bullet

The Last Bullet (1973)

Movie
profesorul Carol Miculi
Ciprian Porumbescu

Ciprian Porumbescu (1973)

Movie
Decebal - Dacian King
The Column

The Column (1968)

Movie
Dacian King Decebalus
The Dacians

The Dacians (1967)

Movie
Comandantul trupelor
The Uprising

The Uprising (1966)

Movie
Captain Simeon Birnova
The Soimaresti Clan

The Soimaresti Clan (1965)

Movie
Gîrbea fiul
Tudor

Tudor (1963)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-04-07

Deathday
1983-12-12 (52 years old)

Birth Place
Băileşti, Dolj, Romania

Religion
Romanian Orthodox Church

Children
Oana Pellea

Citizenships
Romania

Also Known As
Amza Pelea, Амза Пелля

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