Vasilis Diamantopoulos

Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος; 15 November 1920 – 5 May 1999) was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the single act play "Him and his pants" of Iakovos Kambanellis in 1966. His most characteristic role was that of the austere professor in Giannis Dalianidis' movie Law 4000 and later in shorts including Ekmek Ice Cream in private TV.

Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος
Born15 November 1920
Died5 May 1999 (1999-05-06) (aged 78)
Greece
Occupationactor

Biography

He was born in Piraeus and studied at Athens Law and at the National Theatre's Dramatic schools as well as Coon Art School. He ran together along with Maria Alkeou in 1956 at the New Theatre/Theater and in 1993 at the Different Theatre. He returned to Greece from Paris in 1970 and took part in several different companies, he also took part at the Public Theatre of Northern Greece. He also participated in many film and television productions, oppositely took part at the Dramatic Schools at the National Theatre and at Art School. His last years was a member of a hypocrite art factory for young actors. He died in Athens in 1999 from a heart attack at the Athens General Clinic due to his head fracture at the left femur which triggered from the fall. He is buried at the First Athens Cemetery.[1]

Personal life

He was married twice, firstly to the actress Tonia Karali[2] with whom he had a daughter and secondly to the actress Marina Georgiou with whom he had a son.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleTransliteration and translationRoleNotes
UnknownThe Little CarΤο αμαξάκι
To amaxaki
1948Marinos KontarasΜαρίνος ΚοντάραςGrigoris Fousekis
1949The Last MissionΤελευταία αποστολήColonel Miltiadis Marelis
1954Nychterini PeripeteiaΝυχτερινή Περιπέτεια
Nighttime Adventures
Diamantis Nikolaou
1956I arpagi tis PersefonisΗ αρπαγή της ΠερσεφόνηςDias
1956Ekklisiazousai
1957To amaxaki
1957Tis nihtas ta kamomataΤης νύχτας τα καμώματαStelios
1959Erotikes istoriesVasilis
1959Na petheros, na malama!Να πεθερός, να μάλαμαAndreas Delis
1961O thanatos tha xanarthiInspector Fox
1962Law 4000Νόμος 4000
Nomos 4000
Andreas Ikonomou
1962The JourneyΤο ταξίδι
To taxidi
Lazy Manolis
1962Psila ta heria HitlerAnestis
1963Afosiosi
1964Mia 'vdomada ston paradeisoAristos
1966A Bullet Through the HeartRizzardi
1967The Road to Corinth
1970The Confession
1971L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste
1976Agnostos stratiotis
1977O toihos i Pos piastike o Ramon Novaro
1978I tembelides tis eforis kiladasΟι τεμπέληδες της εύφορης κοιλάδαςfather
1979Jack the KnightΤζακ ο καβαλλάρης
Jack o kavallaris
1979To hamogelo tis Pythias
1980O gyrologos
1980Eleftherios Venizelos 1910-1927Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος 1910-1927Apostolos
1981Mathe pedi mou gramataΜάθε παιδί μου γράμματαPerilkos Papachristoforos
1981O teleftaios... antras!
1982The Red trainΤο κόκκινο τρένο
To kokino treno
conductor
1982O teleftaios dialogos
1983Horis martyresLieutenant Loukas Haridimos
1984Akropolis NowCamilles Vater
1987Ta paidia tis ChelidonasΤα παιδιά της ΧελιδόναςSpyros
1991IsimeriaTeacher
1996CavafyΚαβάφηςConstantine Cavafy
1996Business in the BalkansΜπίζνες στα Βαλκάνια
Biznes (Business) sta Valkania
a customer at
a bar
1997The OvercoatThe overcoatShort

Television

YearTitleTransliteration and translationChannel
1973-1974Infamous War (1971–74)Άγνωστος Πόλεμος
Agnostos Polemos
YENED
1972-1974
1989
Himself and HimselfΕκείνος κι εκείνος
Ekinos ki ekinos
EIRT
ET2 ad his next appearance
1979O symvolaiografosΟ συμβολαιογράφοςERT
1984HadjimanouilΧατζημανουήλ
1986Here Tasso KaratassoERTΧαίρε Τάσο Καρατάσο
Hail Tasso Karatasso
ERT
1991Ekmek Ice CreamΕκμέκ παγωτό
Ekmek pagoto
Mega
1994To gelion tou pragmatosΤο γελοίον του πράγματοςANT1

References

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