Actor Mitike Popescu, 86 years old, died, representatives of the capital’s Elias hospital reported.

According to cited sources, actor Mitike Popescu has been hospitalized at the Elias Hospital since December. He had heart disease.

Mitike Popescu turned 86 on December 2.

Actor Mitike Popescu was born on December 2, 1936 in Bucharest. In 1967, he graduated from the Institute of Theater and Cinematography “IL Caragiale” in Bucharest.

He performed on the stage of the Mihai Eminescu National Theater in Timisoara, but also played in the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamt, according to cinemagia.ro.

He made his debut at the Maly Theater in Bucharest in 1973 in “Philadelphia esti a mea” by Brian Friel, directed by Sorana Coroame Stanka. The following year he starred in Marin Sorescu’s play Matca, where he played the role of the bridegroom alongside the late actress Leopoldina Belanuce, who had been his wife since 1977. He remained loyal to this theater, where he played until 2010. .

Actor Mitike Popescu played most of his career on the stage of the Maly Theater. Performed exceptional roles in the plays “The Meter Reader” by Paul Everack (1976, directed by Paul Everack), “Let’s Dress Up Naked” by Pirandello (1978, directed by Catalina Buzoianu), “The Master and Margarita” by Bulgakov (1980, directed by Catalina Buzoianu) , “Some Peasants” by Dean Sararu (1981, dir. Catalina Buzoianu), “Pretty Woman with a Flower and Windows to the North” by Eduard Radzinski (1986, dir. Dragos Galgociu), “The Seagull” by Chekhov (1993, dir. Catalina Buzoianu), “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare (1996, dir. Nona Chobanou), “The Phantom Sonata” by August Strindberg (1999, dir. Catalina Buzoianu), ” School for Women” by Moliere (1999, dir. Alexandrou Dabigha), “Servant of Two Masters” » Carlo Goldoni (1999, dir. Mihai Kostyantyn Ranin), “The Future is Waste Paper” by Vlada Zografi (2000, dir. Nona Chobanu). ), Michael Elkin’s Alex and Morris (2004, with the late Stefan Yordake, directed by Gelu Kolceag) or Stefan Karaman’s Angel Colony (2007, directed by Nona Ciobanu).

A memorable part of his cinematic career is the role of Kokosila in the film “Moromeții” by Stere Gulea, where he played together with Victor Rebendzuk and Luminicea Georgiou. Another reference role is in the film “Vanătorea de vulpi” (director Mircea Daneliuk, 1980), the screen adaptation of Dean Sarar’s novel “Some Peasants”, in which Mitike Popescu made an unforgettable appearance.

His filmography also includes roles in such films as “Oak, Emergency” (dir. Dino Kocea, 1973), “Red Apples” (dir. Alexandru Tatos, 1976), “Why Are They Ringing the Bells, Mitika?” (dir. Lucian Pintilier, 1981), “The Swordsman” (dir. Alexa Vissarion, 1981), “Glissando” (dir. Mircea Daneliuk, 1985), “Remarriage” (dir. Virgil Calotescu, 1985), “Secret of the Army” .. .secret” (director Alexandru Tatos, 1988), “The Most Beloved of Earthlings” (director Sherban Marinescu, 1993), “Sweet Sauna of Death” (director Andrii Blayer, 2003), “Păcală se Țurăță” (director Geo Saizescu, 2006), “Scoundrels” (director Sherban Marinescu, 2007) or “Humiliation” (director Katelin Apostol, 2011), according to imdb.com.

He was the host of one of TVR’s longest-running productions, the show “D’ale lui Mitică”, broadcast since 1999 on TVR 2.