Faidon Georgitsis
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-01-01 in Athens, Greece
Died
2019-03-01
Biography
Phaedon Georgitsis (Greek: Φαίδων Γεωργίτσης; 21 January 1939 – 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre. He studied at the Drama Schools of Karolos Koun, Christos Vlachiotis and Pelos Katselis. He made his film debut in the film Never on Sunday by Jules Dassin in 1960. He became popular through the musical films of Finos Film directed by Yannis Dalianidis, with frequent co-stars Mary Chronopoulou, Zoe Laskaris, Kostas Voutsas, Martha Karagiannis, etc. In the theater he collaborated with Karolos Koun's "Karolos Koun" Art Theater as well as with the State Theater of Northern Greece and the troupe of Minoas Volanakis. He first appeared on television in 1972 in the series "Red Ring", while he became popular again in the 1990s through the daily television series "Good Morning Life" and "Shine" by Nikos Foskolos. He also directed theatrical and film works. He died at the age of 80, on March 1, 2019 from brain cancer.
Most Known For
Good morning Life
as Λεωνίδας Άρχος
Fantasies
as Photographer
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
as Νώντας
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
as Στέλιος
Παραμύθια πίσω από τα κάγκελα
as Σουρίν
Τυφλόμυγα
Phaedra
Το τέλος της μοναξιάς
Savage Hunt
as Alexis
The Red Lanterns
as Angelos
A Knight for Vasoula
as Mitsos Bezestainis
Never on Sunday
as British Seaman
Blood on the Land
as Yangos
Mermaids for Love
as Petros Athanasiou
The Time Traveller
as Yanni
The sex hunter
as Andreas
A Woman's Past
as Sakis
The Blue Beads from Greece
as Fotis Tsipouras
Image of Love
as Angelos
Wedding night
as Thanos Kabiris