Phaedon Georgitsis (; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

actor. He was a popular actor in Greek, starring in many films, 13 of which were produced by

Finos Film Finos Film (Greek: Φίνος Φιλμ) is a Greek film production and distribution company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977. It was founded by Filopimin Finos in 1942 during World War II World War II or the ...

. He was also one of the main protagonist of Greek theatre and was referred to as "Greece's James Dean". He died on 1 March 2019, after a battle with

brain cancer A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...

Films

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The Red Lanterns ''The Red Lanterns'' (, translit. Ta Kokkina fanaria) is a 1963 Greek drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis and based on a play by Alekos Galanos. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entere ...

'' *'' Gorgones ke Manges'' (Mermaids and Lads) *''

Blood on the Land ''Blood on the Land'' () is a 1966 Greek western drama film directed by Vasilis Georgiadis, with a screenplay by Nikos Foskolos. Starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Manos Katrakis, and Mary Chronopoulou, the film depicts the struggle of unfree peasants ...

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Marijuana Stop! ''Marijuana Stop!'' () is a 1971 film starring Zoe Laskari and Martha Karagianni. Plot Three cousins inherit an old mansion in Plaka and each one have different plans on how they want to develop it. The two Athenian cousins Achilleas and Hippocr ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgitsis, Phaedon 1939 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Greek male actors Greek male film actors Greek male stage actors Male actors from Athens Deaths from brain cancer in Greece