Mihai Fotino
Mihai Fotino | |
|---|---|
 Fotino in 1971 | |
| Born | Mișu Matei Fotino 14 September 1930 |
| Died | 13 January 2014(aged 83) Bucharest,Romania |
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery,Bucharest |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–2005[1] |
| Organization(s) | Drama Theater Brașov National Theatre Bucharest |
| Father | Mișu Fotino |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit(Romania) |
Mihai Fotino(Romanian pronunciation:[miˈhajfotiˈno];14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolificRomanianactor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years.
Born inBucharest,he spent his early years inBrașov,where his father,Mișu Fotino,was a stage actor and director, and later graduated fromMatei Basarab High Schoolin Bucharest.
Fotino made his debut at the age of 6, in 1936, in the playColonial.From 1952, he became an actor at theDrama Theaterin Brașov. He was noticed by the directorSică Alexandrescu,who brought him to Bucharest. Starting in 1956, he played for over 50 years at theNational Theatre Bucharest.[1][2]
Fotino was awarded theRomanian Order of Cultural Meritin 1967 and 2004.[3][4]
He died atElias Hospitalin Bucharest, at age 83, and was buried in the city'sBellu Cemetery.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Doamna de la etajul II | ||
| 1946 | Visul unei nopți de iarnă | Gogu Panait | |
| 1955 | Directorul nostru | ||
| 1960 | Telegrame | Ministrul de Interne | |
| 1961 | Porto-Franco | Nicu Politicu | |
| 1963 | Codine | Cotoiul | |
| 1963 | Politică cu... delicatese | ||
| 1965 | Titanic Waltz | Dinu | |
| 1966 | Mona, l'étoile sans nom | Ticket collector | |
| 1967 | Balul de sâmbătă seara | Gigi | |
| 1967 | Amprenta | Ovidiu | |
| 1975 | Elixirul tinereții | Ionel Romanescu | |
| 1977 | Tufă de Veneția | ||
| 1987 | Chirița la Iași | ||
| 2001 | Sexy Harem Ada-Kaleh | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^abc"Actorul Mihai Fotino a murit la vârsta de 83 de ani"(in Romanian).Antena 3.January 13, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 15,2022.
- ^ab"Actorul Mihai Fotino va fi înmormântat miercuri, la cimitirul Bellu din Capitală".Ziarul de Iași(in Romanian). January 14, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 15,2022.
- ^Decree no. 1017 of November 6, 1967 the State Council of the Socialist Republic of Romania on awarding orders and medals of actors, directors, designers and technicians to the scene painters, published in Official Gazette no. 96 of 7 November 1967.
- ^Decree no. 36 of 7 February 2004 and bestowed the Order of Cultural Merit Medal, text published in Official Gazette no. 172 of 27 February 2004.