Ernest Maftei
Ernest Maftei (born March 6, 1920 in Prăjeşti , Bacău district , † October 19, 2006 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian actor , epigrammist and student of the legionary movement .
After attending school in Bacau , where he founded the magazine Liliacul with four classmates , for which he wrote poetry, he led the Frățiile de Cruce (the youth organization of the legionary movement ) at secondary school .
In 1938, during the reign of Armand Călinescu , he was interned for five months in a camp near Vaslui . In Iași he studied from 1941 to 1945 at the Conservatory of Music and the drama school.
After another period of political imprisonment in Galați , Jilava and Văcăreşti , he managed to gain a foothold as an actor.
Maftei starred in over 200 films; his son Gheorghe works as a visual artist.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: The Waiting ( Asteptarea )
- 1972: The Lost Forest ( Padurea pierduta )
- 1974: Curse of Gold ( Duhul aurului )
- 1974: Battle of the Turks in the Fog ( Stefan cel Mare )
- 1976: In the footsteps of the Dacians ( Misterul lui Herodot )
- 1979: Hit and run ( Accident )
- 1979: The real life of Prince Dracula ( Vlad Țepeș )
- 1980: The enchanted oak forest ( Dumbrava minunată )
- 1984: Black Cave Expedition ( Ciresarii )
- 1998: Train of Life ( Train de vie )
- 2004: Modigliani - A life of passion ( Modigliani )
Web links
- Ernest Maftei in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maftei, Ernest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian actor, epigrammist and student of the legionary movement |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prăjeşti , Bacau County |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 2006 |
| Place of death | Bucharest |