Acting

Stavros Paravas

Born April 15, 1935 · Athens, Greece

Died September 15, 2008 · aged 73

Stavros Paravas (Greek: Σταύρος Παράβας, Athens, 15 April 1935 - 15 September 2008) was a Greek actor with anti-dictatorship activities, for which he was exiled to Gyaros during the Ioannides dictatorship. He was born in Tourkovounia and his parents were from Asia Minor. In order to help his family financially, he started working from a young age, doing various errands. The first person to notic…

Known For

My Groom, the Lawyer!

My Groom, the Lawyer! · 1962

My Groom, the Lawyer!

A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer.

Fifis the Unbeatable

Fifis the Unbeatable · 1966

Fifis the Unbeatable

A tough sailor, Fotis, returns to Greece to marry his beloved and to settle certain inheritance issues with his twin brother Fifis, who is an effeminate artist. Their striking resemblance will upset the lives of both of them equally.

I stole my wife

I stole my wife · 1964

I stole my wife

A self-assured and extremely rich business entrepreneur who is convinced that money is everything has a chance encounter with a feisty young lawyer who couldn't care less about his financial status. In the end, can money buy love?

Another One for the Million

Another One for the Million · 1964

Another One for the Million

The honest and meticulous cashier, Savvas, works in a business and is often pressured by his wife’s siblings to embezzle money from his job and lend it to them. When his manager, leaving on a trip, entrusts him with a million drachmas without a receipt, Savvas succumbs to the pressure and gives some of the money to his brother-in-law. In the end, however, an unexpected development awaits Savvas, since his manager is killed in an airplane crash and he has to decide what to do with the money.

Alice in the Navy

Alice in the Navy · 1961

Alice in the Navy

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship. Things get more complicated when she comes accross the ship's captain; her father!

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου · 1962

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου

The Saucy Guy

The Saucy Guy · 1968

Although a gas station employee, a young man has a great idea about himself and chases brides with a great dowry, ignoring his neighbor who loves him.

Sidewalk

Sidewalk · 1962

Angelina is a prostitute. Her only friends are her colleague Nana and coachman Minas. George suddenly enters her life and confesses his love to her. Angelina begins to believe that her life can change, not suspecting that George has approached her on behalf of the drug dealer Nino.

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My Groom, the Lawyer!

My Groom, the Lawyer! · 1962

My Groom, the Lawyer!

A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer.

Giangos Kapsomanolis

Fifis the Unbeatable

Fifis the Unbeatable · 1966

Fifis the Unbeatable

A tough sailor, Fotis, returns to Greece to marry his beloved and to settle certain inheritance issues with his twin brother Fifis, who is an effeminate artist. Their striking resemblance will upset the lives of both of them equally.

Fifis / Fotis

I stole my wife

I stole my wife · 1964

I stole my wife

A self-assured and extremely rich business entrepreneur who is convinced that money is everything has a chance encounter with a feisty young lawyer who couldn't care less about his financial status. In the end, can money buy love?

Petros

Another One for the Million

Another One for the Million · 1964

Another One for the Million

The honest and meticulous cashier, Savvas, works in a business and is often pressured by his wife’s siblings to embezzle money from his job and lend it to them. When his manager, leaving on a trip, entrusts him with a million drachmas without a receipt, Savvas succumbs to the pressure and gives some of the money to his brother-in-law. In the end, however, an unexpected development awaits Savvas, since his manager is killed in an airplane crash and he has to decide what to do with the money.

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Alice in the Navy

Alice in the Navy · 1961

Alice in the Navy

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship. Things get more complicated when she comes accross the ship's captain; her father!

Cadet

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου · 1962

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου

The Saucy Guy

The Saucy Guy · 1968

Although a gas station employee, a young man has a great idea about himself and chases brides with a great dowry, ignoring his neighbor who loves him.

Napoleon

Sidewalk

Sidewalk · 1962

Angelina is a prostitute. Her only friends are her colleague Nana and coachman Minas. George suddenly enters her life and confesses his love to her. Angelina begins to believe that her life can change, not suspecting that George has approached her on behalf of the drug dealer Nino.

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας · 1961

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας

MovieComedyRomance

A romantic saleswoman nurtures the sweet fantasy of marrying a rich lad who will turn her life around, as a low-ranking office clerk has exactly the same aspirations. Can they count on true love, or is it all about the money?

10 Days in Paris

10 Days in Paris · 1962

10 Days in Paris

Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives.

