Giorgos Fountas

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Giorgos Fountas
Born3 June 1924
Mavrolithari, Phocis, Greece
DiedNovember 28, 2010 (aged 85–86)
Athens, Greece
OccupationActor
Years active1944–97

Giorgos Fountas (Greek: Γιώργος Φούντας; June 3, 1924 – November 28, 2010) was a Greek actor in film and television.

Biography[]

Fountas attended the Dramatic School at the . He appeared for the first time in the theatre in ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in and for his participation in his films and .[1][2]

He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri where he pronounced one quote, which was satirized in the movie Straight Story in 2006.[3]

He also appeared on several TV roles.

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Transliteration and translation Role Notes
1944 Καταδρομή στο Αιγαίον
A route in the Aegean
1946 Katadromi sto Aigaion
1951 Dead City Nekri politeia Mathios
1951 Pikro psomi Giangos Lyberis Uncredited
1952 Mavri gi Dimitris
1954 Το Κορίτσι της Γειτονιάς
To Koritsi tis Geitonias		 Spyros
1954 Ο Άνεμος του Μίσους Kosmas Bertsos
1954 ''Γυναίκες δίχως Άντρες Zanis
1954 Open Sea Ανοιχτή Θάλασσα
Anihti thalasa		 Kostandis
1955 Stella Στέλλα Miltos
1955 Μαγική πόλη
Mayiki poli		 Mitros
1956 Άσσοι του Γηπέδου
1956 A Girl in Black Hristos
1957 Η Λίμνη των Πόθων Hristos Razis
1958 Μόνο για μια Νύχτα
Mono gia mia nychta		 Dimitris Sergiou
1958 Γερακίνα Giannos
1959 Η Ζαβολιάρα Lambros Desillas
1960 Never on Sunday Ποτέ την Κυριακή
Pote tin kyriaki/kiriaki		 Tonio
1960 Πόθοι στα Στάχυα Thanos
1960 Η Αυγή του Θριάμβου
1960 Antio zoi Dimitris Vergis
1960 Αν ήξερες Παιδί μου
If You Knew, My Kid
1962 Poliorkia Resistant
1962 I katara tis mannas Tasos
1962 Λύτρωσέ με Αγάπη μου Memas
1962 Προδομένη Αγαπη Stratos
1962 Η μεγάλη Θυσία
1963 Κάθαρμα Manos Apostolidis
1963 The red lanterns Τα κόκκινα Φανάρια
Ta kokkina fanaria		 Mihailos
1963 Αμέρικα Αμέρικα Uncredited
1963 Πολιορκία Alexis Romanos
1964 Ο Κράχτης Tasos Kagiapis
1964 Alexis Zorbas Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Mavrandoni
1964 To koritsi tis Kyriakis Miltos
1964 Κραυγή Giorgos Merkos
1964 Anemostrovilos Andreas Vardis
1965 O epanastatis Giorgos
1966 Οι Στιγματισμένοι Giorgos Floras
1966 Με τη Λάμψη στα Μάτια
With the Shine in the Eyes		 Nikolas Dakas
1966 Ο Ψαρόγιαννος
O Psaroyannos		 Psarogiannos
1967 Πυρετός στην Άσφαλτο
Pyretos stin asfalto		 Officer Merkos
1967 Τρούμπα `67 Argyris
1967 O anakatosouras Uncredited
1968 Πολύ αργά για Δάκρυα Petros Mandas
1969 The Refugee Ο Πρόσφυγας
O Prosfygas		 Giorgos / Leonis Skoutaris
1969 Ο Αντάρτης του Βάλτου Thanasis Vardas
1969 I leoforos tis prodosias Major Alexandros Vergos
1969 Asteria sto vourko tis akolasias
1970 Ο μεγάλος Ένοχος Hristos Notaras
1980 Έξοδος Κινδύνου Markos Angelou
1981 17 sfaires gia enan angelo Notis
1986 Το κορίτσι της Μάνης
To koritsi tis Manis		 Panagos
1987 Μολυσμένα ύδατα Short
1993 Γαλήνη Fotis Glaros
1997 Λεβέντες της Θάλασσας
Leventes tis thalassas		 (final film role)

Television[]

Year Title Transliteration and translation Role Notes
1973 Κατοχή
Katohi		 Giorgos
1975 Christ Recrucified Ο Χριστός ξανασταυρώνεται Panagiotaros 17 episodes
1976 Γαλήνη Fotis Glaros
1978 Έξοδος κινδύνου
 Markos
1985 Στον αργαλειό του φεγγαριού Father
1993 Γόβα στιλέτο

Awards[]

Awards[4][5]
Year Award Film Result
1966 Thessaloniki Festival Award for best actor Me ti Lampsi sta Matia Won
1966 Thessaloniki Festival Award for best actor Pyretos stin Asphalto Won

References[]

  1. ^ Thessaloniki Film Festival (Organization) Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Thessaloniki Film Festival (Organization) Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ The role of Miltou-Giorgos Fountas was played by .
  4. ^ "awards 1966". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "awards 1967". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

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