Stavros Xenidis
Acting
Biography
Stavros Xenidis (Greek: Σταύρος Ξενίδης; 1924 – 2 November 2008) was a Greek actor. Stavros Xenidis was born in Turkey. He studied acting in Karolos Koun's Theatro Technis and made his theatre début in 1944. His theatre career was closely associated with Kostas Moussouris' theatrical company during the 1950s and the 1960s . As a film actor, he took part in more than 70 movies, mostly in secondary roles; his first film role was in "The Song of Pain" (1953) (Greek title: "Το Τραγούδι του Πόνου") and his last was in "Red White" (1993) ("Άσπρο Κόκκινο"). He also appeared in several TV shows since 1971; His last appearance on television was in 1994. He died in a retirement home in Athens on 2 November 2008, after suffering a number of strokes.
Born: March 8, 1923
Place of Birth: Constantinople, Turkey
Known For
The Notary
Froutopia
Children's series with dolls which is the television adaptation of the comic of the same name (1983) by the writer Evgenios Trivizas and the cartoonist Nikos Maroulakis. The series is about the adventures of journalist Pikos Apikos, who travels to the distant land of Fruitopia to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Manolis of Manavis. The comic was also transferred to television in 1985, by the Sofianou family, visualized with puppets and achieving great success. The series began airing on November 8,1985, on the ERT channel and now also plays on ERTFLIX. Despite the fact that the finale of Fruitopia never aired, due to cutbacks in the programming zone in which the series aired, with a total of 48 episodes, were aired several times in the following years.
Underwater Papanikolis
October 28, 1940. Along with the Italian army's attack on the Greek-Albanian border, Greece comes under fire from the Italian air force. The submarine Papanikolis, commanded by Captain Milto Iatridis and First Officer Vasilis Aslanoglou, is ordered to patrol the Gulf of Patras. Following the army's victories, the war council decides that it is time for the navy to enter the war and orders the submarine Papanikolis to patrol the Strait of Otranto. There, the crew captures the crew of an Italian ship and their engineer reveals the minefields of the Adriatic. Thus, the Papanikolis begins its mission. After completing its mission, it returns to its base, where it is honored.
Αστροφεγγιά
Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Ilias dresses himself in a police uniform as part of a complex burglary plot. Unfortunately for him, the impostor officer is called to assist in the investigation of a real crime. The other officers involved in this case treat him as a colleague, and he is forced to play along in hopes that his cover is not blown.
Loafing and Camouflage
A group of Greek soldiers are assigned to run the Cinematographic Unit of the army in the midst of political unrest.
Manolios in Europe!
Manolios and his band sign a contract for a tour in Germany. A rich girl hides in their car to escape the marriage her father is forcing her into. The tour is a success, and Manolios falls in love with the stowaway.
And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
When a man decides to marry the woman he's been living with, she stops being the silent patient person she was and claims to be the boss in the house. Her behaviour changes so much after the marriage that the husband gets so irritated as to ask for a divorce even a few hours later..
Monday's Theater
Greek television series
Filmography
as αστυνόμος Μπέκας
as Σπύρος
as Policeman Bekas
as Ilias Stefanidis
as Detective Bekas
as Φραγκίσκος, το φραγκόσυκο
as Francis, the prickly pear
as Col A. Kontelis
as Νικόλαος Μαυρογένης
as Θάνος
as Repoulis
as Greek Minister
as σιορ Βοράτης
as Leon Sahinis
as Pavlos' Father / Music Company Manager
as Michel Sarantidis
as Ieremias Talianidis
as Filippos
as Τρικουάντ
as Thanos
as narrator
as Υφυπουργός
as Menios Fournaros
as Ioannis Koletis
as psychiatrist
as Yerakis
as Xenofon
as Stamatis
as Police Commander
as Simos
as Giorgos
as actor (uncredited)
as Pantelis Filippidis
as Panagiotis
as Lazaros
as Narrator
as Spyros
as Stavros
as police officer
as narrator
as Manos
as Haralabos
as Menios Charalabidis
as Ilias Magdalis
as Luke
as Periklis
as Professor
as Nikos
as Babis Fokas
as Stavros Ntanakoulis
as Manolis
as Takis
as Nikos
as Vangelis
as photographer
as Giorgos
as Tasos Kalogirou
as Dodos
as Grigoris
as Mr. Tsilimirdis