Takis Hristoforidis

Acting

Takis Hristoforidis

Born January 1, 1914 · Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]

Died January 17, 1973 · aged 59

Takis Christoforidis (Istanbul 1914-Athens 1973) was a Greek actor and cousin of fellow actor Pericles Christoforidis. He played mainly secondary comic roles and became known through the role of the nervous or the mad doctor, who had a tic. Actor (member of the Greek National Theatre Association since 1937) scion of the well-known Christoforidis theatrical family. At the beginning of his career h…

Known For

A Matter of EarnestnessA Matter of Earnestness · 1965
A Matter of Earnestness
★ 7.11965
MovieComedy
Minister Andreas Mavrogialouros (Labros Konstadaras) visits the village of his electoral district, Platanias for the inauguration of a maternity hospital. After an accident, he finds his voters' dissatisfaction and the scams of his partners. He, therefore, decides to step down from the government and bring order to his life, starting from his wife and his daughter.
A Rich Without MoneyA Rich Without Money · 1967
A Rich Without Money
★ 4.21967
MovieComedy
A poor accountant, in order to raise money for his marriage, finds a second job in a luxury hotel where he accepts to change his name and life with a rich playboy who wants to try if women want him for his money .
Είναι βαρύς ο πόνος μουΕίναι βαρύς ο πόνος μου · 1965
Είναι βαρύς ο πόνος μου
1965
MovieDrama
The Lake of SighsThe Lake of Sighs · 1959
The Lake of Sighs
★ 5.61959
MovieHistoryDrama
Ioannina, in the beginning of the 19th century. The whole Greece is under Turks. Ioannina is governed by the fierce and vulgar Ali Pasas. Ali’s eldest son, Muchtar, falls in love with a young Greek widow, Frosyni. The problem is, he’s married to the vindictive and cruel Chanife. And the muslim penalty for having an affair with a married man is death…
Goodbye ZoeGoodbye Zoe · 1960
Goodbye Zoe
★ 10.01960
MovieDramaRomance
A woman who lives happily with her husband and child discovers that she is suffering from cancer and tries to ensure their happiness after her death, without learning anything about the truth…
Taxi DriverTaxi Driver · 1962
Taxi Driver
★ 6.31962
MovieComedy
Thanasis is a good-looking taxi driver whose girlfriend is pushing him to marry. When an uncle from America gives him an expensive car, Thanasis' life will change. He will marry his beloved and, when uncle returns to Greece, he will run a car dealership on his behalf.
Jack of All Trades, Master of NoneJack of All Trades, Master of None · 1963
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
★ 7.01963
MovieComedy
Thanasis Vengos plays a poor young man that comes to Athens looking for a job. We watch as he tries many different jobs; druggist, photographer, even wrestling referee. The result is always hilarious and explosive!
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000' · 1967
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
★ 7.81967
MovieComedy
Vengos studies in a secret agents' academy, dreaming of becoming a great spy like 007. Unfortunately, he can't do anything right, so he wreaks havoc during his final exams.

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Lisa, Tosca of AthensLisa, Tosca of Athens · 1959
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
★ 5.61959
MovieRomanceComedy
Lisa (Xenia Kalogeropoulou) runs away from her father at the Athens airport because she does not want to marry a rich man from Paris whom her father has chosen for her. She hitchhikes to the city, where she meets Giorgos (Kostas Kakkavas) a handsome driver. Then, she runs away from him as well and tries to find her mother’s brother (Iordanis), whom she has never seen before. Her father publishes her photo in the newspapers and offers a reward of one hundred thousand drachmas to anyone who finds her. Lisa is now afraid that everyone can identify her, and so, in order to hide, she mingles with a group of tourists. However, she is unaware that her uncle is their guide. Giorgos has followed her in order to find out the reason she left him so suddenly, takes her in his car one more time, and they spend the night together.

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