Florin Piersic

Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly noted for his leading roles in The White Moor and the films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur.

In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by Disney Pixar to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie Cars.

Biography He was born in Cluj. Piersic's parents were from Bucovina, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a veterinary physician, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata, Pojorâta, and Cajvana, later, in Cernăuți, and then his family moved to Cluj, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3.

Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater in 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989. His first role was as Richard in the play The Devil's Disciple.

In 1958 he made his debut on screen in the French-Romanian co-production The Thistles of the Bărăgan. He appeared in more than forty movies, most of them in the Ceaușescu era. He often depicted heroic, masculine characters. More recently, he played in a soap opera.

Piersic married three times: to (their marriage lasted from 1962 to 1974), with whom he had a son, Florin Jr.; to (1975–1985), the mother of another son, Daniel; and from 1993, he has been married to Anna Török.

In 1967, he was awarded the . In 2006, Piersic was voted to the 51st place on the 100 greatest Romanians list. In 2008 he became an honorary citizen of Oradea. In 2009, he was bestowed with the lifetime achievement award in the Transilvania International Film Festival. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer class.

Selected filmography 1957 – The Thistles of the Bărăgan - Tănase 1961 – A Bomb Was Stolen - The Young Gangster 1965 – The White Moor - Harap Alb 1968 – The Last Roman 1968 – The Column - Sabinus 1970 – Liberation - Otto Skorzeny 1971 – Michael the Brave - Preda Buzescu 1975 – Stephen the Great - Vaslui 1475 - Cristea Jder 1976 – Pintea Viteazul - Grigore Pintea 1977 – Oil! - Dan 1980 – Drumul oaselor - Mărgelatu 1981 – The Yellow Rose - Mărgelatu 1983 – - Mărgelatu 1985 – The Silver Mask - Mărgelatu 1985 – - George Tudoran 1986 – Colierul de turcoaze - Mărgelatu 1987 – - Mărgelatu 2004 – Numai iubirea - Octavian 2005 – 2005 – - Alexandra's father 2006 – Lacrimi de iubire - filmul - Titus Mateescu 2009 – State de România - General Teodorescu 2014 – O nouă viață - Tase 2016 – Străini în noapte 2019 – Sacrificiul - Aristide 2020 – Sacrificiul: Alegerea - Aristide