Nikos Fermas

Acting

Nikos Fermas

Born January 1, 1905 · Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece

Died August 14, 1972 · aged 67

Nikos Fermas (Greek: Νίκος Φέρμας, 1905-1972) was a film and theatre actor. He was born in Mytilene in 1905 and his real name was Nikos Hadjiandreou. He established himself in roles of a buffoon and a dobro man and appeared, always in supporting roles, in many films of the 1950s and 1960s such as A Hero with Slippers, Lola, The Card Game, The Misfortune Teller, The Chief Petty Officer, The Almond…

Known For

The Smart AleckThe Smart Aleck · 1966
The Smart Aleck
★ 6.31966
MovieComedy
A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.
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.
Fallen AngelsFallen Angels · 1948
Fallen Angels
★ 7.01948
MovieDrama
To help her sick mother, a girl is hired for what she believes to be a simple delivery service. That will cause her serious problems with her boyfriend and with justice.
A Hero in His SlippersA Hero in His Slippers · 1958
A Hero in His Slippers
★ 7.41958
MovieComedyDrama
A veteran general, living poorly but honestly with his wife and his daughter, is visited by his future son-in-law who informs him that he is going to immigrate to Australia. On the same day, his cousin Apostolos pays him a visit as well and tells him that the government intending to honor him has decided to construct his statue and place it at the small square in front of his house.
World Gone MadWorld Gone Mad · 1963
World Gone Mad
★ 8.31963
MovieComedy
This classic Greek comedy revolves around the constant fights between Zikos who works as a clerk at a small grocer's shop and the shop's owner. Zikos just can't keep his mouth shut every time his boss behaves as being an aristocrat. Things go even worse when Zikos finds out that his boss, by taking advantage of his wealth and with the help of the local match-maker, is planning to marry a young poor girl living in the same neighborhood.
The Counterfeit CoinThe Counterfeit Coin · 1955
The Counterfeit Coin
★ 7.61955
MovieComedyRomance
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
So Many Dreams on the StreetsSo Many Dreams on the Streets · 1968
So Many Dreams on the Streets
★ 8.01968
MovieDrama
Two ambitious young employees land a job at the small store of an avaricious man, intending to stay there no more than a few months. But, fate has other plans in store for them. How many dreams must one sacrifice to find happiness?
The MoneyThe Money · 1958
The Money
★ 5.81958
MovieComedy
The sudden heritage, which is announced to two mercantiles, infuses their minds and begins to live richly, forgetting their previous lives.

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Synoikia to OneiroSynoikia to Oneiro · 1961
Synoikia to Oneiro
★ 7.21961
MovieDrama
A poor neighborhood of Athens, Asyrmatos, is the center of the world for the people who live there and try in every way to escape from poverty and destitution. A handsome released youth, Ricos (Alekos Alexandrakis), is trying to make money, at the same time that his lover, Stefi (Aliki Georgoulis), is seeing other men and her father, Nekrophoras (Manos Katrakis), is trying to contribute in family finances. Rico will set up a job, but will spend the money raised before he can put it into action. As a result, one of his "partners" (Alekos Petsos) will commit suicide, leaving his pregnant wife, Eleni (Aleka Paizis), to her fate. Rikos, his beloved and her father, defeated and disappointed because of the expectations that were never fulfilled, will be forced to come to terms with the harsh reality.