Valentin Uritescu

{{Short description|Romanian actor (1941–2022)}}

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| name = Valentin Uritescu

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| birth_name = Valentin Nicolae Uritescu

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|6|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vinerea, Kingdom of Romania

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|6|17|1941|6|04|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bucharest, Romania

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| occupation = Actor

| years active = 1963–2022

| alma_mater = Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film

| awards = {{ill|Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)| lt=Order of Cultural Merit|ro|Ordinul Meritul Cultural (România)}}

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Valentin Uritescu ({{IPA|ro|valenˈtin uriˈtesku}}; 4 June 1941 – 17 June 2022){{cite web|url=https://www.gandul.ro/actualitate/a-murit-valentin-uritescu-actorul-avea-81-de-ani-19804462|title=A murit Valentin Uritescu. Actorul avea 81 de ani și suferea de o boală degenerativă, de aproape 50 de ani|lang=ro|first=Dragoș|last=Tănase|newspaper=Gândul|date=June 18, 2022|access-date=December 12, 2022}} was a Romanian film, television, and theatre actor. He is best known for his parts in The Conjugal Bed and The Last Assault.{{IMDb name|0881984}}

In 2011, Uritescu was chosen by Sony Pictures Animation to dub Grandsanta in Romanian in the animated film Arthur Christmas,{{Cite web|url=https://m.romanialibera.ro//cultura/cultura-urbana/marea-cursa-de-craciun--vine-mosul-in-3d--246481|title=Marea Cursă de Crăciun: Vine Moşul în 3D!|date=30 November 2011}} King in the Cinderella movie from Disney, and many animated characters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ziaruldevrancea.ro/timp-liber/astazi-despre-valentin-uritescu|title = Astăzi despre Valentin Uritescu}}