Hristos Valavanidis

Acting

Hristos Valavanidis

Born May 21, 1944 · Athens, Greece

Died March 6, 2026 · aged 81

Christos Valavanidis (Greek: Χρήστος Βαλαβανίδης; 21 May 1944 – 6 March 2026) was a Greek actor and poet. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1979.

Known For

Loafing and CamouflageLoafing and Camouflage · 1984
Loafing and Camouflage
7.51984
MovieComedy
A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
Οι μυαλοφυγόδικοιΟι μυαλοφυγόδικοι · 1988
Οι μυαλοφυγόδικοι
7.01988
MovieComedy
BeatitudesBeatitudes · 2012
Beatitudes
2012
MovieDramaFantasy
A retiring man in rioting Athens faces ghosts and memories from the past to make choices about the present.
The Wretches Are Still SingingThe Wretches Are Still Singing · 1979
The Wretches Are Still Singing
7.31979
MovieMysteryDrama
Five friends (representatives of the Fifties generation) now in their forties, get together after many years of silence. One shows up from jail, where he has been entering and exiting for years, the other comes from a series of "accidental" murders, another leaves his wife and kids, the fourth one is a wonderer, and the last one, the girl of the gang, comes from a lunatic asylum where she has been hiding for years... All of them are outcasts, tortured from barren love affairs, wounded from the deaths of their beloved friends and betrayed by the politics of their times. They hopelessly try to reconstruct the gang of their puberty, but the revolution is lost... Now, each in his own way, will progress into a journey of death, thus opening a new chapter in the history of their generation.
Opa!Opa! · 2005
Opa!
6.02005
MovieComedyRomance
A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.
Lakis o 1osLakis o 1os · 1987
Lakis o 1os
1987
MovieComedy
Lakis is desperately in love with Lilika. However, her mother, Mrs. Erasmia, does not even want to look at him because he is a poor student. Mrs. Erasmia is a harsh woman, an "iron lady" who runs a boarding house. As a result, Lakis, in his despair, attempts suicide. But his mother remains unmoved, and as for Lilika, she is a weak-willed, beautiful creature who does whatever her mother tells her to do. Finally, after much ado, a mysterious bag of African diamonds solves the lovers' problem and Mom's greed...
Patris, listeia, oikogeneiaPatris, listeia, oikogeneia · 1987
Patris, listeia, oikogeneia
6.51987
MovieComedy
A paranoid state organises bank robberies to save its crumbling economy.
Τα ντερέκιαΤα ντερέκια · 1987
Τα ντερέκια
1987
MovieComedy

