Giorgos Fountas
Georgios Fountas (13 February 1924 – 28 November 2010) was a Greek actor and filmmaker.
Giorgos Fountas
- Name
- Giorgos Fountas
- Birth Name
- Georgios Fountas
- Born
- 13 February 1924
- Birthplace
- Mavrolithari, Greece
- Died
- 28 November 2010
- Place of death
- Glyfada, Greece
- Education
- Athens Conservatoire
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Awards
- Thessaloniki Film Festival (1966, 1967)
- Full name
- Γεώργιος Φούντας.
- Nationality
- Greece
- Fields
- drama
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Biography
Biography
Giorgos Fountas studied at Athens Conservatoire Drama School. The recorded working language is Modern Greek. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are drama. Residence is recorded at Glyfada. Distinctions recorded are Best male role award of Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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Key facts
• Name — Giorgos Fountas • Native Name — Γιώργος Φούντας • Birth Name — Georgios Fountas • Born — 13 February 1924 • Birthplace — Mavrolithari, Greece • Died — 28 November 2010 • Place of death — Glyfada, Greece • Resting Place — First Cemetery of Athens • Citizenship — Greece • Education — Athens Conservatoire • Occupation — * Actor • film director • producer • screenwriter • Years Active — 1944–1997 • Employer — Finos Film • Children — 3 • Awards — Thessaloniki Film Festival (1966, 1967)
Biography
Biography
Fountas was born on 13 February 1924, in Mavrolithari. He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his participation in his films With the Shine in the Eyes and Fever on the Road. He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri where he pronounced one quote, which was satirized in the movie Straight Story in 2006. Fountas married Eleni Episkopou in 1947 and that had two children, Tzella (b. 1950), and Thymios (b. 1952). His second wife was the famous dancer Chrysoula Zoka (1931–2015), whom he met in 1954 and they fell in love with each other. They finally married in 1965 and had a son, Panos (b. 1969). Chrysoula died of cancer on 12 April 2015, at age 84. She was buried on 14 April 2015, at the New Cemetery of Glyfada. Fountas died at Mediterraneo Hospital, in Glyfada, on 28 November 2010, at age 86. In the last years of his life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was buried two days later at the First Cemetery of Athens.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Transliteration and translation — Role — Notes • 1973 — Occupation — Κατοχή Katohi — Giorgos • 1975 — Christ Recrucified — Ο Χριστός ξανασταυρώνεται — Panagiotaros — 17 episodes • 1976 — Galini — Γαλήνη — Fotis Glaros • 1978 — Exodos kindynou — Έξοδος κινδύνου Dangerous Exits — Markos • 1985 — Ston argaleio tou fengariou — Στον αργαλειό του φεγγαριού — Father • 1993 — Gova stileto — Γόβα στιλέτο
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Glyfada
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Mavrolithari.
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Piraeus.
