George Regas was a Greek actor

Actor

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Born in Sparta, Greece

Sparti (municipality)

Sparti is a municipality of Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta. The population in 2001 was 38,079, of whom 15,828 lived in the town itself.-History:...

, he was the brother of actor Pedro Regas

Pedro Regas

Pedro Regas was born in Sparta, Greece and was the brother of actor George Regas.A veteran Greek stage actor, Regas was spotted on the Broadway stage by Mary Pickford who persuaded him to go to Hollywood and be in pictures, which he did in 1920 and continued to play in films for 50 years.Regas...

. He was a stage actor in Athens

Athens

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 before coming to the U.S. In New York

New York

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 he played Romeo in a Grecian version of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

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In 1921 Regas acted in his first motion picture: The Love Light

The Love Light

The Love Light is a 1921 silent drama film starring Mary Pickford. The film was written and directed by Frances Marion.-Cast:* Mary Pickford as Angela Carlotti* Evelyn Dumo as Maria* Raymond Bloomer as Giovanni* Fred Thomson as Joseph...

with Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

. This film was produced by Pickford's production company. He would go on to create character roles in over one hundred films. His rugged looks and Mediterranean complexion allowed him to play a wide variety of nationalities in action and adventure films. He was married to actress Reine Davies

Reine Davies

Reine Davies was an American singer and actress.-Biography:Davies was born Irene Douras in Brooklyn, New York. She was the eldest sister of the actress Marion Davies. Reine was the first of the Douras daughters to start using the name, 'Davies.' One day she was driving through the Brooklyn...

, who was sister to Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Marion Davies was an American film actress. Davies is best remembered for her relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, as her high-profile social life often obscured her professional career....

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Regas died after an operation for a throat infection on December 13, 1940 in Hollywood, California

California

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, at age fifty. His last film role was Sergeant Gonzales in The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)

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. He is entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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alongside his brother.

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