Movies

Loafing and CamouflageLoafing and Camouflage · 1984
Loafing and Camouflage
7.51984
MovieComedy
A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
Οι μυαλοφυγόδικοιΟι μυαλοφυγόδικοι · 1988
Οι μυαλοφυγόδικοι
7.01988
MovieComedy
BeatitudesBeatitudes · 2012
Beatitudes
2012
MovieDramaFantasy
A retiring man in rioting Athens faces ghosts and memories from the past to make choices about the present.
The Wretches Are Still SingingThe Wretches Are Still Singing · 1979
The Wretches Are Still Singing
7.31979
MovieMysteryDrama
Five friends (representatives of the Fifties generation) now in their forties, get together after many years of silence. One shows up from jail, where he has been entering and exiting for years, the other comes from a series of "accidental" murders, another leaves his wife and kids, the fourth one is a wonderer, and the last one, the girl of the gang, comes from a lunatic asylum where she has been hiding for years... All of them are outcasts, tortured from barren love affairs, wounded from the deaths of their beloved friends and betrayed by the politics of their times. They hopelessly try to reconstruct the gang of their puberty, but the revolution is lost... Now, each in his own way, will progress into a journey of death, thus opening a new chapter in the history of their generation.
Opa!Opa! · 2005
Opa!
6.02005
MovieComedyRomance
A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time.
Lakis o 1osLakis o 1os · 1987
Lakis o 1os
1987
MovieComedy
Lakis is desperately in love with Lilika. However, her mother, Mrs. Erasmia, does not even want to look at him because he is a poor student. Mrs. Erasmia is a harsh woman, an "iron lady" who runs a boarding house. As a result, Lakis, in his despair, attempts suicide. But his mother remains unmoved, and as for Lilika, she is a weak-willed, beautiful creature who does whatever her mother tells her to do. Finally, after much ado, a mysterious bag of African diamonds solves the lovers' problem and Mom's greed...
Patris, listeia, oikogeneiaPatris, listeia, oikogeneia · 1987
Patris, listeia, oikogeneia
6.51987
MovieComedy
A paranoid state organises bank robberies to save its crumbling economy.
Τα ντερέκιαΤα ντερέκια · 1987
Τα ντερέκια
1987
MovieComedy
Καρδιακός ΦίλοςΚαρδιακός Φίλος · 2005
Καρδιακός Φίλος
1.02005
MovieComedy
I gynaikara ap' to KilkisI gynaikara ap' to Kilkis · 1985
I gynaikara ap' to Kilkis
5.21985
MovieComedy
Fed up with her unbearable and good-for-nothing husband, a proud Pontian-Greek woman from Kilkis decides to try her luck in the bustling city of Athens in search of a better future. But, can she make it big all alone?
Bitter MovieBitter Movie · 1983
Bitter Movie
9.01983
MovieDrama
An unconventional director gets through a critical time in his life. His best friend dies in a car accident and he ignores his girlfriend. The last straw is when he is told to make a movie about his life.
Made in GreeceMade in Greece · 1987
Made in Greece
5.51987
MovieComedy
Giannis Giannakis, released from psychiatric hospital after many years, decides to return home to his parents. On his way back he slowly discovers that the outside world is crazier than he thought - and starts to question whether he'd be better off back in the psychiatric ward.
Crying... Silicon TearsCrying... Silicon Tears · 2001
Crying... Silicon Tears
6.82001
MovieComedy
This is the story of two Greek families, named Delafrangas and Bisbikides. The former family is very wealthy & lucky, the latter very poor and continually struck by fate. Poor but honest Martha is in love with Giakoumis, a young builder and bouzouki organist, but all her dreams fall apart when posh Tzela "steals" the love of her beloved one... A couple of flash backs, following their families roots back to WW2 and the Turkish domination, and a hidden secret will unfold the story's ending..
The PhotographThe Photograph · 1987
The Photograph
6.61987
MovieDrama
A young Greek man goes to Paris seeking help from a solitary and almost misanthropic distant relative who works as a furrier. With him, he takes nothing from his homeland but a photograph of a woman that he finds on the pavement. A misunderstanding regarding the photograph sets off a series of dramatic misunderstandings which trap him in a vicious circle of lies and fantasies.
Directing HellDirecting Hell · 2011
Directing Hell
5.52011
MovieDocumentary
A Documentary about Nikos Nikolaidis' work. Nikos Nikolaidis was an acclaimed film director and author from Greece. He is famous for creating controversial characters in his films that have a rebellious attitude towards the social and political status quo. He illustrates a dark and pessimistic present and future, but also providing ambiguous hope for the end when his heroes find their escape in death. His films are shocking and contentious, raising questions during times when political visions start to fade away. His filming was poetic, dynamic and aesthetically beautiful in order to present situations on edge and elicit his audience's feelings. The aim of this project is to transfer his dynamics in a documentary that will convey some of his messages and create a platform for exchanging opinions among filmmakers from all over the world, in an effort to decipher his universe and his symbols as reflections of his unique and rare personality.
GigolosGigolos · 1981
Gigolos
5.31981
MovieComedy
This comedy takes place during a hot summer at a Greek island. We meet Stathis and his company and we watch as they try to get the attention of all kinds of beautiful foreign girls.
Ο νταβατζής με τα ριγέ σώβρακαΟ νταβατζής με τα ριγέ σώβρακα · 1985
Ο νταβατζής με τα ριγέ σώβρακα
1985
MovieComedy
Extended PlayExtended Play · 2006
Extended Play
5.42006
MovieComedyDrama
Poor Tasos and was so young! But also very jealous. A defect that ultimately cost him his own life as during his last jealousy crisis for of his beautiful girlfriend Alice, he will fall victim of a traffic accident. Archangels will sympathize with him, granting him another five invisible, on land, minutes, where he will have the opportunity to touch his favorite - and not - persons and to intervene in their lives.
I Loved a PontianI Loved a Pontian · 1986
I Loved a Pontian
6.81986
MovieComedy
The feelings of a young lady for a Pontian Greek, whom his fellow countrymen call "the disgrace of Pontus", is obvious to everyone. Kostikas, however, doesn't notice her feelings because his mind is elsewhere. He is trying to become the president of the football team of New Pontus, in order to take the place of Giorikas, who happens to be in love with the lady in question.
Papa-Turbo: They even took our... clothes!Papa-Turbo: They even took our... clothes! · 1987
Papa-Turbo: They even took our... clothes!
1987
MovieComedy
"Everything is futile in this world," says Papa-Turbo, "but let's have something on the side." And Papa-Turbo and his company do have something on the side. But as soon as the Mayor tells them that he must take their property, who saw God and did not fear him? Papa-Turbo calls out to the other priests, who with a heavy heart leave their bouzoukis and zeibekis to protect their massa...
O agapitikos tis DimitroulasO agapitikos tis Dimitroulas · 1988
O agapitikos tis Dimitroulas
1988
MovieComedy
The show that broke the box office at the "Vembo" theater. A stage comedy of thieves and sinners.
Ο Πιπίλας και ο ΤορπίλαςΟ Πιπίλας και ο Τορπίλας · 1985
Ο Πιπίλας και ο Τορπίλας
1985
MovieComedy
Αλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα τουΑλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα του · 1987
Αλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα του
7.01987
MovieComedy
The Very Poor, Inc.The Very Poor, Inc. · 2000
The Very Poor, Inc.
6.32000
MovieComedy
Odysseus is a model employee in Haramis Inc, a large company with an unscrupulous boss, Mr Haramis. When an oil spill puts the boss in a difficult situation, Odysseus gets the blame and he is sent to jail unfairly. In jail, he meets a junkyard dealer and an out-of-work mathematician with a fixation on the chaos theory. The three meet again once out of jail and decide to start a rubbish recycling company, which unfortunately, soon becomes successful enough to challenge the profits of Haramis Inc. Odysseus and his former boss cross swords again and end up in court - The moot point, who owns rubbish?

