Mihai Fotino (; 14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolific

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years. Born in

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, he spent his early years in

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, where his father,

Mișu Fotino Mișu Fotino (July 24, 1886–January 4, 1970) was a Romanian stage actor and director. Born in Bucharest, his parents were Matei Fotino, an officer, and his wife Profira, descended from the Crețulescu family. After attending primary and high ...

, was a stage actor and director, and later graduated from Matei Basarab High School in Bucharest. Fotino made his debut at the age of 6, in 1936, in the play ''Colonial''. From 1952, he became an actor at the in Brașov. He was noticed by the director , who brought him to Bucharest. Starting in 1956, he played for over 50 years at the

National Theatre Bucharest The National Theatre Bucharest () is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Grand Theatre of Bucharest") in 1852, its first director ...

. Fotino was awarded the in 1967 and 2004.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. He died at in Bucharest, at age 83, and was buried in the city's

Bellu Cemetery Șerban Vodă Cemetery (commonly known as Bellu Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania. It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858. T ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fotino, Mihai 1930 births 2014 deaths Romanian male film actors 20th-century Romanian male actors 21st-century Romanian male actors Male actors from Bucharest Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania) Burials at Bellu Cemetery