Graduate of the Dramatic Arts Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania.
He acted in films since 1943.
He was elected an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy in 2004.
The public space located at the crossroads of Carol I Boulevard and Ion C. Bratianu Boulevard, near University Square, in downtown Bucharest, will be named after him: Radu Beligan Square. A bust of the actor will also be installed there.