Sergiu Nicolaescu

Biography

Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (Romanian: [ˈserd͡ʒju floˈrin nikolaˈesku]; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as Mihai Viteazul (1970, released in English both under the equivalent title Michael the Brave and also as The Last Crusade), Dacii (1966, Les Guerriers), Razboiul Independenței (1977, War of Independence), as well as for his series of thrillers that take place in the interwar Kingdom of Romania, such as Un comisar acuză (1973, A Police Inspector Calls). Joanna Pacuła starred in his film Ultima noapte de dragoste (The Last Night of Love) in 1979 before eventually emigrating to the U.S. where she went on to very successful career. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Michael the Brave

as Ottoman Vizier Selim Pasha

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death

as Colonel von Eck

The Dacians

as Marcus

The Sea Wolf

as Kapitän Raffy

With Clean Hands

as Tudor Miclovan

The Last Assault

as General Marinescu

The Punishment

as Procurorul Tudor Marian

Mirror

Felix and Otilia

as Leonida Pascalopol

Wolf

as Old man