Kostas Kazakos
Kostas Kazakos (Greek: Κώστας Καζάκος) (alt. sp. Costas Kazakos) (born 29 May 1935 in Pyrgos, Ilia), is a Greek actor, director, and politician.
He was married to the famous actress Tzeni Karezi for 24 years until her death in 1992 at 60 years old. Together they acted in a number of movies, had a son, and were well loved and respected actors. In 1997 he married the actress Jenny Jolia and they now have 3 children.
In the 2007 Greek legislative election, he was elected to the Greek Parliament as a candidate of the Communist Party of Greece. He was reelected in 2009.
Kostas Kazakos now in his 84th year, continues to act, and be involved in Greek politics.
Selected filmography[]
- Enas delikanis (1963)
- Act of Reprisal (1964)
- Bullets don't come back (1967)
- Iphigenia (1977)
- The Man with the Carnation (1980)
References[]
- Who's Who (Greek) 1979 p. 226.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- Living people
- People from Pyrgos, Elis
- Communist Party of Greece politicians
- Greek male film actors
- Greek male television actors
- Greek film directors
- Greek MPs 2007–2009
- Greek MPs 2009–2012
- 20th-century Greek male actors
- Greek actor-politicians
- Greek actor stubs
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