Dinu Cocea
Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter

Dinu Cocea

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Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
22 September 1929(Periș, Romania)
Death:
26 December 2013(Paris, France)
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Education:
Gheorghe Lazăr National College
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Constantin "Dinu" Cocea ([konstanˈtin (ˈdinu) kot͡ʃe̯a]; 22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Dinu Cocea was born into a well-known theatrical family; his relatives included N. D. Cocea, Alice Cocéa, and Dina Cocea. He studied at the Institute of Theatre and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest, graduating in 1953.

Cocea died from heart failure on 26 December 2013, aged 84, in Paris, France, where he had lived since 1986. He was survived by his daughter, Oana.