Dimos Starenios

Acting

Dimos Starenios

Born September 15, 1909 · Cairo, Egypt

Died October 23, 1983 · aged 74

Dimos Starenios (September 15, 1909 – October 23, 1983) was a Greek actor. Dimos Starenios was born in Cairo, to Egyptian parents in 1909. At a young age, he settled in Greece and studied acting. He acted in many films, including with Lambros Konstantaras. He distinguished himself in "bad" roles, such as the usurer or the moneylender. He is also credited with the infamous line: "The Germans love u…

Known For

The 300 SpartansThe 300 Spartans · 1962
The 300 Spartans
★ 6.51962
MovieAdventureHistory
The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidas, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceTintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece · 1961
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
★ 6.11961
MovieComedyAdventure
After the death of Captain Thémistocle Paparanic, Captain Haddock's old friend, he inherits a ship called the Golden Fleece. Once Tintin and the captain arrive in Istanbul, where the ship is anchored, they meet Mr. Karabine, a businessman who stubbornly insists on buying it even though it is in a dilapidated state.
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.
Weak SpotWeak Spot · 1975
Weak Spot
★ 6.21975
MovieThriller
During the brutal era of the military government, an innocent tourist manager is accused of being a member of the illegal resistance movement.
For bread and loveFor bread and love · 1959
For bread and love
★ 6.71959
MovieDrama
An unemployed sailor gets a job at the yacht of a wealthy man, where he is tortured by his beautiful young wife and decides to leave his wife and son to leave with her.
He Who Must DieHe Who Must Die · 1957
He Who Must Die
★ 6.31957
MovieDrama
1920s Greece is occupied by the Turks. A country in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. A small community conduct their annual Passion Play. The leading citizens, under auspices of the Patriarch, choose the actors: a stuttering shepherd as Jesus, the town butcher as Judas, the town prostitute as Mary Magdalene, and so on. As the story unfolds, the Passion becomes a reality.
Oedipus the KingOedipus the King · 1968
Oedipus the King
★ 6.01968
MovieDrama
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.
ProvocationProvocation · 1971
Provocation
★ 4.21971
MovieDramaRomance
Angelos holds nothing in Greece. His sweetheart married his former friend, the woman who once was his first, killed. Here it is just waiting for disappointment, so all the money he buys a ticket to Australia. But while the young man is waiting for departure in his life to happen a new love experience. A chance meeting with Isabella on the ship that was carrying him to Athens, would be for Angelos another test, would lead to a meeting with the past and will be the key to unlocking the old crime.

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