TV Shows

Oi Treis HaritesOi Treis Harites · 1990
Oi Treis Harites
7.71990
SeriesComedy
The Haritou family's ancestral home was initially inhabited only by the unmarried youngest daughter, Irini. However, in the first episode of the series, her older and widowed sister, Olga, moves into the same house until the construction of the new house she is building is completed. Although initially they thought that her move would be temporary, it eventually became permanent for the entire series. At the same time, the middle daughter, Maria, decides to move into her ancestral home and stay with her sisters, because she caught her husband, Yannis, red-handed with her best friend.
The ArbitraryThe Arbitrary · 1989
The Arbitrary
8.01989
SeriesComedy
Arbitrary! Two families who coincidentally have the same name and live in the same apartment building. One is headed by a failed lawyer, Andreas Hatzigiorgis, who is supported by his wealthy wife, while the other is headed by a restaurateur who harasses his employees, Kostas Hatzigiorgis. The two families are often at odds as one wants to destroy the other, creating unspeakable situations.
Madame SousouMadame Sousou · 1986
Madame Sousou
8.41986
SeriesComedy
A classic series that follows the exploits of Madame Sousou, a poor woman who is obsessed with the high society lifestyle. Even though she's poor, she behaves as if she's aristocracy. Her behaviour makes people laugh at her all the time, and embarrasses her husband who is a normal down-to-earth man. She is an aristocrat inside her heart and one day her dream and fantasy becomes true.
Oi andres den yparhoun piaOi andres den yparhoun pia · 1998
Oi andres den yparhoun pia
6.51998
SeriesComedy
Όλα στην ΤαράτσαΌλα στην Ταράτσα · 2004
Όλα στην Ταράτσα
7.02004
SeriesComedy
Η τράπεζαΗ τράπεζα · 2002
Η τράπεζα
7.52002
SeriesComedy
Λίστα γάμουΛίστα γάμου · 2003
Λίστα γάμου
7.02003
SeriesComedy
Οι αθώοι της πτέρυγας 5Οι αθώοι της πτέρυγας 5 · 1994
Οι αθώοι της πτέρυγας 5
8.01994
SeriesComedy
Nykterino deltioNykterino deltio · 1998
Nykterino deltio
1998
SeriesCrimeDrama
This police TV series gets it's episode stories from a series of social everyday issues, revealing that reality sometines overcomes fantasy.