Kostas Rigopoulos
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Kostas Rigopoulos or Fanourios was one of the most important Greek actors in theatre and head of the companies.
He was born in Athens
on November 1930 and graduated from the Dramatic School at the National Theatre
in 1953.
He appeared for the very first time into the stage at the Kyveli Theater (Cybele) in the work of Oscar Wilde
and there he knew the 18 year old Kakia Analyti at the time in which they later married. They raised a daughter, Zoi Rigopoulou in which she is also an actor.
Later on, he appeared in many companies including Lambeti, Katerina, Katrakis
, Horn
, etc.
From 1962, he ran his own company with his wife, at the Diana Theatre in which a year later ran her own theater, the Analyti Theatre.
These works raised their series including:
He even appeared in the cinema when he was little. With the work To proxenio tis Annas (Το προξενιό της Άννας = Annas's Consulate, by Pantelis Voulgaris) won the Honourary Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
.
He also appeared on television on the serial Axomatikos Ypiresias (Αξιωματικός Υπηρεσίας), Viva Katerina (Βίβα Κατερίνα), Hamoyelaste parakalo (Χαμογελάστε παρακαλώ), in 1988, he also presented a game show Essis ti lete (Εσείς τι λέτε)
He later lived by himself in Palaio Faliro
southwest of Athens and also spoke English and French.
He died from his major headaches in which he suffered months earlier.
He was born in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
on November 1930 and graduated from the Dramatic School at the National Theatre
National Theatre of Greece
The National Theatre of Greece is based in Athens, Greece.-History:The theatre was originally founded in 1880 with a grant from King George I and Efstratios Rallis to give theatre a permanent home in Athens...
in 1953.
He appeared for the very first time into the stage at the Kyveli Theater (Cybele) in the work of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
and there he knew the 18 year old Kakia Analyti at the time in which they later married. They raised a daughter, Zoi Rigopoulou in which she is also an actor.
Later on, he appeared in many companies including Lambeti, Katerina, Katrakis
Manos Katrakis
Manos Katrakis was a Greek actor of theater and film.-Biography:Born in Kastelli, Crete, Greece, he was the youngest of five children of Haralambos Katrakis and Irini Katraki. When Manos was 10 years old, his family moved from Crete to Athens, where his father searched for work...
, Horn
Dimitris Horn
Dimitris Horn was a Greek theatrical and film performer. He is regarded probably as the greatest Greek actor of modern times.-Biography:...
, etc.
From 1962, he ran his own company with his wife, at the Diana Theatre in which a year later ran her own theater, the Analyti Theatre.
These works raised their series including:
- Mia porta drh. 500 (Μια πόρτα δρχ. …500 = A door with 500 Drachmas) by B. Skoufas and V. Andreopoulou
- I vila ton orgion (Η Βίλα των οργίων) by Geras. Stavrou
- 'A work by Pavel KohoutPavel KohoutPavel Kohout is a Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, a Prague Spring exponent and dissident in 1970s until he was expelled to Austria...
- A work by Georges FeydeauGeorges FeydeauGeorges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
- I Zodohira (Η Ζωντοχήρα) a work by Ibrohoris and G. Papas
- A work by Franois Campeau in which had a greater and longer theatrical success from 1967 until 1972.
- To afti tou Alexandrou (Το αυτί του Αλέξανδρου = Alexander's Ears) by Kostas Mourselas
- A play by Suki Yaki (Stone - Coney, a great success of the time)
- An Unnamed Tale (Παραμύθι χωρίς όνομα = Paramithi horis onoma) by Kostas Kampanellis
- Vassilikos (Βασιλικός) by Kostas Matessis
- and many more
He even appeared in the cinema when he was little. With the work To proxenio tis Annas (Το προξενιό της Άννας = Annas's Consulate, by Pantelis Voulgaris) won the Honourary Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers...
.
He also appeared on television on the serial Axomatikos Ypiresias (Αξιωματικός Υπηρεσίας), Viva Katerina (Βίβα Κατερίνα), Hamoyelaste parakalo (Χαμογελάστε παρακαλώ), in 1988, he also presented a game show Essis ti lete (Εσείς τι λέτε)
He later lived by himself in Palaio Faliro
Palaio Faliro
Palaio Faliro is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. The area is famous for its beaches , forming Athens' nearest beach and Piraeus' only beach...
southwest of Athens and also spoke English and French.
He died from his major headaches in which he suffered months earlier.
Filmography
partial list- 1965: Praktores 005 enantion HrysopodarouPraktores 005 enantion HrysopodarouPraktores 005 enantion Hrysopodarou or Praktores 005 enadion Hrisopodarou -Cast:*Kostas Rigopoulos*Costas Hajihristos*Giannis Gkionakis*Beata Assimakopoulou*Dina Triadi*Eleni Kriti*Yorgos Vrassivanopoulos...
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