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- Actor
- Writer
He was born in Bailesti, Oltenia, and attended the Carol I High School. He later played at the Craiova Theatre, then at the Small Theatre, Nottara Theatre, Comedy Theatre and the National Theatre Bucharest, being also a professor at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.
Pellea played numerous comic and serious roles. In the cinema was most noted for his roles as 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 Marin" (Uncle Marin), a character representing the archetypal Oltenian peasant. Marin first appeared in TV comedy sketches. The character graduated to the cinema in Nea Marin 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 Marin miliardar is ranked 1 in the top most viewed Romanian films of all time.
He played other historical figures such as Vladica Hariton in Tudor din Vladimiri and Voivode Basarab in Croitorii cei mari din Valahia. He also appeared in Rascoala 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 is buried at Bellu Cemetery.
In a 2006 poll conducted by Romanian Television to identify the "greatest Romanians of all time", Pellea came in 58th.- Tadeusz Gwiazdowski was born on 1 September 1918 in Hamborn [now Duisburg], Germany. He was an actor, known for Man of Iron (1981), Night Train (1959) and Skok (1969). He died on 12 December 1983 in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aleksandr Alov was born on 26 September 1923 in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Kharkiv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Assassination Attempt (1981), Mir vkhodyashchemu (1961) and Bereg (1984). He died on 12 December 1983 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].- John Mackwood was born on 20 September 1916 in Sri Lanka. He was an actor, known for Camera Three (1955), They Flew Through Sand (1946) and Richard of Bordeaux (1947). He died on 12 December 1983 in Hackney, London, England, UK.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Carl Loubé was born on 13 January 1907 in Mährisch Kromau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic]. He was a composer and actor, known for Die Deutschmeister (1955), Geheimnis einer Ärztin (1955) and Waltz King (1955). He died on 12 December 1983 in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, Austria.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Stanislaw Jaworski was born on 5 September 1946 in Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland. Stanislaw was a cinematographer, known for Soból i panna (1984), Kradziez (1976) and Rodzina (1976). Stanislaw died on 12 December 1983.- Márta Medvegy was born on 29 July 1922 in Békéscsaba, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Megálmodtalak (1943). She died on 12 December 1983 in Hollywood, California, USA.