Acting

Nikos Stavridis

Born January 1, 1910 · Vathi, Samos, Greece

Died December 14, 1987 · aged 77

Nikos Stavridis (Greek: Νίκος Σταυρίδης, 6 April 1910 – 12 December 1987) was a Greek actor in film and theater. He started his career at a musical theatre, he participated in shows, operettas and varieties. In the 1940s, he began to make his own company and combined with famous stars especially Rena Vlachopoulou, the Kalouta sisters, Kaiti Diridaoua and Marika Nezer, also Kaiti Belinda and Marik…

Known For

The Headstrong

The Headstrong · 1970

To get their hands on the inheritance of a Greek-American multimillionaire, a pair of swindlers convince a well-meaning petrol station attendant to pose as the missing heir.

The Four Aces

The Four Aces · 1970

An adaptation of "Romeo and Juliette" where the children of two rival shopkeepers fall in love and try to reconcile their fathers.

Seven Days of Lying

Seven Days of Lying · 1963

Seven Days of Lying

Lukas and Sotiris hate the work but are forced to make ends meet working as salesman of books. In one visit, Luke would accept a proposal from the hostess, Fofi to represent her husband in the eyes of Julia's aunt, as long as you remain in Greece.

Yie mou... Yie mou...

Yie mou... Yie mou... · 1965

Yie mou... Yie mou...

A widow wants to remarry, but as often as he tries to flirt with younger women he faces the rivalry of his own son.

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης · 1972

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης

Unable to change his brother's mind, who's decided to marry off his daughter to a wealthy compatriot, a progressive uncle sets his sights on helping his niece and her beau. Can Uncle Ippokratis save the day and let love shine through?

The Harefoot

The Harefoot · 1964

Petros Pelekis is shaken when he receives a letter from America informing him that the feud between his family and the Patakas family continues, and that the last Patakas is coming to Greece to kill him. Petros lives in constant fear that anyone he knows could be his would-be killer. To protect himself, he hires Kostas, his neighbor's wife's lover.

The yellow gloves

The yellow gloves · 1960

The yellow gloves

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves. But, are his fears justified or is this case of the lost fashion accessories a big misunderstanding?

Poor Bums

Poor Bums · 1961

Intent on marrying into money, two antagonists will stop at nothing to seduce a young heiress, renouncing their sweethearts just to get a greater chance at a lucrative love. But, what does the girl have to say about their risky business?

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The Headstrong

The Headstrong · 1970

To get their hands on the inheritance of a Greek-American multimillionaire, a pair of swindlers convince a well-meaning petrol station attendant to pose as the missing heir.

Νίκος Σταρόπουλος / Nick the Star

The Four Aces

The Four Aces · 1970

An adaptation of "Romeo and Juliette" where the children of two rival shopkeepers fall in love and try to reconcile their fathers.

Pantelis Matsoukas

Seven Days of Lying

Seven Days of Lying · 1963

Seven Days of Lying

Lukas and Sotiris hate the work but are forced to make ends meet working as salesman of books. In one visit, Luke would accept a proposal from the hostess, Fofi to represent her husband in the eyes of Julia's aunt, as long as you remain in Greece.

Loukas

Yie mou... Yie mou...

Yie mou... Yie mou... · 1965

Yie mou... Yie mou...

A widow wants to remarry, but as often as he tries to flirt with younger women he faces the rivalry of his own son.

Trifonas Mavrogiannis

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης · 1972

Ο θείος μου ο Ιπποκράτης

Unable to change his brother's mind, who's decided to marry off his daughter to a wealthy compatriot, a progressive uncle sets his sights on helping his niece and her beau. Can Uncle Ippokratis save the day and let love shine through?

Ippokratis

The Harefoot

The Harefoot · 1964

Petros Pelekis is shaken when he receives a letter from America informing him that the feud between his family and the Patakas family continues, and that the last Patakas is coming to Greece to kill him. Petros lives in constant fear that anyone he knows could be his would-be killer. To protect himself, he hires Kostas, his neighbor's wife's lover.

Petros Pelekis

The yellow gloves

The yellow gloves · 1960

The yellow gloves

When it comes to his wife, Orestis is suspicious of everything, be it a moustachioed chauffeur or a lost pair of bumblebee-yellow gloves. But, are his fears justified or is this case of the lost fashion accessories a big misunderstanding?

Ορέστης Καλλιγαρίδης

Poor Bums

Poor Bums · 1961

Intent on marrying into money, two antagonists will stop at nothing to seduce a young heiress, renouncing their sweethearts just to get a greater chance at a lucrative love. But, what does the girl have to say about their risky business?

