
Nikos Rizos
Nikos Rizos (Greek: Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924 – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. Rizos began his career with Anthropoi, anthropoi in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre. He founded his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 with Vasilis Avlonitis and Georgia Vasileiadou. He appeared in various comedies in Greece and Germany, performing for the immigrant Greeks abroad. In 1986, he appeared at the Astor Theatre on Stadiou Street which he ran from the artistic performance until 1990. Rizos changed and he was a theatrical entrepreneur for 27 years. He starred in around 300 comedy films including To soferaki (with Giorgos Tzavellas), O thisavros tou makariti (with Nikos Tsiforos), O Klearchos, i Marina kai o kontos, Simoria eraston, and others. On television, he starred alongside Martha Karagianni in O dromos (The Road). In 1999, he appeared in the television series of Tassos Athanassiadis's I aithousa tou thronou. It was his last appearance on television.
Known For
Credits
- 1998 · The Throne Room as Δήμαρχος
- 1995 · Alli to proi, alli to vrady as Θανάσης
- 1993 · Ston asterismo tis gravatas as Tony
- 1988 · Ένας μάγκας που δεν πάτησε το τρένο as
- 1988 · Μηχανόβιοι και μπάτσοι as Officer Spatharis
- 1988 · Μας φάγανε οι τρέλες στις Σεϋχέλλες as
- 1988 · O kontos me to papaki as Thomas
- 1987 · Epangelma: Antres as πατέρας Έβελυν
- 1987 · Ρόδα Τσάντα και Κοπάνα 4 as Ηρακλής Ντερέκης
- 1987 · Αλλού παπάς αλλού τα ράσα του as
- 1987 · Ο μάγκας από το Γιουσουρούμ as
- 1987 · O xemoramenos as
- 1987 · The virgin and the pin as σφάχτης
- 1987 · Οι γκαρσόνες as
- 1986 · Ena koritsi kai... poly antraki as Μήτσος
- 1986 · Ράδιο Αρβύλα as
- 1986 · Ένα Και Να Καίει as Grigoris
- 1986 · Ο Τρελοξενύχτης as
- 1986 · O Rambo, o Kontos kai i Tapa! as Saki 'Tapa' Chan
- 1985 · Κόκκορας στο χαρέμι του as Meletis
- 1985 · Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη as
- 1985 · Mia nyfi gia olous! as
- 1984 · Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Iraklis Nterekis
- 1984 · Mantepse ti kano... ta vradya as Sotiris
- 1984 · Ethniki papadon as Κάβουρας
- 1984 · Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο! as
- 1984 · Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης as Leras
- 1983 · Roda, tsanta & kopana 2 as Gymnastics Profesor
- 1983 · Right... On! as Zaharias
- 1983 · Agries plakes sta thrania as Schoolmaster
- 1983 · Right...on! as
- 1983 · Doste tin tsonta sto lao!.. as
- 1983 · Γύφτικη Κομπανία as
- 1983 · Papasouzas as Παπα-Αύγουστος
- 1983 · Papadistik Company as Kavouras
- 1983 · Anyone Else for Heaven? as Mahos
- 1982 · Arpa Colla as Mr. Karalefiotis
- 1982 · Wheel Bag and Kopana as Iraklis Derekis
- 1981 · A Short Man Will Save Us as Fontas Tsakiris
- 1980 · Wet Romeo as Lefteris
- 1979 · The Street Smarts as Babis Papalaourdas
- 1973 · The optimist as Panos Karlis
- 1973 · Ένας τρελός τρελός αεροπειρατής as Fanis Fourlis
- 1973 · A Leopard Never Changes Its Spots as Giorgis
- 1972 · Aliki the Dictator as Πανάγος Πρόκος
- 1972 · Bedlam My Love as Minas
- 1972 · Gang of Lovers as Tzortzis Kotsiras
- 1972 · From the Stable to the Salon as
