Mihai Fotino

Mihai Fotino (Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj fotiˈno] ; 14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolific Romanian actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years.

Born in Bucharest, he spent his early years in Brașov, where his father, Mișu Fotino, 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 Drama Theater [ro] in Brașov. He was noticed by the director Sică Alexandrescu [ro] , who brought him to Bucharest. Starting in 1956, he played for over 50 years at the National Theatre Bucharest.

Fotino was awarded the Romanian Order of Cultural Merit [ro] in 1967 and 2004.

He died at Elias Hospital [ro] in Bucharest, at age 83, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.