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Mihai Volontir
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Mihai Volontir in a 1960s film
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| Born | 9 March 1934 Glinjeni, Kingdom of Romania
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| Died | 15 September 2015 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957-2015 |
Mihai Volontir (born March 9, 1934 – died September 15, 2015) was a very famous actor from Moldova. He was known for his amazing performances in both movies and plays. Many people in the Soviet Union and Moldova knew him as a "People's Artist," which is a special title for talented performers.
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Life and Acting Career
Mihai Volontir was born on March 9, 1934, in a village called Glinjeni, in what is now Moldova. He studied at a teaching school in Orhei from 1952 to 1955.
After finishing school, Volontir began working as an actor. He joined the Vasile Alecsandri Theatre in Bălţi in 1957. He worked there for his entire career, until he passed away in 2015.
Becoming a Movie Star
In 1967, after working in theatre for over ten years, Mihai Volontir started acting in movies. These films were made at the Moldova-Film studio. He became very well-known in the late 1970s. This happened after he starred in the movies In the Zone of Special Attention and a series of films called The Gypsy.
The Famous Character: Budulai
The "Gypsy" film series was incredibly popular. Mihai Volontir played a character named Budulai, a wise and independent gypsy. People loved his performance so much that he became strongly linked to this character. His acting even helped people in the Soviet Union be more understanding towards gypsy communities. The film series was so successful that new movies and a TV show were made about Budulai fifteen years later.
A Day of National Mourning
Mihai Volontir was a much-loved figure in Moldova. When he passed away on September 15, 2015, the day of his funeral, September 17, 2015, was declared a day of National Mourning in Moldova. This showed how important he was to the country.
Movies He Starred In
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | Se cauta un paznic | Ivan Turbinca | |
| 1968 | Eto mgnovenie | Mihai Adam | |
| 1972 | That Sweet Word: Liberty! | Carlos Caro | |
| 1973 | Dmitriy Kantemir | Dmitri Kantemir | |
| 1973 | Chetvyortyy | ||
| 1974 | Muzhchiny sedeyut rano | Andrey Rezlog | |
| 1975 | Tütak säsi | Cabrayil | |
| 1977 | Koren zhizni | Lukyan Batyr | |
| 1978 | In the Zone of Special Attention | Praporshchik Volentir | |
| 1978 | Agent sekretnoy sluzhby | ||
| 1979 | Centaurs | Evaristo | |
| 1979 | Bezotvetnaya lyubov | Passerby | |
| 1981 | Ot Buga do Visly | Vershigora, commander of guerrilla connection | |
| 1981 | Hit Back | Praporshchik Volentir | |
| 1982 | Olenya okhota | Golovin | |
| 1982 | Incident at Map Grid 36-80 | Skiba | |
| 1982 | Eta muzhskaya druzhba | Anton Greku | |
| 1983 | Bud schastliva, Yuliya | Radu | |
| 1984 | Obvineniye | ||
| 1985 | Ya za tebya otvechayu | ||
| 1986 | Vilkolakio pedsakai | ||
| 1989 | Vernymi ostanemsya | ||
| 1990 | Stuk v dver | ||
| 1992 | Vinovata li ya... | (final film role) |
Awards and Honors
Mihai Volontir received many important awards for his acting, including:
- Order of the Republic (Moldova) (This is a very high honor in Moldova)
- Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1980)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1984) (A special title for top artists in the Soviet Union)
See also
- Cinema of Moldova
