The great actor Vladimir Gaitan died at the age of 73. He had lymphatic cancer

“Vladimir Gaitan went further and left the Romanian theater and cinema, all of us, much more alone … Condolences to the family who are going through such difficult times. Goodbye, Duţu!”, Wrote actor Vlad Rădescu on Facebook .

Actor Valentin Teodosiu said Tuesday that Vladimir Gaitan wanted, like all other actors, to act to the last second and, if possible, die on stage, in glory.

He said he couldn’t talk to Gaitan lately because he was sick – he had lymphatic cancer – and they couldn’t meet again.

“I only know how much he suffered, not how much he managed to fight the disease, because he has suffered and fought a lifetime, in 35 years he has battled the relentless disease – lymphatic cancer. He wanted to live, he wanted to go back on stage, but for about a year, about a year, I didn’t speak to him anymore, because he separated our lives, the fact that he didn’t play anymore; we played the song “Poker” together at the Comedy Theater for over 16 years, with George Mihăiţă, Simona Stoicescu and me, a comedy that was performed behind closed doors, a great success. At one point, when he said he could no longer play, that he could no longer schedule the shows, he said that “Poker” could still play with him, because it was easier for him. He wanted, like all of us, like all actors, to act until the last second, if it is possible to die on stage, in glory, “said Valentin Teodosiu.

Theodosius said that his former colleague was a tough man, this came from the professionalism with which he was used.

“As a man he was a bit hard, this came from seriousness, professionalism, sometimes too exaggerated. But he was a good man, he encouraged talent. He was a bit hard, he said things by name – I don’t know how handsome he is – but from a professional point of view he was good, because he said what he felt and what he believed and did not accept from colleagues, young or old, delays or whatever. He was tough and he was probably right, “the actor said. Agerpres. .

He recalled that Vladimir Gaitan has a beautiful family, his son, who lives in London, who try to take him for treatment to the doctors there.

“He has a nice family, a boy who lives in London and who wanted to take him there, convinced that he can work miracles for London medicine. Not so, we also have our doctors, grown-ups and he preferred” But the disease has progressed, caused him problems and other illnesses resulting from his original illness. I know he suffered a lot, unfortunately. He appears to have contracted the disease after the Chernobyl accident when he was at sea. “” He suspected he had contracted this lymphatic cancer at sea, “Valentin Teodosiu also said.

Who was Vladimir Gaitan

Actor Vladimir Gaitan was born on February 2, 1947 in Suceava. He graduated in 1970 from the Institute of Theater and Cinematography, acting department, class of prof. George Carabin and Elena Negreanu, according to the comic theater website, www.comedie.ro.

He made his stage debut at the Comedy Theater, where he played memorable roles in comedies such as Bertholt Brecht’s “Mutter Courage” (1972), AP Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” (1975), Reginald Rose’s “12 Angry People” (1977), “Cinema” by Jean Anouilh (1979), “Pierrot” by Moliere (1980), “The Ivory Tower” by Viktor Rozov (1981).

He remained faithful to this theater even after 1990, starring in the plays “Amphitrion” by Molière, “Fuga” by Mihail Burgakov, “Anna Karenina” by LN Tolstoy, “… escu” by Tudor Muşatescu, “Poker” by Adrian Lustig , “Sun for Two” by Pierre Sauvil, “The Reviewer” by NV Gogol, “The Seagull” by AP Chekhov. He was director of the Comic Theater of Bucharest (1994-1996).

He also acted on the stage of the “Nottara” Theater, in comedies such as “Meeting at the Sunles” by Jean Anouilh, directed by Geo Saizescu (1994), “Angels in America” ​​by Tony Kushner, directed by Theodor Cristian Popescu (1998) ), says the website of the Teatro Comico. In 2001 he became director of the Nottara Theater (February 13-June 20).

He made his film debut in 1969, during his student days, in the film “Reconstitution”, directed by Lucian Pintilie. He has followed roles in numerous films such as: “Heat”, directed by Şerban Creangă (1969), “Power and Truth”, directed by Manole Marcus (1971), “Captain Ion’s Arrow, directed by Aurel Miheles (1972),” ‘Fog ” directed by Vladimir Popescu-Doreanu (1973), ” You can’t pass through here! ‘ ‘, Directed by Doru Năstase (1975),’ ‘Again together’ ‘, directed by George Cornea (1978),’ ‘Năpasta’ ‘, directed by Alexa Visarion (1982), “Dangerous Flight”, directed by Francisc Munteanu (1984 ), “The Man with the Golden Earring”, directed by Joachim Hassler (1984), “Darkness”, directed by Alexandru Tatos (1985), “Racolarea”, directed by George Cornea (1985), “Secretul lui Nemesis”, directed by Geo Saizescu (1986), “Omul zilei”, directed by Dan Piţa (1997), “Musafirul de Sunday” by Petre Ispas, directed by Nae Cosmescu (1979), “Roberta”, directed by Valentin Hotea (2000), ” Detective without permission “, directed by Silviu Jicman (2002).

He had a long collaboration with the director Sergiu Nicolaescu, who distributed him in many of the films made: “Hot Days” (1975), “Accident” (1976), “For the Fatherland” (1977), ” The Last Night of Love ” (1979), ” The Duel ” (1981), ” The Meeting ” (1982), ” Wilhelm the Conqueror ”, Franco-Romanian co-production (1982), ” Noi, those in first line “(1985),” Francois Villon – the wandering poet “(1987),” Mircea “(1988),” Crown of fire (1990), “The mirror – The beginning of truth” (1993), “15 “(2005),” Goldberg – The Survivor “(2008),” Poker “(2010).

He has also had numerous roles in television or radio shows.

She has also acted in Romanian soap operas: “Roberta”, “Impossible Marriage”, “Daria, My Love”, “One Step Ahead”, “Gypsy Heart”, “States of Romania – Student at the Sorbonne”.

Vladimir Gaitan was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service on December 13, 2002 in the rank of Knight, together with other actors, “for the devotion and artistic grace put at the service of the Romanian theater, on the occasion of the century and a half of the National Theater of Bucharest ”.

In 2007, at the age of 60, she performed, together with her daughter Gloria, on the stage of the Comedy Theater, in “Sun for Two”, her debut show, then a fourth year student at the National University of Theater and Cinematography of Bucharest. The father and daughter were together for the first time on a professional stage, playing the roles of father and daughter respectively in the play directed by Alice Barb, based on the text by Pierre Sauvil.

On 7 May 2015, the actor Vladimir Găitan launched the volume “Zig zag through the alphabet of life” at the Central University Library of Iaşi, an event that is part of the events organized during the sixth edition of the Romanian Film Evenings Timpul.

On March 27, 2018, during the awards ceremony of the Gopo Gala 2018, actor Vladimir Gaitan received the award for all his activities.

Vladimir Găitan was present, on 23 July 2018, at the “Amza Pellea” Cinema in Râşnov, at the presentation of the film “Reconstituirea”, directed by Lucian Pintilie, special screening at the Râşnov Film and History Festival on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the shooting. On this occasion he spoke of what he called “the possibility” of having worked with the great director Lucian Pintilie on the film “Reconstitution”.

“Our historical films are beautiful fairy tales”, summarized the great actor on 9 August 2018 during the debate organized at the second edition of the “Film and literature” project, at the National Museum of Romanian Literature.

On January 6, 2019, the Comedy Theater celebrated, at the Radu Beligan Hall, the 58 years since its establishment, opening the event with a tribute to the actors Virginia Mirea and Vladimir Gaitan, “artists who have constantly contributed to the fame of this theater” .