Kostas Karras

Acting

Kostas Karras

Born June 21, 1936 · Athens, Greece

Died May 6, 2012 · aged 75

Kostas Karras (Athens, 21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) was a Greek actor and politician. He studied Political Science in London and acting at the National Theatre's Drama School. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In 1963 he graduated from the Pelos Katselis Drama School and the same year made his debut in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. At that time, he began his successful co…

Known For

The Mediterranean In FlamesThe Mediterranean In Flames · 1972
The Mediterranean In Flames
5.71972
MovieWar
A volunteer from a World War II-era Greek resistance group agrees to seduce a German officer in order to gain secrets
Yie mou... Yie mou...Yie mou... Yie mou... · 1965
Yie mou... Yie mou...
4.91965
MovieComedy
A widow wants to remarry, but as often as he tries to flirt with younger women he faces the rivalry of his own son.
Apollo Goes on HolidayApollo Goes on Holiday · 1968
Apollo Goes on Holiday
5.81968
MovieComedyRomance
Prince Jan is spying on beautiful tour guide Elena from his helicopter while touring Greece. He escapes from his entourage and joins the girl's group, posing as a humble visitor. The two fall in love, but Prince Jan, knowing that he has duties and responsibilities to his country, leaves her, never revealing his true identity.
IphigeniaIphigenia · 1977
Iphigenia
7.01977
MovieActionDrama
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter Iphigenia.
Who Is Margarita?Who Is Margarita? · 1961
Who Is Margarita?
5.81961
MovieComedy
A girl from the province, who works in a fashion house in Athens, goes to Kos to promote her clothes. Residents believe that the daughter of a Greek-American tycoon and she plays the role will lead it to embrace the real son of the alleged father.
ΛάουραΛάουρα · 1968
Λάουρα
1968
MovieDrama
Ο δρόμος των ηρώωνΟ δρόμος των ηρώων · 1971
Ο δρόμος των ηρώων
7.01971
MovieWar
The MerchantThe Merchant · 1967
The Merchant
7.71967
MovieDramaRomance
Lena Konstantinidi, a wealthy young woman who is paralyzed, falls in love with a poor student, Alexis, who sells newspapers to earn money for his studies. The evil stepmother Elsa, who envies her husband's daughter, is opposed to this marriage and does everything she can to thwart it, even going so far as to accuse Alexis of stealing a valuable statuette. However, her plans are completely ruined, thanks to Alex's kindness and the help of a young street vendor whom Alex had taken into his home after the death of his mother.

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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.

Lefteris