Nikos Rizos
Actor
Biography
Nikos Rizos (Greek: Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924 – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema.
Rizos began his career with Anthropoi, anthropoi in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre. He founded his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 with Vasilis Avlonitis and Georgia Vasileiadou. He appeared in various comedies in Greece and Germany, performing for the immigrant Greeks abroad. In 1986, he appeared at the Astor Theatre on Stadiou Street which he ran from the artistic performance until 1990. Rizos changed and he was a theatrical entrepreneur for 27 years.
He starred in around 300 comedy films including To soferaki (with Giorgos Tzavellas), O thisavros tou makariti (with Nikos Tsiforos), O Klearchos, i Marina kai o kontos, Simoria eraston, and others. On television, he starred alongside Martha Karagianni in O dromos (The Road). In 1999, he appeared in the television series of Tassos Athanassiadis's I aithousa tou thronou. It was his last appearance on television.
Filmography
The Lady and the Tramp
as Thanasis 1968
The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia
as Kleomenis 1962
Wheel Bag and Kopana
as Iraklis Derekis 1982
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
as Mahos Zarkadopoulos 1961
Arpa Colla
as Mr. Karalefiotis 1982
Ένας τρελλός τρελλός αεροπειρατής
as Fanis Fourlis 1973
The Luna Park Girl
as Stelios 1968
The Drunkard
as Mitsos 1950
Mantepse ti kano... ta vradya
as Sotiris 1984
The Treasure of the Beatitude
as Stelios 1959
Jealous like a Cat
as Mistos 1956
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
as Pavlos 1966
When the Cat is Missing!
as Babis 1962
Runaway Bride
as truck driver 1962
A Very Clever Guy
as Iordanis 1965
The Parliamentarian Lady
1966