Dinos

Αύριο θα ξέρουμε

Αύριο θα ξέρουμε · 1997

Αύριο θα ξέρουμε

Thomas

Michalios of the 14th Regiment

Michalios of the 14th Regiment · 1962

Michalios of the 14th Regiment

A guileless peasant with a heart of gold enlists in the prestigious Hellenic Special Forces and finds himself neck-deep in trouble when his superior entrusts him to keep an eye on his beloved only daughter.

Mihalios Karamihalis

Cleopatra was Antonis

Cleopatra was Antonis · 1966

Cleopatra was Antonis

An unemployed man poses as a housekeeper to stay afloat; but, his fiancée starts to suspect something, the gardener wants more of "her", and his employer's scheming cousins want everything for themselves. Can he get out of the tight spot?

Antonis / Kleopatra

Acropol

Acropol · 1996

MovieMusicDrama

1950s Athens. Prince, a self-made impresario and the owner of the "Acropole" review theater, fires one of his leading ladies when she shows up drunk on opening night. In order to replace her, he turns to Lakis Loizos, an expert at comic female roles and an ex-wonder-child of movies, who now runs an agency for extras. At first, Lakis is surprised by the prince's proposal, but finally decides to try his luck on the stage of the legendary theater.

Antonis the Prince

The Card Player

The Card Player · 1967

The Card Player

MovieRomanceComedy

Stavros, having just finished his military service and fearing that he will lose his beloved Rita, decides to imitate the fortune teller in his neighborhood. He succeeds with great success, convincing even Rita's parents that the man they were matchmaking her with is not suitable for their daughter.

O thymios tahei 400

O thymios tahei 400 · 1960

O thymios tahei 400

A brief altercation in a railroad car will lead to a golden opportunity, as the famous actor, Kostas Chatzis (Kostas Hatzihristos), and the cheerful countryman, Thimios, are like two peas in a pod. Will the popular actor learn his lesson?

The tailor

The tailor · 1967

The relationship between a doctor and his wife gets broken after he came home late last night. Meanwhile, he has to pretend to be a dressmaker because of a misunderstanding between him and the furious fiancé of an old girlfriend he met.

A Patented Stupid Man

A Patented Stupid Man · 1963

A Patented Stupid Man

As Pelopidas is going around hungry, trying to find something to eat, a misunderstanding makes him seem like a thief. In order to escape his persecutors, he runs trying to hide. He hitchhikes and gets a ride by a truck, whose driver happens to be his fellow villager who knows the runaway’s past. Pelopidas has been working hard since his childhood, but due to his naivety nobody is serious with him. His return to the village where was born gets him mixed up in more trouble.

Panagos

Descended from Heaven

Descended from Heaven · 1965

Descended from Heaven

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.

Fifis

Eftyhos... trellathika!

Eftyhos... trellathika! · 1961

Eftyhos... trellathika!

Charilaos Maraziotis owns a store and owes so much money both to his lenders and to the state, that he is in danger of going to jail. He decides to pretend to be a psychopath and is sent to an asylum. His lenders, upon hearing the news about his mental health, change their attitude towards him and release him from his debts.

Stathis

The Princess's Little Boy

The Princess's Little Boy · 1972

The Princess's Little Boy

MovieComedyMusic

Stavros has a cafe with his brother years and are the only ones in the family who care to get by. He is in love with Mary, which, however, not turning to look at him. Mary comes from an ...

Stavros Moros

The Clown

The Clown · 1968

Stavros finishes his military service, rents a small room in Mrs. Olympia's house, and, with the help of a friend, finds a job. However, Stavros cannot tell lies, and this will cost him three consecutive dismissals from the jobs he tries to do. At the same time, he falls in love with a blind girl, whom he will help regain her sight with the help of a surgeon. The couple will set up their own puppet theater, providing entertainment for children.

Stavros

And All 14 Were Wonderful!

And All 14 Were Wonderful! · 1965

And All 14 Were Wonderful!

Four cousins inherit a rich uncle. In order to do this, however, they must first fulfill the terms that each uncle has laid down in his covenant.

Antouan

The Watermelon

The Watermelon · 1962

Bursting with excitement before meeting a blonde hottie and her equally good-looking companion, a lascivious merchant lures his gullible old friend into a splendid afternoon by the sea behind his wife's back. But, will he get away with it?

Spyros

Οικογένεια Μουσαμά

Οικογένεια Μουσαμά · 1991

Οικογένεια Μουσαμά

Πέτρος Μουσαμάς

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα · 2000

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα

Λευτέρης

Έξι Ψέματα και Μια Αλήθεια

Έξι Ψέματα και Μια Αλήθεια · 1999

Έξι Ψέματα και Μια Αλήθεια

Οι απόμαχοι

Οι απόμαχοι · 1982

Οι απόμαχοι