Christos Tsagas
Acting
Born September 7, 1939, Analipsi, Biotia, Greece
Christos Tsagas (Analipsi, Boeotias, 7 September 1939 - Athens, 17 March 2011) was a Greek actor. He was born on 7 September 1939 in Analipsi, Boeotias. He studied acting at the National Theatre School. He had an important career in the life of Greek theatre and collaborated with the greatest Greek actors: Dimitris Horn, Dimitris Papamichael, Dimitris Myrat, Voula Zoumboulaki, Katina Paxinou, Melina Mercouri, Anna Synodinou, etc. He starred in more than 40 plays. He directed over 40 plays and was a co-founder of the "Palkosenikos" and the Knossos Theater, where he staged selected works of the classical repertoire. He starred in 27 films, including Until the Ship by Alexis Damianos, Safe Sex (1999), The Photograph by Nikos Papatakis (1986), The Order by Pavlos Tassios, A Laughing Afternoon (1979), Aliossa (2000), Donoussa (1992), Ephemeral City (2000), The Descent of the Nine (1984), Iphigenia (1977), Red Dragon (1998), The Wall (1977), We Have Arrived! (2004), etc. He was married and had two children, a son and a daughter. He died at his home in Athens, on 17 March 2011 at the age of 71, a few years after the deaths of his wife and daughter. He was buried in his birthplace, Analipsi, Boeotia.
Filmography
- 2004Here We Are! — Mimis
- Filodoxies — Φίλιππος Πυργιώτης
- 2001Trækfugle — Nicolaus
- 2000Ephemeral Town
- Παππούδες εν δράσει — Μιχάλης
- 1999Safe Sex — Thanasis Hristoforidis
- Το σημάδι του έρωτα — Αντώνης Ραζής
- Τμήμα Ηθών — Μιχάλης Κεσσανλής
- 1991Der Fall Ö. — Griechischer Schauspieler / Kreon
- Η Αγάπη της Γάτας — αστυνόμος Φαλας
- 1989The Last Wager
- 1988O fakellos Polk ston aera
- 1987The Photograph — Gerasimos Tzivas
- Ακυβέρνητες Πολιτείες — Anthropaki
- 1984The Descent of the Nine
- Το γυμνό κορίτσι
- 1980Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 — Reporter Grigoriadis
- 1980Parangelia! — Police officer
- 1978Τα Χριστούγεννα Του Αμερικάνου
- 1977Iphigenia — Odysseas
- 1971Conflict of Emotions — Drug Dealer
- 1969Robbery in Athens — Mihalis
- 1967Silhouettes
- 1966Until the Ship Sails — Fotis Lianakas
- 1964The Wheel
- O Tzonys Keln, kyria mou
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1975Evidence — Self - Narrator (voice)