Petros Fyssoun

• Name — Petros Fyssoun • Born — 5 October 1933 • Died — 5 December 2016 • Birthplace — Agrinio, Greece • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Occupation — Actor • Awards — Leading Male Actor in the 1963 and 1964 Greek Film Festivals Leading Male Actor at the 1975 Ithaca Film Festival

Petros Fyssoun was born in Agrinio, Greece, his father was a Russian émigré, who moved to Greece after the Russian Revolution. He graduated from the Drama School of Art Theatre Κarolos Koun in 1954. He performed there until 1956. From 1961 to 1965, he played lead roles for the National Theatre of Greece, and the same again in 1976-78 for the State Theatre of Northern Greece. His repertoire has included all kinds of theatre, from drama, comedy and tragedy to burlesque. He took part in the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and the 1966 Moscow and Leningrad festivals, as well as in several festivals in Greece, including the Epidaurus Theatre Festivals. He resided in Athens, and spoke English, Russian and Swedish. He married Swedish actress Maud Hansson in 1965 and divorced a few years later. He then married Teta Hadjihristou, who was the daughter of the famous Greek actor Kostas Hadjihristou. They had one daughter and their marriage lasted until his death, in 2016.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1958 — Oi paranomoi — Petros • 1958 — Mia laterna, mia zoi • 1962 — Oi yperifanoi — Panagis Notaras • 1962 — Amartoles • 1963 — O adelfos Anna — Andreas • 1963 — Osa kryvei i nyhta • 1964 — Treason — Lieutenant Carl von Stein • 1964 — Diogmos — Osen • 1965 — I moira tou athoou — Lefteris • 1965 — Dihasmos — Constantis • 1966 — Epiheirisis 'Doureios Ippos • 1966 — O zestos minas Avgoustos — Kostas Makris • 1966 — Oi enohoi — Father Grigoris • 1967 — Afti i gi einai diki mas — Konstadis • 1968 — O alygistos — Nikos • 1968 — Brosta stin aghoni — Tilemahos • 1969 — I orgi tou adikimenou — Dimitris Verenikos • 1970 — Oi gennaioi tou Vorra — Vasilis Anthimos • 1971 — Manto Mavrogenous — Dimitrios Ypsilantis • 1972 — Aera! Aera! Aera! — Symeon • 1980 — O anthropos me to garyfallo • 1983 — Horis martyres — Dr. Stefanos Sofos • 1986 — Mpravo kolonelo • 1989 — Dexiotera tis dexias • 1998 — Eternity and a Day — Narrator — Voice • 2011 — The Flight of the Swan — President of USA — (final film role)