Ernest Maftei

• Name — Ernest Maftei • Born — 6 March 1920 • Birthplace — Prăjești, Bacău County, Kingdom of Romania • Died — 19 October 2006 • Place of death — Bucharest, Romania • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1953–2006

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.

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Lacrimi de iubire — Dionisie • 2003 — Trăsniții • 2001 — Detectiv fără voie • 1979 — Mihail, câine de circ — Greenleaf • Vlad Țepes (film) — Manzila • 1976 — Through the ashes of the empire — The Gypsy • The Doom — Sava Petrache • Accident — The grandfather • 1972 — Then, I sentenced them all to death — Marcu • 1968 — The reenactment • 1965 — Răscoala