Artemis Matsas
Born: 1930-01-01 in Athens, Greece
Died: 2003-09-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
Artemis Matsas (1930 – 7 September 2003) was a Greek actor, film critic and director. He acted in theatre and in a significant number of films and television from 1949 to 1988. He became widely known for his portrayal of traitors in plays set during the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II. His brother was the writer and director Nestoras Matsas. It is characteristic that his name is used in publications several years after his active involvement, to denote a traitor or a traitor. Artemis Matsas had studied at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory and worked as a film and art editor in newspapers and magazines. His first films in which he acted in cinema were Erotic Journey (1949) and The Engagements (1950). As a director, he had the troupe "Dream Studio". He died at the age of 73 in Athens.
Filmography
1992
1986
- Telecannibals as Sakis
1985
- Tall, Thin and a Big Liar as Virginia's father
1980
- Thanasi tightened your belt even more as Alexandros Tsekouras
- Savage Hunt as The Chief Torturer
1975
- Conspiracy in the Mediterranean as David Azaria
1973
- The Man Who Ran a Lot as Meletis
- Pavlos Melas
1972
1971
- Underwater Papanikolis as Ιταλός μηχανικός (αιχμάλωτος)
1968
- Assignment Skybolt as Stenger
- Η Λυγερή
- Κατηγορούμενη απολογήσου
1966
- A Bullet Through the Heart as Giuseppe Tassara
- Sinful Women of the Night
1964
1962
1961
1960
- Never on Sunday as Lawyer
- The Hamini as Triadafillos
- The Island of the Brave as Συνεργάτης Γερμανών - Καταδότης
- At Hell's Door
- Μαλάμω
- The Island of Love
- Το αγρίμι
- Confusion
- Ματωμένο Πέπλο
1959
1956
- Dating Agency as Artemi's father
1954
- The Beauty of Athens as Matsas