Kostas Triantafyllopoulos ( el, Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor.

Biography

After studying at the :el:Γιώργος Θεοδοσιάδης, Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Aristophanes and Shakespeare to contemporary Theater of the United States, American drama (Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Thornton Wilder, Sam Shepard). He performed frequently at the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and at many other major Greek theatres, appearing in both classics and new works. His most notable stage roles include: Joe Keller in ''All My Sons'' by Arthur Miller, Kilroy in ''Camino Real (play), Camino Real'' by Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith in ''Hughie'' by Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick in ''Tone Clusters'' by Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 in ''Twelve Angry Men (play), 12 Angry Men'' by Reginald Rose, Old Man in ''Fool for Love (play), Fool for Love'' by Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin in ''No Exit'' by Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce in ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' by William Shakespeare, Cardinal in ''The Duchess of Malfi'' by John Webster, Gilbert Horn in ''Knives in Hens'' by David Harrower, Creon of Thebes, Creon in ''Oedipus at Colonus'' by Sophocles, Xanthias in ''The Frogs'' and Lamachus in ''The Acharnians'' both by Aristophanes. From November 1998 to July 1999 and from July 2002 to March 2003 he participated in the world tours of the National Theatre of Greece with the tragedies ''Medea (play), Medea'' by Euripides (as Creon of Corinth, Creon), ''Electra (Sophocles), Electra'' (as Paedagogus) and ''Antigone (Sophocles), Antigone'' (as Guard) both by Sophocles. The tour included performances in France, Australia, Israel, Portugal, United States, Canada, Brasil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, China and Japan. ''Medea'' was well-received by the critics and especially by The New York Times. He appeared in numerous Greek television series and films, such as '':el:Έλα στη θέση μου, Ela sti thesi mou'', '':el:Τα Μυστικά της Εδέμ, Ta mystika tis Edem'', ''Kaneis de leei s' agapo'', ''Peninta Peninta'' and ''Symmathites''. He had also established himself as a voice actor, performing the Greek dubbing voices of numerous popular The Walt Disney Company, Disney characters such as Pete (Disney), Pete of the Mickey Mouse universe, Tigger in ''Winnie the Pooh (franchise), Winnie the Pooh'', Mr. Potato Head (Toy Story), Mr. Potato Head in ''Toy Story'', Don Carlton in ''Monsters University'', Cogsworth in the ''Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Beauty and the Beast'', Django in ''Ratatouille (film), Ratatouille'' and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in ''Lilo & Stitch''.

Work

Theatre (partial)

Filmography

Television (partial)

Film (partial)

Dubbing (partial)

* ''Mickey Mouse'' TV series and films ... Pete (Disney), Pete * ''ThunderCats'' ... Mumm-Ra * ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'' ... Optimus Prime * ''Toy Story'' films ... Mr. Potato Head (Toy Story), Mr. Potato Head * ''Winnie the Pooh (franchise), Winnie the Pooh'' films and TV series ... Tigger * ''Monsters University'' ... Don Carlton * ''Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Beauty and the Beast'' ... Cogsworth * ''Lilo & Stitch'' films and TV series ... Dr. Jumba Jookiba * ''A Bug's Life'' ... Heimlich * ''Alpha and Omega (film), Alpha and Omega'' ... Tony * ''Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage'' ... Slim * ''Shark Bait (2006 film), Shark Bait'' ... Jack * ''Aladdin (1992 Disney film), Aladdin'' ... Fruit Shop Merchant * ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' ... Nessus, Cyclops * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' ... Additional voices * ''Mulan (1998 film), Mulan'' ... Additional voices * ''Happy Feet'' ... Additional voices

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Triantafyllopoulos, Kostas 1956 births 2021 deaths Greek male film actors Greek male stage actors Greek male television actors Greek male voice actors People from Arcadia, Peloponnese