- 1971 · Volunteer in Eros as Ilias Fondoglou
- 1970 · The Taxi Driver as Anastasis
- 1970 · The Wretched and the Rich as
- 1970 · The Dwarf and the 7 Snow Whites as
- 1969 · The Grouch as Tolis Zerzevekis
- 1969 · The Man from Karpazia as Aristos
- 1969 · My Boss Was a Fool as Θεόδωρος Κοτρώνης
- 1969 · The Countess of Fabrica as Christos Delimanis (Thief)
- 1969 · Stratis Has Strayed as Jim Andrews
- 1968 · The Lady and the Tramp as Thanasis
- 1968 · O boufos as Max Ralatos
- 1968 · The Hunk as Alexis
- 1968 · The Giant of Kypseli as Nikos Fourketas
- 1968 · The Luna Park Girl as Stelios
- 1968 · The Lucky One as Stavros
- 1968 · Stay Cool, Napoleon! as Leonidas
- 1967 · Viva Rena as Stratos
- 1967 · Aspasia's dollars as Petros
- 1966 · My Sister Deserves a Beating as Gerasimos
- 1966 · The Parliamentarian Lady as
- 1966 · Oh, If I Only Were a Man as Pavlos
- 1966 · O tetraperatos as Hatzifotias
- 1965 · No, Mr. Johnson. as Thanasis
- 1965 · A Very Clever Guy as Iordanis
- 1965 · Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό as Andreas
- 1964 · Fortune Hunters as
- 1964 · My Bitter Love as
- 1964 · If Luck Favors You as Pelopidas Zarmis
- 1964 · They ere all... Fools! as Iraklis
- 1963 · Seven Days of Lying as Sotiris
- 1963 · World Gone Mad as Kitsaras Bourbouris
- 1963 · Ο Αδελφός μου... ο Τροχονόμος as
- 1963 · A Patented Stupid Man as Tonis
- 1963 · Thymios in the Land of Striptease as
- 1963 · Fortunately Unemployed as
- 1963 · My Nephew Manolis as Manolis Karletsos
- 1963 · To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso as Vrasidas Paparatzas
- 1962 · Runaway Bride as truck driver
- 1962 · The Bridegrooms of Eftyhia as Kleomenis
- 1962 · Michalios of the 14th Regiment as Menios
- 1962 · When the Cat is Missing! as Babis
- 1962 · The Greek woman and love as Nikolakis
- 1962 · Taxi Driver as Babis
- 1962 · The End of the Two-Cent Coin as Napoleon
- 1962 · Έξυπνοι και Κορόιδα as
- 1962 · The Watermelon as Stavros
- 1961 · Klearhos, Marina and the short one as Mahos Zarkadopoulos
- 1961 · Φλογέρα και Αίμα as
- 1960 · Three Ladies and me as Vangelis
- 1960 · O thymios tahei 400 as
- 1960 · Αγαπούλα μου as
- 1959 · The Treasure of the Beatitude as Stelios
- 1959 · Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι as
- 1959 · The Heirs of Karampoumpounas as Telis
- 1958 · Happy Bums as Mitsos Mantrahaleas
- 1958 · Lovers Without a Dime as Aristotelis
- 1958 · The Cicada and the Ant as Ευδαίμων
- 1958 · The Bus Conductor as
- 1957 · Of Fortune The Written as Billy
- 1957 · Jeep, Pavilion and Love as Vangelis
- 1957 · The Child of the Street as
- 1957 · At Night The Entanglements as waiter
- 1957 · Three Detectives as
- 1957 · A Father by Accident as Garidas
- 1956 · Capital adventures as Cook
- 1956 · Jealous like a Cat as Mistos
- 1956 · The Hunters of Athens as Λάκης
- 1956 · Dating Agency as tough guy at the matchmaking office
- 1955 · Party, Money and Love as Sarantis
- 1955 · Joe, the Amazing as Gardelis
- 1954 · The Happy Beginning as Giorgos' friend
- 1954 · The Little Mouse as Vangelis
- 1954 · The Swindlers as Feras
- 1954 · Goal in Love as
- 1953 · The Driver as Mistos
- 1952 · Lily of the Harbor as Atsidas
- 1950 · The Drunkard as Mitsos
- 1948 · Fallen Angels as