Nikos Rizos
Acting • Born 1924-09-30 – Died 1999-04-20
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
136 credits
Arpa Colla
Movie • 1982
Mr. Karalefiotis
Wheel Bag and Kopana
Movie • 1982
Iraklis Derekis
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
Movie • 1961
Mahos Zarkadopoulos
Lily of the Harbor
Movie • 1952
Atsidas
World Gone Mad
Movie • 1963
Kitsaras Bourbouris
Party, Money and Love
Movie • 1955
Sarantis
The Little Mouse
Movie • 1954
Vangelis
Οι γκαρσόνες
Movie • 1987
O xemoramenos
Movie • 1987
The Cicada and the Ant
Movie • 1958
Ευδαίμων
The Treasure of the Beatitude
Movie • 1959
Stelios
Three Ladies and me
Movie • 1960
Vangelis
Runaway Bride
Movie • 1962
truck driver
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
Movie • 1962
Menios
Jealous like a Cat
Movie • 1956
Mistos
A Father by Accident
Movie • 1957
Garidas
The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia
Movie • 1962
Kleomenis
Seven Days of Lying
Movie • 1963
Sotiris
Ο Αδελφός μου... ο Τροχονόμος
Movie • 1963
If Luck Favors You
Movie • 1964
Pelopidas Zarmis
Fortune Hunters
Movie • 1964
Μας φάγανε οι τρέλες στις Σεϋχέλλες
Movie • 1988
A Very Clever Guy
Movie • 1965
Iordanis
Aliki the Dictator
Movie • 1972
Πανάγος Πρόκος
Thymios in the Land of Striptease
Movie • 1963
Bedlam My Love
Movie • 1972
Minas
Joe, the Amazing
Movie • 1955
Gardelis
The virgin and the pin
Movie • 1987
σφάχτης
My Boss Was a Fool
Movie • 1969
Θεόδωρος Κοτρώνης
The Countess of Fabrica
Movie • 1969
Christos Delimanis (Thief)
The Heirs of Karampoumpounas
Movie • 1959
Telis
The Giant of Kypseli
Movie • 1968
Nikos Fourketas
Stratis Has Strayed
Movie • 1969
Jim Andrews
Viva Rena
Movie • 1967
Stratos
They ere all... Fools!
Movie • 1964
Iraklis
A Short Man Will Save Us
Movie • 1981
Fontas Tsakiris
Ο Τρελοξενύχτης
Movie • 1986
O kontos me to papaki
Movie • 1988
Thomas
O tetraperatos
Movie • 1966
Hatzifotias
Ένας τρελλός τρελλός αεροπειρατής
Movie • 1973
Fanis Fourlis
The Luna Park Girl
Movie • 1968
Stelios
Anyone Else for Heaven?
Movie • 1983
Mahos
The Drunkard
Movie • 1950
Mitsos
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Movie • 1966
Pavlos
Happy Bums
Movie • 1958
Mitsos Mantrahaleas
Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης
Movie • 1984
Leras
To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
Movie • 1963
Vrasidas Paparatzas
Wheel, Bag and Truants 3
Movie • 1984
Iraklis Nterekis
The Parliamentarian Lady
Movie • 1966
The Grouch
Movie • 1969
Tolis Zerzevekis
The Bus Conductor
Movie • 1958
Ρόδα Τσάντα και Κοπάνα 4
Movie • 1987
Ηρακλής Ντερέκης
Guess what I do... at night
Movie • 1984
Sotiris
My Sister Deserves a Beating
Movie • 1966
Gerasimos
The Driver
Movie • 1953
Mistos
Volunteer in Eros
Movie • 1971
Ilias Fondoglou
The optimist
Movie • 1973
Panos Karlis
A Patented Stupid Man
Movie • 1963
Tonis
The idiot
Movie • 1968
Max Ralatos
Dating Agency
Movie • 1956
tough guy at the matchmaking office
The Watermelon
Movie • 1962
Stavros
The Dwarf and the 7 Snow Whites
Movie • 1970
The Swindlers
Movie • 1954
Feras
Agries plakes sta thrania
Movie • 1983
Schoolmaster
Γύφτικη Κομπανία
Movie • 1983
The End of the Two-Cent Coin
Movie • 1962
Napoleon
My Nephew Manolis
Movie • 1963
Manolis Karletsos
At Night The Entanglements
Movie • 1957
waiter
Gang of Lovers
Movie • 1972
Tzortzis Kotsiras
The Happy Beginning
Movie • 1954
Giorgos' friend
Taxi Driver
Movie • 1962
Babis
Three Detectives
Movie • 1957
A Leopard Never Changes Its Spots
Movie • 1973
Giorgis
Jeep, Pavilion and Love
Movie • 1957
Vangelis
The Lady and the Tramp
Movie • 1968
Thanasis
The Taxi Driver
Movie • 1970
Anastasis
The Man from Karpazia
Movie • 1969
Aristos
Ράδιο Αρβύλα
Movie • 1986
The Hunk
Movie • 1968
Alexis
Wheel Bag and Kopana 2
Movie • 1983
Gymnastics Profesor
Aspasia's dollars
Movie • 1967
Petros
My Bitter Love
Movie • 1964
Right... On!
