Toma Caragiu (; (21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Greek-born Romanian theatre, television and film actor. He was born in an Aromanian family from the village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko) in the region of Macedonia in Greece on 21 August 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best-known Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre. He liked to play comic characters, but he excelled also in drama, one of his reference films being "Actorul şi Sǎlbaticii". He played alongside great actors such as Ştefan Bănică, Octavian Cotescu, Anda Călugăreanu etc. Toma Caragiu is most famous for his monologues. In these short stories, he managed to put together stories that combined sarcasm, satire and black humor. His monologues were subtle and dealt with a variety of topics, starting with politics and ending up with mythical concepts. In each and every monologue he added a personal touch to the script, thus creating a warm and humorous atmosphere. He died in Bucharest, during the earthquake of 4 March 1977. He is buried at Bellu Cemetery. His first wife was the actress Maria Bondar and the second one was Elena Bichman. Partial filmography Nufărul roşu (1956, directed by Gheorghe Tobias) Nu vreau sa ma însor (1961) Vară romantică (1961, directed by Sinisa Ivetici) Străzile au amintiri (1962, directed by Manole Marcus) - Comiserul Poveste sentimentală (1962, directed by Iulian Mihu) - Ioachim (1963, directed by Haralambie Boroș) Cartierul veseliei (1965, directed by Manole Marcus) - Gheorghe Gheorghe Forest of the Hanged (1965) - Habsburg officer Procesul alb (1966, directed by Iulian Mihu) Haiducii (1966) - Haiducul Raspopitul Vremea zăpezilor (1966, directed by Gheorghe Naghi) Subteranul (1967, directed by Virgil Calotescu) - Florescu Șeful sectorului suflete (1967) - Horatiu Răpirea fecioarelor (1968, directed by Dinu Cocea) - haiducul Raspopitul Răzbunarea haiducilor (1968) - Raspopitul KO (1968, directed by Mircea Mureșan) - Olympian Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune (1970) - Capitanul Panait B.D. în alerta - Profesorul de mimica (1970) - IMDb Capitanul Panait Haiducii lui Șaptecai (1971) - Raspopitul Zestrea domniței Ralu (1971) - Raspotitu Brigada Diverse în alertă! (1971) - Capitanul Panait B.D. la munte și la mare (1971) - Captain Panait Săptămîna nebunilor (1971) - Raspopitu Facerea lumii (1971, directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis) - {{lang}|ro|afaceristul Marinescu}} B.D. în alerta - Vaduve cu termen redus (1971) - Capitanul Panait Bariera (1972, directed by