Ion Besoiu

Ion Besoiu
Born	Ion Besoiu (1931-03-11) 11 March 1931 Sibiu, Romania
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957-2009

Ion Besoiu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon beˈsoju]; born 11 March 1931, Sibiu) is a Romanian actor.

He appeared in some of the most important Romanian films from the Communist period: "Furtuna",^[1] "Neamul Şoimăreştilor", "Haiducii", "Răscoala", "Mihai Viteazul", "Ciprian Porumbescu", "Păcală", "Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii", "Ultima noapte de dragoste", "Lumini şi umbre", "Toate pânzele sus!".

Selected filmography

• Thirst (1961)
• The Actor and the Savages (1975)
• Mihail, câine de circ (1979)

Awards

• In 2002, he received the Excellency Prize of Romanian Cinematography.
• In 2001 he was declared Citizen of Honour of Sibiu.

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