Artemis Matsas

Acting

Artemis Matsas

Born January 1, 1930 · Athens, Greece

Died September 7, 2003 · aged 73

Artemis Matsas (1930 – 7 September 2003) was a Greek actor, film critic and director. He acted in theatre and in a significant number of films and television from 1949 to 1988. He became widely known for his portrayal of traitors in plays set during the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II. His brother was the writer and director Nestoras Matsas. It is characteristic that his name is used in …

Known For

Never on SundayNever on Sunday · 1960
Never on Sunday
★ 6.81960
MovieComedyRomance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
Ματωμένο ΠέπλοΜατωμένο Πέπλο · 1960
Ματωμένο Πέπλο
1960
MovieDrama
Το αγρίμιΤο αγρίμι · 1960
Το αγρίμι
★ 6.51960
MovieComedyRomance
Jerk in IstanbulJerk in Istanbul · 1967
Jerk in Istanbul
★ 4.71967
MovieDramaThriller
Vincent And Gregoire have just won a lot a money. The latter wants the whole pile and flies away to Turkey where he meets a compatriot, Appoline, and her boss Samos.
Savage HuntSavage Hunt · 1980
Savage Hunt
★ 5.51980
MovieActionThriller
An American photographer unwittingly brings footage of torture by the Greek military junta into the USA along with proof of America's involvement in it.He's pursued by inept and heavy handed henchmen leaving a trail of bloody and brutal murders in their wake.
Θέλω πίσω το παιδί μουΘέλω πίσω το παιδί μου · 1969
Θέλω πίσω το παιδί μου
1969
MovieDrama
A Bullet Through the HeartA Bullet Through the Heart · 1966
A Bullet Through the Heart
★ 6.01966
MovieDramaMystery
Francesco, a young Sicilian aristocrat, scars an aging gangster who has set out to take away his property. The gangster vows to obtain vengeance, and Francesco is forced to flee across Greece with his girl friend, pursued by his antagonist's vicious henchmen.
Assignment SkyboltAssignment Skybolt · 1968
Assignment Skybolt
★ 7.01968
MovieActionCrime
An American secret service agent goes to Greece to investigate a stolen hydrogen bomb. It's connected to an antique coin that belonged to his brother...another agent. Now he's tasked with taking his brother out!

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Underwater PapanikolisUnderwater Papanikolis · 1971
Underwater Papanikolis
★ 7.61971
MovieDramaHistory
October 28, 1940. Along with the Italian army's attack on the Greek-Albanian border, Greece comes under fire from the Italian air force. The submarine Papanikolis, commanded by Captain Milto Iatridis and First Officer Vasilis Aslanoglou, is ordered to patrol the Gulf of Patras. Following the army's victories, the war council decides that it is time for the navy to enter the war and orders the submarine Papanikolis to patrol the Strait of Otranto. There, the crew captures the crew of an Italian ship and their engineer reveals the minefields of the Adriatic. Thus, the Papanikolis begins its mission. After completing its mission, it returns to its base, where it is honored.

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