[1] He was born in Bucharest, the son of George Finteșteanu and Florica Comșa.

He was played on the stage of the National Theatre Bucharest and was a professor at the I.L.

Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).

In 1971 he was awarded the Order of the Star of the Romanian Socialist Republic, 3rd class.

[2] Finteșteanu died in Bucharest, aged 85, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.