Manos Katrakis
Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film. Along with actor/director Kostas Leloudas, he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou '21 in 1928. He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro (the National Theatre) in 1931. During the 1930s, he continued acting in theatrical plays (he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos). He married Anna Lori in 1943. He took part in the resistance as a member of EAM/ELAS[citation needed] and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, he was exiled to Makronisos, along with such other well-known figures as Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Koundouros, Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos. In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work. He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films. In 1954, he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma (real name Eleni Malioufa). Shortly before his death, he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira, the Journey to Kythera/Kythira, with director Theo Angelopoulos.
Known For
Credits
- 1984 · Voyage to Cythera as Spyros
- 1984 · The years of the storm as Old Man
- 1980 · The Man with the Carnation as Nikolaos Plastiras
- 1980 · Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 as Petros
- 1978 · A Dream of Passion as
- 1978 · The sun of death as Papa-Giannis
- 1974 · The Murderess as Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · The Trial of the Judges as Theodoros Kolokotronis
- 1974 · Οιδίπους τύρρανος as Οιδίποδας
- 1973 · The Protectors as
- 1972 · Rebels Of The Cities as Fotis' Father
- 1972 · With Fear and Passion as Alexandros Viaskos
- 1972 · Aliki the Dictator as ‘Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος’
- 1971 · Abuse of authority as Kanelos Vasilopoulos
- 1970 · I Love Only You as
- 1970 · The Jungle of Cities as Lysias Sekeris
- 1970 · Face to Face with Death as Lykourgos Venetis
- 1970 · Visibility Zero as Horst Richter
- 1970 · Hours of love, hours of war as
- 1969 · Refugee Girl on the Run as Argyris
- 1969 · The Seal of God as Giannis
- 1969 · A woman's sacrifice as
- 1969 · For Honor and for Love as
- 1969 · Treason Avenue as General Gerakaris
- 1969 · Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous as Alekos Valiris
- 1969 · The Refugee as Athanasios Daoutis
- 1969 · Η ώρα της αλήθειας as
- 1968 · The Cannon and the Nightingale as
- 1968 · So Many Dreams on the Streets as Mose Aron
- 1968 · The Heart of a Tramp as Μάνος Σαρρής
- 1968 · I will turn my heart to stone as Pantelis
- 1968 · Jane Eyre as
- 1967 · Concert for Machine Guns as Major General Dareios
- 1967 · Τι κι αν γεννήθηκα φτωχός as Mr. Razis
- 1967 · Lampiris against the outlaws as
- 1966 · Tears for Electra as Tasos Patridis
- 1966 · I blame the People as Elefterios Dimitropoulos
- 1966 · Thankless as
- 1966 · Αιχμάλωτοι του πεπρωμένου as
- 1966 · The Exodus of Messolongi as
- 1966 · Blood on the Land as Father Hormovas
- 1966 · With you forever as
- 1966 · Love on the Hot Sand (The Runaway) as Nikolas
- 1966 · Slaves of fate as Mr. Delipetrou
- 1966 · Now that I am leaving life as
- 1966 · The Devastated as
- 1965 · Story of a Lifetime as Mikes Papadimas
- 1965 · The Immigrant as
- 1965 · The Roundup as
- 1965 · Σπαραγμός as
- 1964 · Persecution as Priest
- 1964 · Treason as Professor Victor Kastriotis
- 1964 · The dangerous as
- 1963 · The Red Lanterns as Nikolas Maroukis, ship captain
- 1963 · Crazy Blood as Pontikakis
- 1963 · Brother Anna as Father Vasileios
- 1963 · Innocent or Guilty as Alekos
- 1962 · Electra as The Tutor
- 1962 · Triumph as Bournokos
- 1961 · Synoikia to Oneiro as Nekroforas
- 1961 · Antigone as Creon
- 1955 · The Magic City as observer - narrator
- 1954 · The Acacia Road as
- 1953 · Eva as Alekos
- 1948 · Μαρίνος Κοντάρας as
- 1946 · The Raid of the Aegean as Ραΐδης
- 1932 · True Love as Liakos
- 1931 · Έτσι κάνεις, σαν αγαπήσεις as
- 1929 · Το λάβαρο του '21 as
- Future · Abuse of Power as Kanellos Vasilopoulos