Yannis Totsikas

Acting

Yannis Totsikas

Born January 1, 1936 · Nikaia, Larissa, Greece

Died April 29, 2018 · aged 82

Yannis Totsikas was a Greek actor and singer. He was born in 1936 in Nicaia, Larissa. From 1982 to 1984 he took part in 6 performances of the National Theatre, while he has a rich biography of participation in films and television series. He was the father of the also actor Apostolos Totsikas. (Source: ishow)

Known For

The Island of AphroditeThe Island of Aphrodite · 1965
The Island of Aphrodite
7.01965
MovieDrama
In Cyprus, an EOKA fighter (against the British Administration), Kyriakoulis, is imprisoned by the British. His comrades kidnap the son of a friend of the British Administrator in retaliation. Plans to help Kyriakoulis escape fails and the British hang him. Kyriakoulis mother intervenes magnanimously and the fighters free their prisoner.
The Children of the SwallowThe Children of the Swallow · 1987
The Children of the Swallow
6.01987
MovieDrama
A journalist (Alekos Alexandrakis), working together with a young director (Peris Michailidis), tries to gather information about a family that was separated due to political turmoil. They locate some of its members, who tell their dramatic stories that began with the Civil War. The two men’s search is interrupted when a key person refuses to speak
A Touch of SpiceA Touch of Spice · 2003
A Touch of Spice
6.72003
MovieComedyDrama
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
Loafing and CamouflageLoafing and Camouflage · 1984
Loafing and Camouflage
7.61984
MovieComedy
A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
For the Love of BenjiFor the Love of Benji · 1977
For the Love of Benji
5.81977
MovieFamily
Benji gets lost after a flight overseas and becomes a stray in Athens, Greece. He then tries everyday to reunite with his family while mysterious people pursue him, in a race to get a code which was secretly tattooed on his paw at the airport. But who are the bad guys and who are the agents that can be trusted? Will Benji and his kids and their nanny ever get to enjoy their vacation?
Αδούλωτη ράτσαΑδούλωτη ράτσα · 1969
Αδούλωτη ράτσα
9.01969
MovieAdventureDrama
ImperialeImperiale · 1968
Imperiale
6.31968
MovieDramaRomance
The selfish mistress of a soldier, Zoe, betrays her lover and marries the emperor of Byzantium. She then convinces her husband to banish her lover (and his devoted general) to the isolated castle of Monemvasia . When astrologers predict the end of the world and even specify the exact date, the now empress Zoe, instead of holding her position and supporting her husband, prefers to spend the last days of her life with her former lover.
The PhotographThe Photograph · 1987
The Photograph
6.71987
MovieDrama
A young Greek man goes to Paris seeking help from a solitary and almost misanthropic distant relative who works as a furrier. With him, he takes nothing from his homeland but a photograph of a woman that he finds on the pavement. A misunderstanding regarding the photograph sets off a series of dramatic misunderstandings which trap him in a vicious circle of lies and fantasies.

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