Lambros Konstantaras (13 March 1913 – 28 June 1985) was a Greek film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981. He was born and died in

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Biography

He was born in 1913, in

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. He studied acting in

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and graduated in 1933, making his theatre debut in

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in 1937. The following year, he returned to

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and worked in theatre. After working in several theatre groups he formed his own with

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, Maro Kontou and

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, often working together with such actresses as

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and others. However, Konstantaras was far better known as a film actor, playing leading roles in more than 80 movies. In cinema, he debuted in 1939 with the film ''

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'', the first Greek sound film. In his youth, many of his roles were of a serious nature but later on in life he played almost exclusively comic roles usually as an executive or the father of the bride, etc. He cooperated with

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in many hits of decade 1950 and 1960 such as '' Alice in the Navy'' and '' Yparhei kai Filotimo''. In 1969, he won the best leading actor award in

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, for the film ''

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'', directed by

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. Lambros Konstantaras died on June 28, 1985, and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1940) as Konstantis * ''I foni tis kardias'' (1943) as Tzortzis * ''Ragismenes kardies...'' (1945) as Alkis * ''Prosopa lismonimena'' (1946) as Pavlos Kalvos * ''Katadromi sto Aigaion'' (1946) as Capt. Alexis Komninos * ''Marina'' (1947) as Vasos * ''Anna Roditi'' (1948) as Aris Galanos * ''Diagogi... miden!'' (1949) as Fotis * ''Oi apahides ton Athinon'' (1950) as Kostas * ''Ekeines pou den prepei n' agapoun...'' (1951) as Giorgos * ''Apagogi stin Kriti'' (1951) * ''Angelos me heiropedes'' (1952) as Petros * '' Heaven Is Ours'' (1953) as Thanos Varlamos * ''

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'' (1955) as Nikos Koutroubas * ''

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'' (1955) as Stefanos Petridis * '' The Lovers Arrive'' (1956) as Spyros Argyriou * '' The Duchess of Plakendia'' (1956) as Karolos * ''Maria Pentagiotissa'' (1957) as Georgios Armaos * ''Syghorese me, paidi mou'' (1957) * ''I moira grafei tin istoria'' (1957) * ''Diakopes stin Aigina'' (1958) as Tzonis * ''To trellokoritso'' (1958) as Papadopoulos * ''Dyo agapes, dyo kosmoi'' (1958) as Costas Kosmidis * ''To parastratima mias athoas'' (1959) as Alexis * ''To agorokoritso'' (1959) as Father * ''Taxeidi me ton erota'' (1959) as Labros * ''Antio zoi'' (1960) as Stefanos Vranas * ''Erotika paihnidia'' (1960) as Manos * ''Eimai athoos'' (1960) as Colonel Georges Picquart * ''Tyflos angelos'' (1960) as Kostas * ''Moro mou!'' (1960) as Alexis Depastas * ''Krouaziera sti Rodo'' (1960) as Petros Rambos * '' Alice in the Navy'' (1961) as Commander * ''I Liza kai i alli'' (1961) as Mikes Gavriiloglou * ''Lathos ston erota'' (1961) as Antonis Mihalos * ''Thriamvos'' (1962) * ''Katigoroumenos... o eros'' (1962) as Ahilleas Karbantis * ''Htypokardia sto thranio'' (1963) as Mr. Petrovasilis * ''Mikroi kai megaloi en drasei'' (1963) as Antonis Zorbas * ''O kos pterarhos'' (1963) as Wing Commander * ''O babas mou ki ego!'' (1963) as Leon Mavrogiannis * ''Kazanovas'' (1963) as Georges * ''Afto to kati allo!'' (1963) as Nana's Father * ''Tha se kano vasilissa'' (1964) as Pete Papatheofilopoulos * ''I villa ton orgion'' (1964) as Haris Zavalos * ''O eaftoulis mou'' (1964) as Giagos Angelis * '' I chartopaichtra'' (1964) as Andreas Oikonomidis * ''Epistrofi'' (1965) as Petros Valentis * '' A Matter of Earnestness'' (1965) as Andreas Mavrogialouros * ''Yie mou... Yie mou...'' (1965) as Antonis Hatziloukas * '' Jenny Jenny'' (1966) as Miltos Kassandris * '' My Daughter, the Socialist'' (1966) as Antonis Delvis * ''I gynaika mou trellathike'' (1966) as Manos * ''Na zi kaneis i na mi zi?'' (1966) as Giorgos Alexiou * ''O spangorammenos'' (1967) as Labros Skoudris * ''Dimitri mou... Dimitri mou'' (1967) (uncredited) * ''Kati kourasmena palikaria'' (1967) as Dinos Diamandidis * ''Viva Rena'' (1967) as Labros Fokas * ''Patera, katse fronima...'' (1967) as Antonis Papastafidas * ''O gerontokoros'' (1967) as Thanasis Baroutsos * ''An oles oi gynaikes tou kosmou...'' (1967) as Angelis * '' O striglos pou egine arnaki'' (1968) as Leonidas Petroheilos * ''O trellos tahei 400'' (1968) as Labros Labretas * ''O romios ehei filotimo'' (1968) as Tilemahos Karadaris * ''Kapetan fandis bastouni'' (1968) as Captain Andreas * ''O blofatzis'' (1969) as Paraskevas Karatzovalos * ''O tzanabetis'' (1969) as Neofytos Foteinos * ''Isaia... mi horeveis'' (1969) as Isaias Stefanakis * ''Krima... to boi sou'' (1970) as Marios Delipetrou * ''Enas trellos glentzes'' (1970) as Panos Pambanos / Tikos * ''Piso mou s' eho, satana'' (1971) as Pavlos Koundouras * ''O faflatas'' (1971) as Dimosthenis Labroukos * ''Tis zileias ta kamomata'' (1971) as Dimitris Karalis * ''O trellopenintaris'' (1971) as Andreas Tependris * ''Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50...'' (1972) as Zahos Fokianos * ''O anthropos pou gyrise apo ti zesti'' (1972) as Loukas Bobolas * ''O anthropos pou espage plaka!'' (1972) as Lazaros Hatziflokas * ''O fantasmenos'' (1973) as Makis Karasinis * ''Agapi mou pagovouno'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1976, TV Series) * ''Treles epafes rwmeikou tupou'' (1978) * ''O Labroukos ballader'' (1981) as Labros Komninos (final appearance)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konstadaras, Lambros 1913 births 1985 deaths Greek male film actors Male actors from Athens 20th-century Greek male actors Greek male stage actors Greek comedians 20th-century comedians