Emil Botta
Romanian actor and poet (1911-1977) · Romania · On the map · Actors · Died at 65
Emil Botta was a Romanian actor, poet and prose writer, the younger brother of poet-essayist Dan Botta. Though born in Western Moldavia, the two boys were raised by their Corsican mother in Muscel County; as a teenager, Emil rebelled against his upbringing and ran away to Bucharest.
Emil Botta is read about 7 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The PremiereFilm, Vasilică Savu1974
Beyond the SandsFilm, Printul Ipsilanti1968
ReconstructionFilm, Paveliu
The ColumnFilm, 1968Head Dacian Priest1967Order of Cultural Merit 3rd ClassAward
The DaciansFilm, 1967mare preot dac1966
Chess to the KingFilm, Deliu
Faust XXFilm, 1966Faust
The UprisingFilm, 1966Anton Nebunul1965
Forest of the HangedFilm, Cervenko1963
Steps to the MoonFilm1962
A Bomb Was StolenFilm, Somerhot
Sentimental StoryFilm, 1962Dr. Pantazi1960Artist emeritusAward1959
Life Doesn't SpareFilm1958
Family JewelsFilm, Mișu Vorvoreanu1953Order of Labor Second ClassAward1911Born15 September 1911People around Emil
Close ties
Toma Caragiu Also in Forest of the Hanged (1965)
Amza Pellea Also in Dacii, The Column and Răscoala
Ion Popescu-Gopo Directed A Bomb Was Stolen and The White Moor
Ilarion Ciobanu Also in The Column, Răscoala and The Uprising
Sergiu Nicolaescu Directed Dacii (1967)
Lucian Pintilie Directed The Reenactment (1970)
Florin Piersic Also in The Column and The White Moor
Ion Besoiu Also in Răscoala, The Uprising and The Dacians
Mircea Mureșan Directed Răscoala (1965)
Gheorghe Dinică Also in The opening night and The Dacians
Iurie Darie Also in A Bomb Was Stolen and Faust XX
Titus Popovici Wrote Forest of the Hanged and The Dacians
Pierre Brice Also in Dacii and The Dacians
Marie-José Nat Also in Dacii and The Dacians
Artur Brauner Produced The Column (1968)
Liviu Ciulei Directed Forest of the Hanged (1965)
Georges Marchal Also in Dacii and The Dacians
Radu Beligan Also in The opening night and The Premiere
Tamara Buciuceanu Also in The opening night and The Premiere
Mircea Drăgan Directed The Column (1968)
Dem Rădulescu Also in Underneath the Surface and The Premiere
Leopoldina Bălănuță Also in The Dacians and Underneath the Surface
Colea Răutu Also in Family Jewels and The Uprising
Ernest Maftei Also in The Uprising and Reconstruction
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Awards
About this person
Upon arriving there, he embraced a bohemian lifestyle that clashed with Dan's academic success; he took small jobs, had samples of his poetry and film criticism published, and, upon graduating from the Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, began a short career in boulevard comedies. As an opinion leader in the early 1930s, he rallied with the avant-garde's struggle against the "old folks", forming an anti-establishment club called "Ship of Failures". His career as an actor was finally launched in 1938, when he drew notice for his performance as Young Werther in production at the National Theater Bucharest (TNB). He found permanent employment on that troupe, developing an acting style that critics viewed as unique and fascinating, if "mannerist".
