Mihai Fotino (; 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.
Biography 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 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.
Fotino was awarded the in 1967 and 2004.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.
He died at in Bucharest, at age 83, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1937 Doamna de la etajul II 1946 Gogu Panait 1955 1960 Telegrame Ministrul de Interne 1961 Nicu Politicu 1963 Codine Cotoiul 1963 1965 Titanic Waltz Dinu 1966 Ticket collector 1967 Gigi 1967 Ovidiu 1975 Ionel Romanescu 1977 1987 2001 (final film role)
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