Faidon Georgitsis
Acting • Born 1939-01-01 – Died 2019-03-01
Biography
Phaedon Georgitsis (Greek: Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre. He studied at the Drama Schools of Karolos Koun, Christos Vlachiotis and Pelos Katselis. He made his film debut in the film Never on Sunday by Jules Dassin in 1960. He became popular through the musical films of Finos Film directed by Yannis Dalianidis, with frequent co-stars Mary Chronopoulou, Zoe Laskaris, Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagiannis, etc. In the theater he collaborated with Karolos Koun's "Karolos Koun" Art Theater as well as with the State Theater of Northern Greece and the troupe of Minoas Volanakis. He first appeared on television in 1972 in the series "Red Ring", while he became popular again in the 1990s through the daily television series "Good Morning Life" and "Shine" by Nikos Foskolos. He also directed theatrical and film works. He died at the age of 80, on March 1, 2019 from brain cancer.
Filmography
50 credits
Never on Sunday
Movie • 1960
British Seaman
The Red Lanterns
Movie • 1963
Angelos
Bitter life
Movie • 1965
Phaedra
Movie • 1962
The Two Faces of Love
Movie • 1972
Sky
Movie • 1962
Stratos
Operation Kraipe
Movie • 1971
Mermaids for Love
Movie • 1968
Petros Athanasiou
A Knight for Vasoula
Movie • 1968
Mitsos Bezestainis
Wedding night
Movie • 1967
Thanos Kabiris
Fantasies
Movie • 1981
Photographer
The Blue Beads from Greece
Movie • 1967
Fotis Tsipouras
Olga My Love
Movie • 1968
Petros
Mirella, the Flesh of Pleasure
Movie • 1977
Giagos Mandas
When the City Dies
Movie • 1969
Bill
Blood on the Land
Movie • 1966
Yangos
Nelly, the Spy
Movie • 1981
A Lady In Bouzoukia
Movie • 1968
Giorgos Kontaxis
Persecution
Movie • 1964
Giannis Haralampous
Savage Hunt
Movie • 1980
Alexis
The Sunday girl
Movie • 1964
Orfeas
The Asphalt Fever
Movie • 1967
Nikos Koursos
The Enemies
Movie • 1965
Stefanos
Vertigo
Movie • 1963
Kostas Panagiotopoulos
Zavoliara
Movie • 1971
Kostas
The sex hunter
Movie • 1981
Andreas
Dirty city
Movie • 1965
Tasos
Pavlos Melas
Movie • 1973
Charlie's Son
Movie • 2008
Charlie
The Cabaret Girl
Movie • 1979
A Woman's Past
Movie • 1968
Sakis
He And She
Movie • 1967
The Iron Gate
Movie • 1978
Eftyhis
Image of Love
Movie • 1972
Angelos
A girl who wants it all
Movie • 1972
Alexis
Γοργόνα
Movie • 1987
Petros Ioannou
Air hostess
Movie • 1971
Stefanos Valmas
Proud eagles
Movie • 1971
The Young Will Live
Movie • 1965
Giorgos
A Dream of Passion
Movie • 1978
Ronny
Electric Angel
Movie • 1981
The Time Traveller
Movie • 1984
Yanni
Τζων Ρεμούλας: Το μέντιουμ
Movie • 1988
Tzon Remoulas
Ο χαρτοπαίκτης και το χαμίνι
Movie • 1989
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
TV • 1984
Νώντας
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
TV • 1984
Στέλιος
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
TV • 1984
Σουρίν
Τυφλόμυγα
TV • 2007
Good morning Life
TV • 1993
Λεωνίδας Άρχος
Το τέλος της μοναξιάς
TV • 1991