Danis Katranidis
Born: 1949-08-04 in Aigaleo, Attika, Greece
Died: 2024-09-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Danis (Daniel) Katranidis (Greek: Δάνης (Δανιήλ) Κατρανίδης, Aigaleo, 4 August 1949 – Athens, 1 September 2024) was a Greek actor. He was born on 4 August 1949 in Aigaleo. He was a graduate (1971) of the Athens Higher Drama School Giorgos Theodosiadis. During the period 1971–1978 he was an actor at the National Theatre. In the 1978–1979 theatrical season he made history in the role of the compere in the legendary play Cabaret, staged with great success by Aliki Vougiouklaki, with whom he collaborated continuously for a decade. He acted in all types of theatre, from tragedy and comedy to musicals and revues, while his participation in radio theatre is highly noteworthy. He taught at the Higher Drama School "Iasmos" and at the "Vassilis Diamantopoulos" Theatre Workshop. A lover of the sea and a keen sailor, he had dozens of participations and victories in offshore competitions to his credit. In 1971, he married fellow actress and classmate at the Theodosiadis School, Mirka Papakonstantinou. They divorced in 1977. He then married and divorced twice more, with his last marriage being to choreographer Eliza Palli. He died of cancer at the age of 75 on 1 September 2024. He was buried in Zografou Cemetery on 5 September.
Filmography
2022
- A Journey to the Stars as Pavlos Giannakopoulos
2017
- Virgin Zoe as Βίκτωρας Καλογιάννης
2016
- Asteras Rachoulas as Anestis Skirogiannis
2014
- To Soi Sou as Γιώργος Μακρίδης
- Oath of Silence as Πέτρος Ασλάνης
2008
- The secrets of Edem as Πέτρος Ρούσσος
1998
- O Megalos Thymos as Μάνθος Τριανταφυλλόπουλος
1990
- O trohos tis tyhis as Host
1988
- Antheon Street as Giorgos
1985
- Froutopia as Emilius the apple, leader of Frutopia
1982
1980
- Αστροφεγγιά as Αλέξης
- Ο γυρολόγος
- Sly Female… Sly Woman! as Τάκης Λίμπας (Δικηγόρος)
1979
1978
1976
1972
- Monday's Theater as Δραγανίγος