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Films
• Year — Title — Transliteration and translation — Role — Notes • 1944 — Katadromi sto Aigaion — Καταδρομή στο Αιγαίον A route in the Aegean • 1946 — Katadromi sto Aigaion • 1951 — Dead City — Nekri politeia — Mathios • 1951 — Pikro psomi — Giangos Lyberis — Uncredited • 1952 — Mavri gi — Dimitris • 1954 — A Girl from the Neighborhood — Το Κορίτσι της Γειτονιάς To Koritsi tis Geitonias — Spyros • 1954 — O Anemos tou Misous — Ο Άνεμος του Μίσους — Kosmas Bertsos • 1954 — Gynaikes dichos antres — 'Γυναίκες δίχως Άντρες — Zanis • 1954 — Open Sea — Ανοιχτή Θάλασσα Anihti thalasa — Kostandis • 1955 — Stella — Στέλλα — Miltos • 1955 — Magic City — Μαγική πόλη Mayiki poli — Mitros • 1956 — Assoi tou Gipedou — Άσσοι του Γηπέδου • 1956 — A Girl in Black — Hristos • 1957 — I Limni ton Pothon — Η Λίμνη των Πόθων — Hristos Razis • 1958 — Only for a Night — Μόνο για μια Νύχτα Mono gia mia nychta — Dimitris Sergiou • 1958 — Gerakina/Yerakina — Γερακίνα — Giannos • 1959 — I zavoliara — Η Ζαβολιάρα — Lambros Desillas • 1960 — Never on Sunday — Ποτέ την Κυριακή Pote tin kyriaki/kiriaki — Tonio • 1960 — Pothoi sta Stachya — Πόθοι στα Στάχυα — Thanos • 1960 — I Avgi tou Thriamvou — Η Αυγή του Θριάμβου • 1960 — Antio zoi — Dimitris Vergis • 1960 — An ixeres pedi mou — Αν ήξερες Παιδί μου If You Knew, My Kid • 1962 — Poliorkia — Resistant • 1962 — I katara tis mannas — Tasos • 1962 — Litrose me agapi mou — Λύτρωσέ με Αγάπη μου — Memas • 1962 — Prodomeni agapi — Προδομένη Αγαπη — Stratos • 1962 — I megali thissia — Η μεγάλη Θυσία • 1963 — Coward — Κάθαρμα — Manos Apostolidis • 1963 — The red lanterns — Τα κόκκινα Φανάρια Ta kokkina fanaria — Mihailos • 1963 — America, America — Αμέρικα Αμέρικα — Uncredited • 1963 — Siege — Πολιορκία — Alexis Romanos • 1964 — O krahtis — Ο Κράχτης — Tasos Kagiapis • 1964 — Alexis Zorbas — Αλέξης Ζορμπάς — Mavrandoni • 1964 — To koritsi tis Kyriakis — Miltos • 1964 — Kravgi — Κραυγή — Giorgos Merkos • 1964 — Anemostrovilos — Andreas Vardis • 1965 — O epanastatis — Giorgos • 1966 — I stigmatismeni — Οι Στιγματισμένοι — Giorgos Floras • 1966 — Me ti lampsi sta matia — Με τη Λάμψη στα Μάτια With the Shine in the Eyes — Nikolas Dakas • 1966 — Johnny/Giannis the Fisher — Ο Ψαρόγιαννος O Psaroyannos — Psarogiannos • 1967 — Fever on Pavement — Πυρετός στην Άσφαλτο Pyretos stin asfalto — Officer Merkos • 1967 — Trouba '67 — Τρούμπα `67 — Argyris • 1967 — O anakatosouras — Uncredited • 1968 — Poly arga gia dakrya — Πολύ αργά για Δάκρυα — Petros Mandas • 1969 — The Refugee — Ο Πρόσφυγας O Prosfygas — Giorgos / Leonis Skoutaris • 1969 — O Antartis tou Valtou — Ο Αντάρτης του Βάλτου — Thanasis Vardas • 1969 — I leoforos tis prodosias — Major Alexandros Vergos • 1969 — Asteria sto vourko tis akolasias • 1970 — O megalos enohos — Ο μεγάλος Ένοχος — Hristos Notaras • 1980 — Exodos Kindynou — Έξοδος Κινδύνου — Markos Angelou • 1981 — 17 sfaires gia enan angelo — Notis • 1986 — A Girl from Mani — Το κορίτσι της Μάνης To koritsi tis Manis — Panagos • 1987 — Molismena idata — Μολυσμένα ύδατα — Short • 1993 — Galini — Γαλήνη — Fotis Glaros • 1997 — Gentlemen from the Sea — Λεβέντες της Θάλασσας Leventes tis thalassas — (final film role)
Awards
Awards • Year — Award — Film — Result • 1966 — Thessaloniki Festival Award for best actor — Me ti Lampsi sta Matia • 1966 — Thessaloniki Festival Award for best actor — Pyretos stin Asphalto
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