Dinos Iliopoulos (

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: '; 12 June 1913 – 4 June 2001) was a Greek actor. He was one of the most prevalent

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actors in

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Biography

He was born in

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in 1913. A few years later his family moved to

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and there he finished high school. He permanently relocated to

in 1935 at the age of 22 started studying at the Berkshire High Commercial School in Athens and also studied acting at the Drama School of Giannoulis Sarantidis. In 1944, he made his stage debut at the Katerina Andreadi Theatre with the play of Leo Lenz's ''Lady I Love You'', and in cinema he debuted in 1948 in the film '' 100,000 Pounds''. In 1963, he became theatrical entrepreneur founded his own theatre ''Gloria'' () at Ippokratous Street in Athens. He played in more than 70 films, usually as leading actor. In 1956 he starred in the film ''

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'' (The Ogre of Athens) that is considered as one of the ten best Greek films of all times by

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. Other important roles of his were in the films '' Ζiteitai Pseftis'', '' Thanasakis o Politevomenos'', ''Makrykostaioi kai Kondogiorgides'', ''

O Atsidas ''O atsidas'' () is a 1962 Greek comedy film directed by Giannis Dalianidis and starring Dinos Iliopoulos, Zoi Laskari and Vangelis Protopappas. Synopsis It has a lovely entanglement for the first, which he asked his brother of the lovely la ...

'', ''To Koroidaki tis Despoinidas'', '' Kyries tis Avlis'', ''

Stournara 288 ''Stournara 288'' (Στουρνάρα 288) (filmed in 1959) was a drama by Dinos Dimopoulos with Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Sofia Vembo, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Dinos Iliopoulos. It was bitter and nostalgic eyes on its alienation on ...

'', '' My Friend Lefterakis'' and others. In 1970s, Ntinos Iliopoulos was relocated in

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and

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for about two years due to his financial difficulties at where was playing various theatrical plays travelling in different states. In 1963, he married Austrian dancer Hildegard Iliopoulou (1941-2008; ) with whom he had two daughters, Evita Iliopoulou and Hilda Iliopoulou. He had one granddaughter Nikita from his daughter Evita, and one granddaughter Elli and one grandson Ntinos from his daughter Hilda. After being hospitalized for a long time he died on 4 June 2001, aged 87. He was buried at First Cemetery of Athens at public expense on 6 June 2001. According to his wish on his cemetery grave there is a plaque writes "''Excuse me ladies that I can not stand up''" (Greek: ).

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Biography

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