Dinos Iliopoulos
Actor
Biography
Dinos Iliopoulos (Greek: Ντίνος Ηλιόπουλος, 12 June 1913 – 4 June 2001) was a Greek actor. He was one of the most prevalent film/theater actors in Greece.
He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913. A few years later his family moved to Marseille and there he finished high school. He permanently relocated to Greece in 1935 at the age of 22 started studying at the Berkshire High Commercial School in Athens and also studied acting at the Drama School of Giannoulis Sarantidis. In 1944, he made his stage debut at the Katerina Andreadi Theatre with the play of Leo Lenz's Lady I Love You, and in cinema he debuted in 1948 in the film 100,000 Pounds. In 1963, he became theatrical entrepreneur founded his own theatre Gloria (Γκλόρια) at Ippokratous Street in Athens.
He played in more than 70 films, usually as leading actor. In 1956 he starred in the film O Drakos (The Ogre of Athens) that is considered as one of the ten best Greek films of all times by Greek Film Critics Association. Other important roles of his were in the films Ζiteitai Pseftis, Thanasakis o Politevomenos, Makrykostaioi kai Kondogiorgides, O Atsidas, To Koroidaki tis Despoinidas, Kyries tis Avlis, Stournara 288, My Friend Lefterakis and others.
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As Director
Filmography
The Beekeeper
as Spyros' Friend 1986
The Ogre of Athens
as Thomas 1956
Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis
as Stelios Kondogiorgis 1960
My friend, Lefterakis
as Thodoros Vlassis 1963
The Bait
as Manthos Valiris 1964
Something Hot
as Dinos Exarhopoulos 1964
Someone like It Cold...
as Lakis Angelou 1963
Liar Wanted
as Thodoros Parlas 1961
The Miss Of The Mister
as Minas Kanoudis 1962
The Fantarines
as Major Adamastos 1979
Gerontokoros
as farser 1967
A Bachelor's Pad For Ten
as Ministry Inspector 1981
The Young Lady's Fool
as Grigoris 1960
Ladies of the Courtyard
as Pipis Kathistos 1966
The Robber Cries Thief!
as Timoleon Lambrou 1965
The Heirs
as Errikos 1964
Grousouzis
as Aristeidis 1952