Thanos Tzeneralis

Acting

Thanos Tzeneralis

Born January 1, 1910 · Athens, Greece

Died March 5, 1989 · aged 79

Thanos Tzeneralis (Greek: Θάνος Τζενεράλης, 1910 – 5 March 1989) was a Greek actor. He is known for his roles in Ilias tou 16ou, Madalena, and Kalpiki Lira. He studied at the Athens Conservatory and began his career as a bass in the opera. He was a key figure in the NTNG. He lived in Vouliagmeni and had a daughter. (Source: Wikipedia)

Known For

The Policeman of the 16th PrecinctThe Policeman of the 16th Precinct · 1959
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
★ 7.81959
MovieComedy
Ilias dresses himself in a police uniform as part of a complex burglary plot. Unfortunately for him, the impostor officer is called to assist in the investigation of a real crime. The other officers involved in this case treat him as a colleague, and he is forced to play along in hopes that his cover is not blown.
A Hero in His SlippersA Hero in His Slippers · 1958
A Hero in His Slippers
★ 7.41958
MovieComedyDrama
A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia. On the same day, his cousin Apostolos pays him a visit as well and tells him that the government intending to honor him has decided to construct his statue and place it at the small square in front of his house.
The MoneyThe Money · 1958
The Money
★ 5.81958
MovieComedy
The sudden heritage, which is announced to two mercantiles, infuses their minds and begins to live richly, forgetting their previous lives.
The Counterfeit CoinThe Counterfeit Coin · 1955
The Counterfeit Coin
★ 7.61955
MovieComedyRomance
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
MadalenaMadalena · 1960
Madalena
★ 6.01960
MovieDramaRomance
Madalena is a tough seventeen-year-old who is forced to take on her father's ferry business after he dies. She has her many brothers and sisters to support, and there is no one else to do the job. So she rallies her defenses and sets out to give her rival in the ferry business a run for his money. But at the same time, the rival's handsome son is starting to look better and better. Madalena refuses to acknowledge her feelings for him -- though how long she can sustain that denial is the question.
Those Not Allowed to LoveThose Not Allowed to Love · 1951
Those Not Allowed to Love
★ 3.81951
MovieDrama
Pavlos, a conservatory student dreaming of becoming a great artist of quality music, lives with his fiancée Kaiti in a small room, hosted by two friends. Due to financial tribulations, he is forced to join his friends' folk band and performs every night at a night club. That's were Mr Giorgos and his lover Liza frequent. Liza, a rich girl, falls in love with Pavlos and tries to seduce him. However, when she realizes how deeply he loves his fiancée, decides to help him get back together with Kaiti.
Santa ChikitaSanta Chikita · 1953
Santa Chikita
★ 7.21953
MovieComedy
A poor man accepts the money someone offers him to marry a foreign woman so that she can stay in Greece.
We Have Only One LifeWe Have Only One Life · 1958
We Have Only One Life
★ 7.91958
MovieComedyDrama
A bank teller discovers an accounting error, becomes rich and lives his life like he's never lived it.

Filmography

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Lily of the HarborLily of the Harbor · 1952
Lily of the Harbor
★ 3.81952
MovieDramaRomance
Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas, who is about to sit for examinations in order to become a lieutenant. However, a terrible secret burdens his soul. He has a daughter, Agni, whom he had years ago when he had an affair with Maria, a prostitute from Troumpa. Maria, before she died, expressed the wish that Giakoumis recognize their daughter as his child. He, however, refused, since Agni ended up becoming a prostitute. The girl, to take revenge on her father, starts an affair with her half-brother with the intention of dragging him down into the mud. In the end, however, she falls in love with him, and this love blesses everyone and everything.

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