Movie • 1983
Zaharias
The Street Smarts
Movie • 1979
Babis Papalaourdas
When the Cat is Missing!
Movie • 1962
Babis
Lovers Without a Dime
Movie • 1958
Aristotelis
The Greek woman and love
Movie • 1962
Nikolakis
O thymios tahei 400
Movie • 1960
Αγαπούλα μου
Movie • 1960
Goal in Love
Movie • 1954
Wet Romeo
Movie • 1980
Lefteris
Αλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα του
Movie • 1987
Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό
Movie • 1965
Andreas
The Lucky One
Movie • 1968
Stavros
Remember September
Movie • 1985
Μηχανόβιοι και μπάτσοι
Movie • 1988
Officer Spatharis
Ένα Και Να Καίει
Movie • 1986
Grigoris
National Priests
Movie • 1984
Κάβουρας
Ena koritsi kai... poly antraki
Movie • 1986
Μήτσος
The Hunters of Athens
Movie • 1956
Λάκης
Epangelma: Antres
Movie • 1987
πατέρας Έβελυν
Papasouzas
Movie • 1983
Παπα-Αύγουστος
Stay Cool, Napoleon!
Movie • 1968
Leonidas
Κόκκορας στο χαρέμι του
Movie • 1985
Meletis
Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο!
Movie • 1984
The Child of the Street
Movie • 1957
O Rambo, o Kontos kai i Tapa!
Movie • 1986
Saki 'Tapa' Chan
Papadistik Company
Movie • 1983
Kavouras
Capital adventures
Movie • 1956
Cook
From the Stable to the Salon
Movie • 1972
Doste tin tsonta sto lao!..
Movie • 1983
Fortunately Unemployed
Movie • 1963
The Wretched and the Rich
Movie • 1970
Mia nyfi gia olous!
Movie • 1985
No, Mr. Johnson.
Movie • 1965
Thanasis
Of Fortune The Written
Movie • 1957
Billy
Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι
Movie • 1959
Fallen Angels
Movie • 1948
Ο μάγκας από το Γιουσουρούμ
Movie • 1987
Έξυπνοι και Κορόιδα
Movie • 1962
Say it... golden mouth
Movie • 1983
Ένας μάγκας που δεν πάτησε το τρένο
Movie • 1988
Φλογέρα και Αίμα
Movie • 1961
Ματάκιας και βρωμόστομος
Movie • 1986
Ο βάρβαρος και η Βαρβάρα
Movie • 1986
Η Κόμπρα απ' τα Γιάννενα
Movie • 1986
Κόμπρας
Sτούμπερμαν ...αγάπη μου
Movie • 1987
Ο Γεροδήμος
Movie • 1962
Το μυστικό της κατηγορούμενης
Movie • 1958
Είναι μάγκας ο ψηλός με τη γραβάτα
Movie • 1987
Τα λιονταράκια του έρωτα
Movie • 1985
Κομάντος και βλήματα
Movie • 1987
Για την αγάπη μιας ορφανής
Movie • 1960
Ston asterismo tis gravatas
TV • 1993
Tony
Alli to proi, alli to vrady
TV • 1995
Θανάσης
The Throne Room
TV • 1998
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