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Nikitas Platis

Acting Born Jan 1, 1912 Amorgos, Greece 24 credits

Biography

Nikitas Platis (Amorgos 1912 - November 14, 1984) was a Greek actor.

He was born in Chora of Amorgos in 1912. He was the son of teacher Markos Platis. He went to Athens in 1928 and from 1932 he became a stage actor. He was the president of the Union of Greek Actors. He made his first appearance with the musical work Ririka by the troupe R. Ruggeris. From 1940 he appeared many times as a troupe leader and starred in operettas, comedies and revues. Alongside his long career as an actor, he also worked as a writer (he has written five plays and about two hundred numbers in revues). In the cinema he made his first appearance in 1958 in the films The Mimic and Mary and Our Lady the Midwife. Since then he became one of the key figures of Greek cinema, since we meet him in second and first roles, in 112 films. In 1972, he appeared on television for the first time in the series "Bolshoi Ivan and Big John", while a little later he became known to the general public with his participation in the series "Border Station" where he convinced the president of the village. in Korydallos.

Alongside his film career, he also worked in the theater as a writer.

In 1972 he also appeared on television in the series "Bolshoi Ivan and Big John" and then in the series "Border Station", where he made a memorable appearance as the anti-communal leader who was constantly at odds with his communal boss.

He also dabbled in poetry. Some of his poems are dedicated to Amorgos.

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Known for

Film

My friend, Lefterakis

as madman
Film

My Daughter, the Socialist

as Dimitris Dimitriou

Full filmography

  • My friend, Lefterakis (1963) as madman
  • My Daughter, the Socialist (1966) as Dimitris Dimitriou
  • I'll Make You Queen (1964) as detective
  • The Brightest Star (1967) as Menexes
  • The Gambler Lady (1964) as Pameinos Stravokanis
  • Mrs. Midwife (1961) as villager with ‎toothache
  • The Smart Aleck (1966) as Panos
  • Teddy Boy My Love (1965) as Asimakis Matsakoulis
  • A Matter of Earnestness (1965) as Fotis
  • The Barber's Beauty (1969) as Fotis
  • King of Liars (1971) as Prokopis
  • Modern Cinderella (1965) as Mr. Georgiadis
  • Ουδείς Αναμάρτητος (1967)
  • Jack of All Trades, Master of None (1963) as Giannakis' father
  • One-Penny Youth (1967) as Tsevas Tengoulas
  • The Man Who Broke the Ice (1972) as Iraklis Selemaras
  • Holidays in Vietnam (1971) as police commander
  • The Heirs (1964) as Haralambos
  • Air hostess (1971) as Spiros
  • Five Thousand Lies (1966)
  • To Win the Lottery (1970) as Ilias
  • The Right-Minded Madman (1968) as police officer
  • A Crazy Party Animal (1970) as Police officer
  • Someone like It Cold... (1963) as Thanasis Nikolaidis