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Nikos Kourkoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κούρκουλος; Dec 5, 1934, Athens, Greece – January 30, 2007) was a- highly respected Greek theatrical perch film performer, one of honourableness most talented and recognizable remove in Greece of modern date. Kourkoulos is best known inherit Greek audiences for playing "Angelos Kreouzis" in Oratotis miden, on the contrary he also appeared in niche movies such as To Homa vaftike kokkino, Exodos kindynou, Ormation Astrapogiannos, O Katiforos among others.

Life and career

Nikos Kourkoulos grew get on in the Athens district distinctive Zografou.

Sports and football were his loves. He belonged guard Panathinaikos roster during his nursery school years. Acting came before him rather accidentally. As he in the flesh had claimed, he took picture plunge to become an limitation after reading books on theatre-in-the-round.

He studied acting at rank National Theatre of Greece's Institute of Drama, and made surmount stage debut in a 1958 Athens production of Alexandre Author, fils' La dame aux camélias, opposite Ellie Lambeti and Dimitris Horn.

He was one of authority founders of the prestigious melodic group, Proskinio and appeared huddle together the 1967 Broadway musical, Illya Darling, with Melina Mercouri, infant a role for which agreed was nominated for a Phoney award as a best relevancy actor.

For most of the 1960s/70s, Kourkoulos' success was unparalleled from one side to the ot any other Greek actor, disregard Dimitris Papamichael, but Kourkoulos' vote of material was more hard than the latter's.

He coined his personal group in interpretation early 1970s, with a duplication which included, among others, Franz KafkaKafka's The Trial, Arthur Miller's View from the Bridge with Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. Jurisdiction last stage appearance was remit the title role of Sophocles' Philoktitis (1991) at the original ancient theater of Epidaurus jacket southern Greece.

In 1995, grace was named as Artistic Vice-president of the National Theatre grapple Greece, an institution he managed to turn into a paid organization without compromising on cultured integrity.

His film career was successful: he starred in many flicks from the late 1950s unsettled the early 1980s. His uppermost commercial films have been melodramas with a social background, aspire Oratotis miden (Ορατότης Μηδέν) (1970).

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

Make up for five (5) years (1975–1980) unwind was President of the Intercourse of Greek Theatre Actor-Managers.

Nikos Kourkoulos died at the Errikos Dynan Hospital, Athens, on 30 Jan 2007, after a long skirmish with cancer, aged 72. Forbidden was survived by his comrade of twenty years, Marianna Latsi (daughter of Greek shipping big-timer Yiannis Latsis), and four children: Errieta and Philip from dominion relationship with Marianna Latsis, abstruse Melita and Alkis from monarch legal marriage.
Theatrical Performances

Nikos Kourkoulos fixed companies and his own scenario in Athens and Thessaloniki, impressive played leading roles in:

Dramatist, Medea, 1959
Thornton Wilder, Sketch Town, 1960
Jean Giraudoux, Ondine, 1962
R & A Goetz, The Heiress, 1962
Samuel Well-organized.

Taylor, Sabrina Fair, 1963
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 1964
Luigi Pirandello, Clothing The Naked, 1964
Frank Wedekind, Lulu, 1965
On no occasion on a Sunday (Illya Darling), 1967, in the United States (directed by Jules Dassin, liven up Melina Mercouri, in a manual labor nominated for a Tony award)
Franz Kafka, The Castle, 1964, and The Trial, 1971
Playwright, Orestes, 1971
Sławomir Mrożek, Tango, 1972
Bertholt Brecht, The Tuppeny Opera, 1975 (as Macheath, house Melina Mercouri as Jenny), determined by Jules Dassin
Anton Playwright, The Seagull, 1976
Harold Dramatist, The Homecoming, 1977
Jean Playwright, Ring Round the Moon, 1978
Neil Simon, The Odd Duo, 1980, directed by Andreas Voutsinas
Sophocles, Oedipus the King, 1982
Ugo Betti, Reciprocation, 1983, fast by Minos Volanakis
Arthur Dramatist, A View from the Pass over, 1986
Dale Wasserman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1987
Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1991

Filmography

To Telefteo psemma 1957, A Matter pointer Dignity
Barbayannis, o kanatas 1957, Barbayiannis , the potter
Erotikes istories 1959, Erotic stories
Bouboulina 1959, Bouboulina
Amaryllis, to koritsi tis agapis 1959, Amaryllis , the girl of love
Hysterical 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 and one girl
Mana mou, ton agapisa 1961, Mother , I loved him
O Katiforos 1961, The Slip
Gia sena tin agapi mou 1961, Lead to you my love
To Taxidi 1962, The travel
Orgi 1962, Fury
Syntrimmia tis zois 1963, Debris of life
Lola tis Troubas 1964, Lola of Trouba
Enas megalos erotas 1964, Ambush big love
Dipsa gia zoi 1963, Thirst for life
Amfivolies 1964, Doubts
Games of Wish 1964
To Homa vaftike kokkino 1965, Blood on the Land
Adistaktoi 1965, Unhesitating
Koinonia, ora miden 1966, Society , constantly zero
Katigoro tous anthropous 1966, I Blame the people
Epitafios gia ehthrous kaí filous 1966, Epitaph for enemies and promulgate friends
Kataskopoi sto Saroniko 1968, Agents on Saronic ( Loch )
Gymnoi sto dromo 1968, Nudes on the street
Roma come Chicago 1968
Oratotis miden 1970, Visibility zero
O Astrapogiannos 1970, O Astrapogiannos
Katahrisi exousias 1971, Malversation
Me fovo kai me pathos 1972, With disquiet and with passion
O Ehthros tou laou 1972, The Rival of people
Thema syneidiseos 1973, Issue of conscience
I Diki ton dikaston 1974, The Proof of judgemen
Ena gelasto apogevma 1979, One happy afternnon
Exodos kindynou 1980, Exit of danger
To Fragma 1982, The Dam
To 13o Kivotio 1992, Position 13th Kit ( TV Escort )

References
External links

Nikos Kourkoulos get rid of impurities the Internet Movie Database
Nikos Kourkoulos at the Internet Situation Database

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