Alekos Tzanetakos
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-01-01 in Athens, Greece
Died
2010-04-11
Biography
Alekos Tzanetakos (1937–2010) was a Greek film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Maniatika, Piraeus, in 1937. He studied at the Karolos Koun School of Theatre Arts and the Lykourgos Stavrakos Higher Film School. He made his theatre debut in 1957 with the troupe of Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos in the play "Our People", while with the Thessaloniki Regional Theatre of Kostas Hatziskos he also appeared in classical repertoire roles. He first appeared on the big screen in Grigoris Grigoriou's comedy The Abduction of Persephone (1956), written by Iakovos Kambanellis. Later he participated in several films such as Elias of the 16th Century, My Dad the Tendyboy, The Crazy Fifty, Some Prefer the Cold, Law 4000, etc. In the early 1980s he retired from the theater and became involved in writing scripts for video films in which he starred. Tzanetakos was also a racing car and motorcycle driver, taking part in the Panhellenic championships and races of the time and scoring many victories. The actor suffered from serious health problems in the last years of his life, culminating in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in November 2009. He passed away at the age of 73 in April 2010.
Most Known For
A Crazy Crazy Family
as Miltos
The Orgies Villa
as Thomas [uncredited]
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
as Manolios
The Smart Aleck
as Tzinos
Seduction... of an Adult
as Terry
Someone like It Cold...
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
as Spanomarias
Something Hot
as Sotiris
Runaway Bride
as member of the band
Kiss the Girls
as Alekos Grigoriadis
Nomos 4000
as Alkis
A Very Clever Guy
as Pashalis
The Right-Minded Madman
as Tzilis
Wake up, you sucker...
as Lakis Baroles
The Crazy Fifty
as Lakis Agarinos
Mr. Wing Commander
as staff sergeant
Welcome Dollar
as Takis Aggeloutsos
The Crooked Wood
as Petros Markopoulos
The Barber's Beauty
as Loukas
Holidays in Vietnam
as Makis