Faidon Georgitsis
Born: 1939-01-01 in Athens, Greece
Died: 2019-03-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
Phaedon Georgitsis (Greek: Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre. He studied at the Drama Schools of Karolos Koun, Christos Vlachiotis and Pelos Katselis. He made his film debut in the film Never on Sunday by Jules Dassin in 1960. He became popular through the musical films of Finos Film directed by Yannis Dalianidis, with frequent co-stars Mary Chronopoulou, Zoe Laskaris, Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagiannis, etc. In the theater he collaborated with Karolos Koun's "Karolos Koun" Art Theater as well as with the State Theater of Northern Greece and the troupe of Minoas Volanakis. He first appeared on television in 1972 in the series "Red Ring", while he became popular again in the 1990s through the daily television series "Good Morning Life" and "Shine" by Nikos Foskolos. He also directed theatrical and film works. He died at the age of 80, on March 1, 2019 from brain cancer.
Filmography
2008
- Charlie's Son as Charlie
2007
1993
- Good morning Life as Λεωνίδας Άρχος
1988
- Τζων Ρεμούλας: Το μέντιουμ as Tzon Remoulas
1987
- Γοργόνα as Petros Ioannou
1984
- Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα as Νώντας
- The Time Traveller as Yanni
1981
- The sex hunter as Andreas
- Electric Angel
- Fantasies as Photographer
- Nelly, the Spy
1980
- Savage Hunt as Alexis
1979
1978
- A Dream of Passion as Ronny
- The Iron Gate as Eftyhis
1977
- Mirella, the Flesh of Pleasure as Giagos Mandas
1973
1972
- Image of Love as Angelos
- The Two Faces of Love
- A girl who wants it all as Alexis
1971
- Proud eagles
- Zavoliara as Kostas
- Air hostess as Stefanos Valmas
- Operation Kraipe
1969
- When the City Dies as Bill
1968
- Mermaids for Love as Petros Athanasiou
- A Woman's Past as Sakis
- A Lady In Bouzoukia as Giorgos Kontaxis
- A Knight for Vasoula as Mitsos Bezestainis
- Olga My Love as Petros
1967
- Wedding night as Thanos Kabiris
- The Blue Beads from Greece as Fotis Tsipouras
- He And She
- The Asphalt Fever as Nikos Koursos
1966
- Blood on the Land as Yangos
1965
- Dirty city as Tasos
- The Young Will Live as Giorgos
- Bitter life
- The Enemies as Stefanos
1964
- Persecution as Giannis Haralampous
- The Sunday girl as Orfeas
1963
- The Red Lanterns as Angelos
- Vertigo as Kostas Panagiotopoulos
1960
- Never on Sunday as British Seaman