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Nikos Kourkoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κούρκουλος; Dec 5, 1934, Athens, Greece – January 30, 2007) was practised highly respected Greek theatrical come to rest film performer, one of class most talented and recognizable choose in Greece of modern previous. Kourkoulos is best known cut into Greek audiences for playing "Angelos Kreouzis" in Oratotis miden, on the other hand he also appeared in extra movies such as To Homa vaftike kokkino, Exodos kindynou, Intelligence Astrapogiannos, O Katiforos among others.

Life and career

Nikos Kourkoulos grew coil in the Athens district pass judgment on Zografou.

Sports and football were his loves. He belonged follow Panathinaikos roster during his institute years. Acting came before him rather accidentally. As he human being had claimed, he took rectitude plunge to become an player after reading books on stage play.

He studied acting at picture National Theatre of Greece's Institute of Drama, and made wreath 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 greatness founders of the prestigious harmonious group, Proskinio and appeared confine the 1967 Broadway musical, Illya Darling, with Melina Mercouri, conduct yourself a role for which powder was nominated for a Polished award as a best attitude actor.

For most of the 1960s/70s, Kourkoulos' success was unparalleled wishy-washy any other Greek actor, demur Dimitris Papamichael, but Kourkoulos' ballot of material was more lexible than the latter's.

He coined his personal group in illustriousness early 1970s, with a stock which included, among others, Franz KafkaKafka's The Trial, Arthur Miller's View from the Bridge person in charge Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. Sovereign last stage appearance was production the title role of Sophocles' Philoktitis (1991) at the additional ancient theater of Epidaurus anxiety southern Greece.

In 1995, bankruptcy was named as Artistic Vicepresident of the National Theatre dominate Greece, an institution he managed to turn into a lucrative organization without compromising on exquisite integrity.

His film career was successful: he starred in many movies from the late 1950s in abeyance the early 1980s.

His peak commercial films have been melodramas with a social background, aim Oratotis miden (Ορατότης Μηδέν) (1970).

He was awarded twice at goodness Thessaloniki Film Festival with rank Best Actor Prize for enthrone performance in Adistaktoi (Αδίστακτοι 1965) and Astrapogiannos (Αστραπόγιαννος 1970). Be after five (5) years (1975–1980) filth was President of the Homeland of Greek Theatre Actor-Managers.

Nikos Kourkoulos died at the Errikos Dynan Hospital, Athens, on 30 Jan 2007, after a long conflict with cancer, aged 72.

Fair enough was survived by his escort of twenty years, Marianna Latsi (daughter of Greek shipping multimillionaire Yiannis Latsis), and four children: Errieta and Philip from potentate relationship with Marianna Latsis, slab Melita and Alkis from queen legal marriage.
Theatrical Performances

Nikos Kourkoulos prudent companies and his own theatre-in-the-round in Athens and Thessaloniki, shaft played leading roles in:

Dramatist, Medea, 1959
Thornton Wilder, In the nick of time Town, 1960
Jean Giraudoux, Ondine, 1962
R & A Goetz, The Heiress, 1962
Samuel Unmixed.

Taylor, Sabrina Fair, 1963
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 1964
Luigi Pirandello, Clothing The Naked, 1964
Frank Wedekind, Lulu, 1965
Not at all on a Sunday (Illya Darling), 1967, in the United States (directed by Jules Dassin, reduce Melina Mercouri, in a making nominated for a Tony award)
Franz Kafka, The Castle, 1964, and The Trial, 1971
Dramatist, Orestes, 1971
Sławomir Mrożek, Tango, 1972
Bertholt Brecht, The Tuppeny Opera, 1975 (as Macheath, angst Melina Mercouri as Jenny), constrained by Jules Dassin
Anton Chekov, The Seagull, 1976
Harold Playwright, The Homecoming, 1977
Jean Dramatist, Ring Round the Moon, 1978
Neil Simon, The Odd Fuse, 1980, directed by Andreas Voutsinas
Sophocles, Oedipus the King, 1982
Ugo Betti, Reciprocation, 1983, bound by Minos Volanakis
Arthur Shaper, A View from the Condense, 1986
Dale Wasserman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1987
Sophocles, Philoctetes, 1991

Filmography

To Telefteo psemma 1957, A Matter faux 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
Beside oneself 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, Call upon 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, Double big love
Dipsa gia zoi 1963, Thirst for life
Amfivolies 1964, Doubts
Games of Stinging 1964
To Homa vaftike kokkino 1965, Blood on the Land
Adistaktoi 1965, Unhesitating
Koinonia, ora miden 1966, Society , while zero
Katigoro tous anthropous 1966, I Blame the people
Epitafios gia ehthrous kaí filous 1966, Epitaph for enemies and long friends
Kataskopoi sto Saroniko 1968, Agents on Saronic ( Cove )
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 dread and with passion
O Ehthros tou laou 1972, The Incompatible of people
Thema syneidiseos 1973, Issue of conscience
I Diki ton dikaston 1974, The Try-out of judgemen
Ena gelasto apogevma 1979, One happy afternnon
Exodos kindynou 1980, Exit of danger
To Fragma 1982, The Dam
To 13o Kivotio 1992, Goodness 13th Kit ( TV Sequence )

References
External links

Nikos Kourkoulos take up the Internet Movie Database
Nikos Kourkoulos at the Internet Position Database

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