Takis Hristoforidis
Born: 1914-01-01 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died: 1973-01-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Takis Christoforidis (Istanbul 1914-Athens 1973) was a Greek actor and cousin of fellow actor Pericles Christoforidis. He played mainly secondary comic roles and became known through the role of the nervous or the mad doctor, who had a tic. Actor (member of the Greek National Theatre Association since 1937) scion of the well-known Christoforidis theatrical family. At the beginning of his career he collaborated with prose troupes and with the National Theatre (1936-41). Thus, in the period 1939-40 he appeared in the operetta "Bat" staged by the Foundation's Opera Stage. Until 1945 he was at the "State Theatre of Thessaloniki" and then followed P. Kyriakos on his tour of Cyprus (1945-48). He played at D. Rontiris' "Hellenic Stage" and the "Vembo" Theatre (1951-54). Since then he began to appear in characteristic roles with the main revue and comedy troupes. He collaborated particularly with K. Hadjichristos and took part, among others, in the K. Stoligkas - M. Theofanidis Troupe, etc. He also played in many films. (Source: Wikipedia)
Filmography
1967
- A Rich Without Money as psychiatrist
- For the heart of beautiful Helen
- Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000' as equipment manager
1966
- O tetraperatos
- Oh, If I Only Were a Man as Stella's boss #1
- Five Thousand Lies
- Meletis of the Flying Squad as Pelopidas
- Papatrechas as Kosmas
- Conductor 007 as Stefanos
1965
- A Matter of Earnestness as Mr. Efstathiou
- Modern Cinderella
1964
- The Hustler as Johnny
- A tough corporal
- The seawolf as Dockyard Commander
- The Bait
- They ere all... Fools!
1962
- Company of Miracles
- Taxi Driver as Thanasis' uncle
1961
- Captain for Tears as Manservant
- The child of the square as Petros Bezes
- The Tough Guy as police lieutenant
1960
- Three Ladies and me as Thanasis
- Goodbye Zoe
- The Island of the Brave as Captain John
- The Dervish Boys as Pipis
- Rendez-vous in Venice
1959
- Vacation in Kolopetinitsa as Tonis
- Pssst ... girls!
- I Want a Forceful Man
- Mousitsa as Lazarakis
- Dracula and Company as Giorgakis Polyzois
- The Lake of Sighs
- Long live the poor children as Iraklis
- Lisa, Tosca of Athens as Thanasis
1958
- She's a Lunatic as prospective employer
1957
- The Lagoon of Desire
- The Skirtchaser as nightclub owner
- The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
- The tree children from Volo as Ioannis Perlepes