Vasilis Diamantopoulos
| Vasilis Diamantopoulos Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 15, 1920 Piraeus, Greece |
| Died |
May 5, 1999 (aged 78) Greece |
| Occupation | actor |
Vasilis Diamamtopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος; November 15, 1920 – May 5, 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.
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
Movies
| Year | Film | Transliteration and translation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | The Little Car | Το αμαξάκι To amaxaki | - |
| Unknown | I arpagi tis Persefonis | Η αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης | - |
| Unknown | Nychterini Peripeteia | Νυχτερινή Περιπέτεια Nighttime Adventures | - |
| 1948 | Marinos Kontaras | Μαρίνος Κοντάρας | - |
| 1957 | Tis nihtas ta kamomata | Της νύχτας τα καμώματα | Stelios |
| 1959 | Na petheros, na malama! | Να πεθερός, να μάλαμα | Andreas Delis |
| 1962 | The Journey | Το ταξίδι To taxidi | Lazy Manolis |
| 1962 | Law 4000 | Νόμος 4000 Nomos 4000 | Andreas Ikonomou |
| 1978 | I tembelides tis eforis kiladas | Οι τεμπέληδες της εύφορης κοιλάδας | - |
| 1979 | Jack the Knight | Τζακ ο καβαλλάρης Jack o kavallaris | - |
| 1980 | Eleftherios Venizelos 1910-1927 | Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος 1910-1927 | Apostolos |
| 1981 | Mathe pedi mou gramata | Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα | Perilkos Papachristoforos |
| 1982 | The Red train | Το κόκκινο τρένο To kokino treno | a conductor |
| 1987 | Ta paidia tis Chelidonas | Τα παιδιά της Χελιδόνας | - |
| 1996 | Business in the Balkans | Μπίζνες στα Βαλκάνια Biznes (Business) sta Valkania | a customer at a bar |
| 1996 | Cavafy | Καβάφης | Constantine Cavafy |
| 1997 | The Overcoat | The overcoat | - |
Television
| Year | Film | Transliteration and translation | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | Infamous War (1971–74) | Άγνωστος Πόλεμος Agnostos Polemos | YENED |
| 1972-74 1989 | Himself and Himself | Εκείνος κι εκείνος Ekinos ki ekinos | EIRT ET2 ad his next appearance |
| 1979 | O symvolaiografos | Ο συμβολαιογράφος | ERT |
| 1984 | Hadjimanouil | Χατζημανουήλ | |
| 1986 | Here Tasso Karatasso | ERTΧαίρε Τάσο Καρατάσο Hail Tasso Karatasso | ERT |
| 1991 | Ekmek Ice Cream | Εκμέκ παγωτό Ekmek pagoto | Mega |
| 1994 | To gelion tou pragmatos | Το γελοίον του πράγματος | ANT1 |
References
External links
- Vasilis Diamantopoulos on IMDb
- Filmography at retrodb.gr
- Photos of the actor and filmography at 90lepta.com (in Greek)