Emil Hossu

Romanian actor (1941–2012)

Emil Hossu
Born	Emil Vasilie Hossu (1941-11-24)24 November 1941 Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Romania
Died	25 January 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 70) Bucharest, Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery
Nationality	Romanian
Occupation(s)	Film actor, Theatre actor
Spouse	Catrinel Dumitrescu (m.???-d.2012)

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. He was a well-known actor of stage and screen in the 1980s and 1990s, having performed in over 50 movies and stage productions. At the time of his death, on 25 January 2012, he was performing at the Nottara Theatre in Bucharest alongside his wife, the actress Catrinel Dumitrescu. Hossu died of a cardiac arrest,^[2] just as he was about to go on stage in a play called The Anniversary. He is interred at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest.

Selected filmography

Songs of the Sea (1970) - Pavel
Accident (1976) - Lt. Nistor
The Secret of Bacchus (1984) - Victor Mirea
Om sărac, om bogat (2006) - Mircea Prodan
Chiquititas (2007) - Victor Mărăscu
Inimă de țigan (2008) - Titel
Fetele Marinarului (2009) - Don Juan
Ho Ho Ho (film) (2009) - Ion's father
Iubire și onoare (2010 - 2011) - Titus

References

^ Emil Hossu, data şi locul naşterii, Tribuna, 26 January 2012.
^ "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.