Gulielm Radoja

Gulielm Radoja (2 July 1945 – 5 May 2021) was an Albanian actor from Shkodër. He acted both in theatre and in film, performing over 40 roles in the latter.

Life and career
Radoja was born on 2 July 1945 in Shkodër, Albania. After finishing studies in dramaturgy at the Higher Institute of Arts in Tirana in 1972 he worked as a professional actor at the city theatre of Librazhd. He then worked as an actor and director at the "Bylis" Theatre in Fier and then as an actor at the "Aleksandër Moisiu" Theatre in Durrës. Among his most famous theatre interpretations are Brecht's A Respectable Wedding, Böll's The Clown and Vasilis Theodoropoulos' Trojans.

In addition to his work in theatre, he also left a legacy in cinematography, where he interpreted in over 40 roles from 1970 to 2019. His first role was as a forest engineer in the movie "Gjurma", in 1970. A series of other roles would continue, such as the role of Tenente Gruabardi in the movie "Në fillim të verës" in 1975, Alberto in the film "The General Gramophone" in 1977, Stefan Bardhi in the film "Mësonjëtorja" in 1979, the role of Petro Nini Luarasi in the film "Kush vdes në këmbë" in 1984, the priest in the film "The Return of the Dead Army" in 1989, the prosecutor in the movie "Kolonel Bunker" in 1998.

Radoja died from COVID-19 complications on 5 May 2021.