Giannis Smyrnaios
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Giannis Smyrnaios | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1940 Athens, Greece |
| Died | March 2019 (aged 58) Kypseli, Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Actor |
Giannis Smyrnaios (October 17, 1940 – March 2019) was a Greek actor of television, theater, and cinema. He became known for his supporting roles in Greek cinema and movies during the VHS era.
Biography[edit]
He studied from 1964 to 1966 at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory. He made his theater debut in the play "Madame Maxime" by Georges Feydeau, with the troupe of Kostas Rigopoulos-Kakias Analyti in 1967. The same year he made his film debut in the movie The Clueless Father.
He collaborated with troupes such as those of Nikos Rizos-Kostas Hatzihristos-Yiannis Vogiatzis in the film My Old Hag (1969–70), of Rizos-Voutsas-Nathanail in the film The Villager (1971–72), of Karras (1972), of Gionakis in the film The Crooked Stick (1973–74), of Alexandrakis-Galinea (1978), of Papanastasiou-Ioannidou (1982), in the play "Kolonos and Kolonaki" at the "Kalouta" theater, by Rizos (1986–87), of Halkias-Partsalakis at the "Metropolitan" theater in the play by Tsiforos-Vasiliadis "Ten Days in Paris" and others.
He died in late March 2019, at his home in Kypseli. The news of his death became known a week later.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title |
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| 1970 | Giakoumis, a Roman Heart |
| ''In the Name of the Law''[1] | |
| I Accuse the Powerful | |
| Mama's Child | |
| 1971 | Men Know How to Love |
| I Love You[1] | |
| 1973 | The Optimist[2] |
| 1981 | Barbara the Traffic Warden |
| 1982 | Me and My Cock |
| Cucumbers Here and Now | |
| The Small Ear | |
| 1983 | The Iron Lady |
| 1986 | I Loved a Pontian |
| The F.M. Stereo Rider | |
| 1989 | The Luxury Crazyhouse |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Giannis Smyrnaios (Actor)". Finos Film. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "The 15 movies that are playing today Friday on television". 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2023-01-25.