Periklis Christoforides (1907 – 30 September 1983) was an Ottoman-born Greek film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1929 and 1979. He was born in Trebizond,

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

, and died in

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, following a

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. His body was flown to

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on the day of his death and buried the next day.

Selected filmography

* ''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 Play (theatre), play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen sixteen times ...

'' (1956) ..... Giannakis Spiggos * '' The Fortune Teller'' (1956) ..... Andreas Giavasis / Velliris * '' The Girl from Corfu'' (1956) * ''

We Have Only One Life We Have Only One Life () is a 1958 Greek comedy film directed by George Tzavellas. Cast * Yvonne Sanson - ''Bibi Koumoundouropoulou'' * Dimitris Horn - ''Kleon'' * Vasilis Avlonitis - ''Haralabos Bazoukas'' * Christos Tsaganeas - ''bank ma ...

'' (1958) ..... Manolis * '' A Hero in His Slippers'' (1958) ..... minister * ''

Liar Wanted ''Liar Wanted'' () is a 1961 Greek comedy film made by Finos Films, based on the same named theatrical work of Dimitris Psathas. It was directed by Giannis Dalianidis and starring Dinos Iliopoulos, Pantelis Zervos, Thanassis Vengos and Perik ...

'' (1961) ..... Agis * '' The Downfall'' (1961) ..... Filippas Kyriazopoulos * '' Something Is Burning'' (1964) ..... Mr. Nikolaidis * '' I chartopaichtra'' (1964) ..... Andreas's friend * '' Allos gia to ekatommyrio'' (1964) ..... Leonidas Karpidis * '' Kiss the Girls'' (1965) ..... Mr. Eleftheriou * ''

Voitheia! O Vengos faneros praktor 000 ''Help! It's Vengos, Overt Agent '000, also known as ''Voitheia! O Vengos, faneros praktor 000'' (), is a 1967 Greek spy comedy film directed by Thanasis Vengos. Written by Napoleon Eleftheriou and Nikos Tsiforos, the film starred Thanasis Ve ...

'' (1967) ..... school director * '' Thou-Vou falakros praktor, epiheirisis "Yis Mathiam"'' (1969) ..... school director

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* 1907 births 1983 deaths Greek male film actors 20th-century Greek male actors People from Trabzon Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Greece Pontic Greeks Greek male silent film actors {{Greece-actor-stub