Teo Dalekis

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της · 1955

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της

How did we end up like this, Sotiris?

How did we end up like this, Sotiris? · 1972

How did we end up like this, Sotiris?

A humble clerk gets his lucky break when a compassionate man offers him a well-paying job. Now, his relatives all want a piece of his salary, as his mother-in-law is telling everyone that he is rich. Is there an easy way out of this mess?

Diamantis Lekatsas

10 Days in Paris

10 Days in Paris · 1962

10 Days in Paris

Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives.

Vassos

The Smart Aleck

The Smart Aleck · 1966

The Smart Aleck

A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.

Sokratis Panas

The Mischief-Makers

The Mischief-Makers · 1963

The Mischief-Makers

Two unemployed men are linked by friendship and go through many adventures together.

Aristotelis the Lightweight

Aristotelis the Lightweight · 1970

Aristotelis the Lightweight

A pasta-factory owner, Aristotelis Kolokythas, after two unsuccessful marriages in the past, is now crazy about a folk singer, Mirella. For her sake, he lavishly squanders his pasta profits, despite the earnest efforts of his partner Orestis, to rein in his spending and put some sense into him. When the business finally goes bankrupt, the hero considers leaving for the Congo to work with his twin brother, Vangelis. Suddenly, however, everything changes, as Vangelis arrives in Athens.

Aristotelis / Vangelis Kolokythas

Poverty can be bearable while living well

Poverty can be bearable while living well · 1958

Poverty can be bearable while living well

Two unfortunate friends are desperately looking for a job to survive and eventually marry their loved ones.

Nikos Petahtos

Exotic Vitamins

Exotic Vitamins · 1964

Exotic Vitamins

A middle-aged womaniser takes in his distant cousin, who has fled from an arranged marriage, and she decides to use a potent love potion to seduce the unattainable object of her desire. Can a dash of exotic vitamins help her succeed?

Petros Kanakis

Come to Uncle

Come to Uncle · 1950

Antonis is the nephew of the good-hearted grocer Harilaos Toukouras. He is slothful and lazy but he is the only heir to his uncle, who considers marriage as the only solution to his nephew’s problems. That’s why he is looking for a bride for him by checking the newspaper ads. Due to a printing error, an ad for the sale of a sewing machine appears in the personal ads column, bringing uncle and nephew to the house of a serious and honest estate agent who has two single sisters.

Antonis Doukouras

The tree children from Volo

The tree children from Volo · 1957

The tree children from Volo

MovieComedyRomance

In love with the village's belle, a passionate nineteen-year-old suitor from Volos and his two friends kidnap her in broad daylight; however, the police and a ruthless criminal are hot on their trail. Will the young lovers find happiness?

Police Sergeant Anaximandros Tegopoulos

Sucker Groom

Sucker Groom · 1962

Two fanciful friends earn a half-apartment in a lottery and are forced to cohabit, while they like the same girl and want to marry her. So one tries to put obstacles in the other and engage in comic situations.

Sarantis Diamantopoulos

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys · 1960

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys

Alexia is a young woman who comes from the countryside and is in love with a rich man, Paris, who is studying abroad. Her stepmother treats her cruelly and forces her to escape from home. Alexia finds herself in an isolated area by chance, where she is discovered by seven brothers who live together in a nearby house. The seven bachelors put her up and treat her like a member of their own family.

Konstandinos

Two Modern Revelers

Two Modern Revelers · 1971

Two Modern Revelers

A successful entrepreneur offers his wasteful son one last chance to turn things around by starting his own business. Here's the catch: his trusted employee must closely monitor him to make the most of this opportunity.

Polydoros

Wandering Jews

Wandering Jews · 1959

Two friends and expert shop assistants pluck up the courage to start their own business and venture into the world of instalment selling. Intent on succeeding, they hit the road; but, it is easier said than done. Can they make it work?

Grigoris Paspatis

The Beauty of Athens

The Beauty of Athens · 1954

The Beauty of Athens

A streetwise guy, according to a will, has to marry an extremely ugly old lady to get the money of the inheritance.So he tries to trick a poor devil into getting married with her.

Kosmas Hles

Σουσουράδα

Σουσουράδα · 1960

Σουσουράδα

Sousourada is the spoiled daughter of Nikolakis, a wealthy man. She is consistently mischievous and is always upsetting her family. A poor young man falls in love with her and decides to do anything he can to tame and marry her.

Nikolakis