Tzavalas Karousos

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Tzavalas Karousos Τζαβαλάς Καρούσος
Born	8 September 1904 Lefkada, Greece
Died	3 January 1969 (aged 64) Paris, France
Occupation	Stage actor

Tzavalas Karousos (Greek: Τζαβαλάς Καρούσος; 8 September 1904 – 3 January 1969) was a Greek actor.

Career[]

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He was born in Lefkada and first acted in the theatre participating in the Veakis-Nezer (Nesser) theatrical company. With theatrical studies in France and other European countries, he played at the National Theatre during the golden period of Fotos Politis. After the war he took part at the theatrical company and with the with Manos Katrakis.

He first acted in the National Theatre and succeeded Aimilios Veakis. He switched to the modern Greek work and first starred in many Greek movies (I zavoliara, Orgi, Antigone, Anthropos yia oles tis doulies, Faidra, etc.) The role which made him famous was Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. He later finished his acting career due to the dictatorship. He last appeared at the . He left for Paris, where he remained until his death at age 64 in 1969.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[]

External links[]

• Tzavalas Karousos at IMDb