Kostas Rigopoulos (; 22 November 1930 – 14 January 2001) was a

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actor.

Biography

Rigopoulos was born in

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in November 1930 and graduated from the

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in 1953. He appeared on stage for the first time at the Kyveli Theater, playing an

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role. It was there that he met the 18-year-old actress

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, whom he later married. Together they had a daughter, Zoi Rigopoulou, who became an actress as well. Later on, he appeared alongside other renowned actors and actresses, including Lambeti,

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, Katrakis and

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. From 1962, he ran his own theater company with his wife, at the

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; a year later, they established their own theatre, the Analyti Theatre. Rigopoulos also appeared on cinema; he won the Honorary Award at the

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for his role at

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' film ''To proxenio tis Annas'' (''Το προξενιό της Άννας'', "Anna's Arranged Marriage"). He also appeared on television, participating at the Greek TV series ''Axiomatikos Ypiresias'' (''Αξιωματικός Υπηρεσίας''), ''Viva Katerina'' (''Βίβα Κατερίνα'') and ''Hamoyelaste parakalo'' (''Χαμογελάστε παρακαλώ''). In 1988, he presented the game show ''Essis ti lete'' (''Εσείς τι λέτε''). Apart from Greek, Rigopoulos also spoke English and French. Later in his life, he lived alone in

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, southwest of Athens. He died from a major

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Filmography

Partial list *1965: ''

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'' (''Πράκτορες 005 εναντίον Χρυσοπόδαρου'') *''Mia porta drh. 500'' (''Μια πόρτα δρχ. …500'' = ''A door with 500 Drachmas'') by B. Goufas and V. Andreopoulou *''I vila ton orgion'' (''Η Βίλα των οργίων'') by Geras. Stavrou *'Eimaste oloi synypeythynoi"

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*"Lady from Maxim"

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*''I Zodohira'' (''Η Ζωντοχήρα'') a work by Ibrohoris and G. Papas *"Agapimou Ouaoua"

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in which had a greater and longer theatrical success from 1967 until 1973. *''To afti tou Alexandrou'' (''Το αυτί του Αλέξανδρου'' = ''Alexander's Ears'') by Kostas Mourselas * Suki Yaki (Stone - Cooney, a great success of the time) *''An Unnamed Tale'' (''Παραμύθι χωρίς όνομα'' = ''Paramithi horis onoma'') by Iakovos Kampanellis *''Vassilikos'' (''Βασιλικός'') by Kostandinos Matessis

Notes and references

Bibliography

*''Who's Who'' 1979, p 595

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rigopoulos Kostas 1930 births 2001 deaths Male actors from Athens Greek male film actors 20th-century Greek male actors