Nikos Galanos

Acting

Nikos Galanos

Born December 20, 1945 · Athens, Greece

Died May 19, 2025 · aged 79

Nikos Galanos (artistic pseudonym of Nikos Soupionas, Athens, 20 December 1945 - Papagou, May 2025) was a Greek film, theater and television actor. He began his career in the 1960s and became quite well-known in the early 1970s with leading roles in Greek cinema films.

Known For

PanicPanic · 1969
Panic
6.51969
MovieAdventureDrama
Returning from a business trip to Rhodes, Markos finds out that his sick son has been kidnapped. He agrees to pay the ransom that the kidnappers demand but the police officer Makridis sees that the money used is marked so they can track them down.
I goiteia tou hrimatosI goiteia tou hrimatos · 1988
I goiteia tou hrimatos
9.01988
MovieDrama
Two brothers, one woman in their lives. Their erotic passion brings them face to face. They compete fiercely through the IT companies they represent. Intrigues and murders strike mercilessly at both sides. The law of "an eye for an eye" prevails...
The Daughter of the SunThe Daughter of the Sun · 1971
The Daughter of the Sun
6.01971
MovieDrama
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.
A Funny GirlA Funny Girl · 1970
A Funny Girl
6.31970
MovieRomanceComedy
The son of a shipping magnate finds himself increasingly drawn to a lively circus clown, unaware of her profession. This doesn't sit well with his companion, and a war in the name of love begins. Is he capable of loving the funny girl?
Descended from HeavenDescended from Heaven · 1965
Descended from Heaven
5.91965
MovieComedyFantasy
The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.
The ship of foolsThe ship of fools · 1989
The ship of fools
1989
MovieComedy
The Zoumpos, a smart, lively and cheerful punk, which is Margarita dressed boy smuggled aboard a cruise ship. Certainly not slow to discover. Captain of the ship is Manolis Sorokos ....
AstrapogiannosAstrapogiannos · 1970
Astrapogiannos
5.31970
MovieDramaWar
The battle-scarred hero of the Greek Revolution, Giannos "Astrapogiannos", returns home after the end of the blood-soaked War of Independence, only to find himself in a new conflict, as he locks horns with a ruthless local Kodjabashis.
Μια βαλίτσα όνειραΜια βαλίτσα όνειρα · 1987
Μια βαλίτσα όνειρα
1987
MovieDramaRomance

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The Daughter of the SunThe Daughter of the Sun · 1971
The Daughter of the Sun
6.01971
MovieDrama
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites invaders who ravage and seize their possessions and from the chief landlord of the area Stratos Karatzas, who claims the lion’s share of their harvest. The dynamic daughter of one of the tenant farmers, Maya, who is about to get married to a young farmer, Lefteris, leads their struggle for better conditions and confronts Karatzas – as well as his niece Vgenio, who also wants Lefteris. The latter plots and succeeds to separate them. Lefteris leaves for the army and Karatzas persuades Maya to marry him. Lefteris is captured during an ambush set by the Turks, but in the end he is set free and returns to Maya’s arms forever.

Pantelis Karatzas

Incredibly Unique and Beautiful...Incredibly Unique and Beautiful... · 1982
Incredibly Unique and Beautiful...
7.01982
MovieComedy
A sociologist of misfortune, Tasos, with the help of a private detective, Annita, offers two underachievers, Jason and Prokopis, the admittedly exceptional opportunity to spend twenty days in a luxury hotel, because he wants to study the reactions of two working-class types in a posh environment. There, together with Jason's best friend, Sardela, they meet the following characters: an underwear entrepreneur, Markos, who wants to sell two of his companies, and two representatives of another entrepreneur who wants to buy them. Meanwhile, Sardelas falls in love with a singer, Jason's classmate, who is flirting with an actor in order to help her band. Jason falls in love with Anita, who reciprocates his feelings. She reveals to him the "sociologist" game. Jason takes advantage of this and wins five million drachmas.