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.
He was noticed by the director Sică Alexandrescu [ro], who brought him to Bucharest.
[1][2] Fotino was awarded the Romanian Order of Cultural Merit [ro] in 1967 and 2004.
[3][4] He died at Elias Hospital [ro] in Bucharest, at age 83, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.