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Mircea Diaconu

Mircea Diaconu

Actor · Died December 14, 2024, aged 74 · Vlădești, Argeș, Romania

Born in Vlădești, Argeș County, he graduated high school in Câmpulung in 1967 and Bucharest's Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1971. He made his theatrical debut a year before graduating, at the Bulandra Theater, in Truman Capote's The Grass Harp. His screen debut came in Dan Pița's Nunta de piatră (1972); he would later appear in the same director's Filip cel Bun (1975). Other directors with whom he has worked include Alexandru Tatos (Mere roșii, 1975; Secvențe, 1982; and Secretul armei secrete, 1988), Virgil Calotescu (Buletin de București, 1982; and Căsătorie cu repetiție, 1985), Nae Caranfil (Asfalt Tango, 1996; and Filantropica, 2002) and Cătălin Mitulescu (The Way I Spent the End of the World, 2006). In all, he has appeared in more than sixty films. Diaconu worked with Lucian Pintilie both in film (the 1981 De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?) and in theater: Gogol's The Government Inspector at Bulandra, and Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Nottara Theater. Liviu Ciulei hired him at Bulandra in 1972, and he remained there for a decade, before moving on to Nottara. At Bulandra, he appeared in Twelfth Night and The Tempest, both under Ciulei's direction; and in Marin Sorescu's Răceala, directed by Dan Micu. At Nottara, he appeared in Alexander Ostrovsky's The Forest; Ultimul bal, after Liviu Rebreanu's Forest of the Hanged; and Mihai Ispirescu's Într-o dimineață. He became the director of Nottara Theater in 2004, working as such until his resignation in 2011.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 24, 1949
Died
December 14, 2024 (aged 74)
From
Vlădești, Argeș, Romania
Works as
Actor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Mircea Diaconu's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
34%
Bonds
26%
Self
22%
Society
8%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Warm
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mircea Diaconu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Mircea Diaconu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • To Paris with the Identity Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Drăgan Niță

  • In-laws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ştefan Vrânceanu

  • A Love Story, Lindenfeld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Poker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Calabrezu

  • Kino Caravan(2009)

    as Tanasie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • One-Day Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Ticăloșii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mircea Prejbeanu

  • Tache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tache

  • Happy End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • How I Celebrated the End of the World(2006)

    as Grigore Matei

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Love Sick(2006)

    as Mr. Dragnea

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Toma Caragiu - Momente de aur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Philanthropy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ovidiu Gorea

  • The Firemen's Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Fii cu ochii pe fericire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Titi

  • Asphalt Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Andrei

  • Dănilă Prepeleac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dănilă Prepeleac

  • The Telephone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Radu

  • The Champion(1990)

    as Mircea

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Happenings with Alexandra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Flames Over Treasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Barkeeper

  • O vară cu Mara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Ilieș Calancea

  • The Secret of the Secret Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Zmeul Zmeilor

  • A Smile Of The Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Împăratul

  • Starting Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mircea

  • Repeated Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Radu Petrescu

  • Promisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Petruș

  • The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Horea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Candrea Alexa Kendy

  • A Light on the 10th Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as zidarul Trică

  • Un petic de cer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Ion Panait

  • Căruța cu mere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Garofiță

  • Sequences... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as motel keeper

  • Bucharest Identity Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Radu Petrescu

  • The Computer Testifies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as V. Vișan

  • The End of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Prosecutor Matei

  • Waiting for a Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Zarzalin

  • Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Iordache

  • The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Romulus Brad

  • The Sign of the Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Flondor

  • Fox Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Pătru cel scurt

  • The House Between the Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ilarie

  • Poor Ioanide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as milițian

  • Tragic Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sandu

  • The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Romulus Brad

  • Together Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Bănuță

  • Before the Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Pvt. Dumitru

  • This Above All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Prophet, the Gold, and the Transylvanians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Romulus Brad

  • Operation 'The Bus' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Shootings Under the Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sgt. Marin Văduva

  • A Lost Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Iordache Branzovenescu

  • Oil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Grigore

  • A Summer Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Red Apples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Dr. Irod

  • Filip the Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as absolventul de liceu Filip

  • The Actor and the Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Radu Toma

  • The Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Oarca

  • A Tense August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Poseidon Explosion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • The Stone Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as dezertorul

  • Farewell, Dear Nela! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Bibi

Career shape

Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1972 to 2015; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

How I Celebrated the End of the World (2006)

$297K worldwide

Highest rated

How I Celebrated the End of the World (2006)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Kino Caravan (2009)

Film career

19722015

Peak 2001 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1996Screen debut· Asphalt Tango
  • 2002First top-billed film· Philanthropy

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 62: 61 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 62: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s19 · acting1980s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mircea Diaconu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Love Sick (2006)

64th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

How I Celebrated the End of the World (2006)

Midcredits 79th · 75% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mircea Diaconu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mircea Diaconu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andu Radu shares the most, 2.

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Producers