| Sebastian Papaiani | |
| Birth Name: | Sevastian Papaiane |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Pitești, Kingdom of Romania |
| Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting Place: | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest |
| Alma Mater: | Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1963–2016 |
| Children: | Sebastian, Alkys |
| Awards: | National Order of Faithful Service |
Sebastian Papaiani (pronounced as /ro/; 25 August 1936 – 27 September 2016) was a Romanian film and television actor.
He was born in Pitești; his father was of Greek origin.[1] He graduated from the Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute in 1960, debuting in the Geo Saizescu comedy Un surâs în plină vară (1963). He has a star on the Walk of Fame Bucharest.[2]
In December 2002 he was awarded by then-President Ion Iliescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.[3] In 2014, Poșta Română issued a 1.60 lei stamp in his honor, part of the "Golden Stars of the Stage and Screen" series.[4]
His first wife was actress Eugenia Giurgiu, whom he married in 1961; two years later, the two had a son, Sebastian Jr,[5] but they divorced in 1973. He then remarried Marcela Papaiani, with whom he had another son.[6]
Papaiani died at his home in Bucharest at age 80, after suffering a stroke, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.[7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mircea Istrate Sr. | |||
| 2008 | Mr. Predescu | |||
| 1986 | The Graduates | Mihai's father | ||
| 1985 | The Ring | Announcer | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |
| 1979 | Uncle Marin, the Billionaire | Gogu lu Pupăză | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |
| The Moment | Petre Nobilu | Gheorghe Vitanidis | ||
| 1976 | Lampă | |||
| 1975 | Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475 | Ionuț Jder | Mircea Drăgan | |
| Ionuț Jder | Mircea Drăgan | |||
| Pompei | ||||
| Guriță | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |||
| 1974 | Păcală | Geo Saizescu | ||
| 1973 | Ultimul cartuș | Ilie Oarcă | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |
| Voronca | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |||
| 1972 | Cu mâinile curate | Fane Oarcă | Sergiu Nicolaescu | |
| Tonight We'll Dance at Home | Alecu | Geo Saizescu | ||
| 1971 | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan | ||
| Brigada Diverse în alertă! | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan | ||
| Officer | Gheorghe Vitanidis | |||
| 1970 | Sgt. Căpșună | Mircea Drăgan | ||
| Chiru | Mircea Mureșan | |||
| 1969 | Olteanul | |||
| 1967 | Fane | Andrei Blaier | ||
| Papă-Lapte | Geo Saizescu | |||
| 1966 | 2LT Mihai | Cristu Polucsis | ||
| 1965 | Romi | Geo Saizescu | ||
| Mihai Gliga | Gheorghe Vitanidis | |||
| 1964 | Făniță | Geo Saizescu | ||
| 1963 | Mihai Brad | Mircea Mureșan |