Cristea Avram was born on August 28, 1931 in Bucharest, Romania. In 1958 he graduated from the "Theater and Cinematographic Art Institute" in Bucharest. He went on to appear in several Romanian films during the early 1960s. When the French film “Tunelul” (1967) by Florin Piersic was made in Romania they used several Romanians for supporting actors in the film. Actress Marina Vlady was impressed by Avram and convinced the Romanian authorities to allow him to return to France with her for a visit. Cristea never returned to Romania but became a supporting actor as Chris Avram in French and Italian films appearing in over 40 films during his career. Among them were supporting roles in three Euro-westerns. Cristea Avram died on January 1, 1989 in Rome, Italy at the age of 58 of lung cancer.
AVRAM, Chris (aka Auran Cristea) (Cristea Avram) [8/28/1931, Bucharest, Romania – 1/10/1989, Rome, Lazio, Italy (lung cancer)] – stage, TV actor.
A Man Called Django! – 1971 (Captain Gomez)
Thunder Over El Paso – 1971 (Jeff/Sam ‘Minnesota’ Lorregan)
California – 1977 (Nelson)
L-am cunoscut pe Cristea...era in 1986 la Roma...uhhhh...ma tot intreba : mai, Titi, spune-mi, cum e in Tzara ? Ce era sa-i raspund? Ca e bine ? I-am spus adevarul...era casatorit cu o bulgaroaica urata, propietara unui magazin de incaltaminte,parca...El, era tot un barbat frumos...Dumnezeu sa-l odihneasca frumos, acolo, SUS...
ReplyDeleteHe appeared in "Thunder Over El Paso" in 1972 as Minnesota with Antonio Sabato. Great film.
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