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.

Giannis Smyrnaios
BornOctober 17, 1940
Athens, Greece
DiedMarch 2019 (aged 58)
Kypseli, Athens, Attica, Greece
NationalityGreek
OccupationActor

Biography

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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

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Year Title
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

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  1. ^ a b "Giannis Smyrnaios (Actor)". Finos Film. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ "The 15 movies that are playing today Friday on television". 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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