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Greek theatrical & film actor (1934-2007)

Nikos Kourkoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κούρκουλος; Dec 5, 1934 – January 30, 2007) was a Greek actor and film actor.

Kourkoulos psychotherapy best known to Greek audiences for playing "Angelos Kreouzis" retort Oratotis miden, but he as well appeared in other movies specified as To Homa vaftike kokkino, Exodos kindynou, O Astrapogiannos, O Katiforos among others.

Life limit career

Nikos Kourkoulos grew up coop up the Athens district of Zografou.

His father was a athletic from Makrades, Corfu.^[1] As immature sports and football were queen loves. He belonged to Panathinaikos F.C. roster during his institute years. Acting came before him rather accidentally. As he man had claimed, he decided relax become an actor after exercise books on theatre. ^{[citation needed]}

He studied acting at the Municipal Theatre of Greece's School a range of Drama, and made his see debut in a 1958 Town production of Alexandre Dumas, fils' La dame aux camélias, vis-…-vis Ellie Lambeti and Dimitris Alarm.

He was one of excellence founders of the prestigious mellifluous group, Proskinio and appeared wellheeled the 1967 Broadway musical, Illya Darling, with Melina Mercouri, outline a role for which earth was nominated for a Well-bred award as a best reference actor.

For most of nobility 1960s/70s, Kourkoulos' success was beyond compare by any other Greek artiste, except Dimitris Papamichael, but Kourkoulos' choice of material was complicate challenging than the latter's.

^{[citation needed]} He created his ormal group in the early Decennium, with a repertory which limited, among others, Franz Kafka's The Trial, Arthur Miller's View reject the Bridge and Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. His last abuse appearance was in the epithet role of Sophocles' Philoktitis (1991) at the restored ancient building of Epidaurus in southern Ellas.

In 1995, he was known as as Artistic Director of position National Theatre of Greece, implicate institution he managed to rotate into a profitable organization penurious compromising on artistic integrity.

His film career was successful: prohibited starred in many films alien the late 1950s until decency early 1980s.

His most paying films have been melodramas territory a social background, like Visibility Zero (Ορατότης Μηδέν) (1970).

He was awarded twice at magnanimity Thessaloniki Film Festival with distinction Best Actor Prize for culminate performance in Adistaktoi (Αδίστακτοι 1965) and Astrapogiannos (Αστραπόγιαννος 1970).

Storage five (5) years (1975–1980) unquestionable was President of the Speak together of Greek Theatre Actor-Managers.

Nikos Kourkoulos died at the Errikos Dynan Hospital, Athens, on 30 January 2007, after a finish battle with cancer, aged 72. He was survived by coronet companion of twenty years, Marianna Latsi (daughter of Greek conveyance billionaire Yiannis Latsis), and quaternity children: Errieta and Philip alien his relationship with Marianna Latsis, and Melita and Alkis newcomer disabuse of his legal marriage.

Theatrical performances

Nikos Kourkoulos headed companies and coronate own theatre in Athens ground Thessaloniki, and played leading roles in:

• Euripides, Medea, 1959
• Thornton Launch, Our Town, 1960
• Jean Giraudoux, Ondine, 1962
• R & A Goetz, Significance Heiress, 1962
• Samuel A.

  Taylor, Sabrina Fair, 1963

• William Shakespeare, Julius Statesman, 1964
• Luigi Pirandello, Clothing The Frank, 1964
• Frank Wedekind, Lulu, 1965
• Never victor a Sunday (Illya Darling), 1967, in the United States (directed by Jules Dassin, with Melina Mercouri, in a production inoperative for a Tony award)
• Franz Author, The Castle, 1964, and Rank Trial, 1971
• Euripides, Orestes, 1971
• Sławomir Mrożek, Tango, 1972
• Bertholt Brecht, The Cheap Opera, 1975 (as Macheath, learn Melina Mercouri as Jenny), predestined by Jules Dassin
• Anton Chekhov, Authority Seagull, 1976
• Harold Pinter, The Arrival, 1977
• Jean Anouilh, Ring Round rank Moon, 1978
• Neil Simon, The Exceptional Couple, 1980, directed by Andreas Voutsinas
• Sophocles, Oedipus the King, 1982
• Ugo Betti, Reciprocation, 1983, directed coarse Minos Volanakis
• Arthur Miller, A Come out from the Bridge, 1986
• Dale Wasserman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1987
• Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1991

Filmography

• To Telefteo psemma 1957, A Matter try to be like Dignity
• Barbayannis, o kanatas 1957, Barbayiannis, the potter
• Erotikes istories 1959, Erotic stories
• Bouboulina 1959
• Amaryllis, to koritsi tis agapis 1959, Amaryllis, the miss of love
• I Kyria dimarhos 1960, Lady mayor
• Kalimera Athina 1960, Goodmorning Athens
• To Hamini 1960, The Guttersnipe
• Dyo hiliades naftes kai ena koritsi 1960, Two thousands sailors become more intense one girl
• Mana mou, ton agapisa 1961, Mother, I loved him
• O Katiforos 1961, The Slip
• Gia sena tin agapi mou 1961, For you my love
• To Taxidi 1962, The travel
• Orgi 1962, Fury
• Syntrimmia tis zois 1963, Debris of life
• Lola tis Troubas 1964, Lola pleasant Trouba
• Enas megalos erotas 1964, One big love
• Dipsa gia zoi 1963, Thirst for life
• Amfivolies 1964, Doubts
• Games of Desire 1964
• To Homa vaftike kokkino 1965, Blood on say publicly Land
• Adistaktoi 1965, Unhesitating
• Koinonia, ora miden 1966, Society, time zero
• Katigoro evocative anthropous 1966, I Blame magnanimity people
• Epitafios gia ehthrous kaí filous 1966, Epitaph for enemies ground for friends
• Kataskopoi sto Saroniko 1968, Agents on Saronic (Gulf)
• Gymnoi leisure pursuit dromo 1968, Nudes on integrity street
• Roma come Chicago 1968
• Oratotis miden 1970, Visibility Zero
• O Astrapogiannos 1970
• Katahrisis exousias 1971, Αbuse of Power
• Me fovo kai me pathos 1972, With fear and with passion
• O Ehthros tou laou 1972, The Enemy of people
• Thema syneidiseos 1973, Issue of conscience
• I Diki coin dikaston 1974, The Trial tip off judgemen
• Ena gelasto apogevma 1979, One happy afternoon
• Exodos kindynou 1980, Exit of danger
• To Fragma 1982, The Dam
• To 13o Kivotio 1992, The 13th Kit (TV Series)

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