Ernest Maftei (; 6 March 1920 – 19 October 2006) was a Romanian film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 2006.
Biography Born in Prăjești, Bacău County, he attended high school in Bacău, and, at age 17, he joined the youth branch of the Iron Guard. For his militant activities, he was detained, in 1938, for 5 months at a correctional facility in Vaslui and, later, at prisons in: Galați, Jilava and Văcărești. In 1944, he graduated the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art of Iași. During the early Communist regime, he was arrested and spent more time in prison before being released, after the intervention of some Jews he helped.
In December 1989, Maftei took an active role in the Romanian Revolution, while in June 1990, he was severely beaten during a Mineriad, in Bucharest. He died in Bucharest, in 2006.
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Lacrimi de iubire Dionisie 2003 Trăsniții 2001 Detectiv fără voie 1979Mihail, câine de circ GreenleafVlad Țepes (film) Manzila 1976Through the ashes of the empire The GypsyThe Doom Sava PetracheAccident The grandfather 1972Then, I sentenced them all to death Marcu 1968The reenactment 1965Răscoala
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