Giorgos Fountas
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Giorgos Fountas was a Greek actor in film and television.
He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He played football for some years for AEK Athens FC
. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his participation in his films With the Shine in the Eyes and Fever on the Road.
He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri
where he pronounced one quote, which was satyrized in the movie Straight Story in 2006.
He also appeared on several TV roles.
He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He played football for some years for AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his participation in his films With the Shine in the Eyes and Fever on the Road.
He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri
Melina Mercouri
Melina Mercouri , born as Maria Amalia Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer and politician.As an actress she made her film debut in Stella and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn...
where he pronounced one quote, which was satyrized in the movie Straight Story in 2006.
He also appeared on several TV roles.
Films
| Year | Film | Transliteraion and translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Katadromi sto Aigaion | Καταδρομή στο Αιγαίον A route in the Aegean |
| 1954 | A Girl from the Neighborhood | Το Κορίτσι της Γειτονιάς To Koritsi tis Geitonias |
| 1954 | O Anemos tou Misous | Ο Άνεμος του Μίσους |
| 1954 | Gynaikes dichos antres | 'Γυναίκες δίχως Άντρες |
| 1954 | Open Sea | Ανοιχτή Θάλασσα Anihti thalasa |
| 1955 | Stella | Στέλλα |
| 1955 | Magic City | Μαγική πόλη Mayiki poli |
| 1956 | Assoi tou Gipedou | Άσσοι του Γηπέδου |
| 1958 | Only for a Night | Μόνο για μια Νύχτα Mono gia mia nychta |
| 1958 | I Limni ton Pothon | Η Λίμνη των Πόθων |
| 1958 | Gerakina/Yerakina | Γερακίνα |
| 1958 | Galini | Γαλήνη |
| 1959 | I zavoliara | Η Ζαβολιάρα |
| 1960 | Never on Sunday Never on Sunday Never on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist from Middletown, Connecticut — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. Ilya is a character close to the... |
Ποτέ την Κυριακή Pote tin kyriaki/kiriaki |
| 1960 | Pothoi sta Stachya | Πόθοι στα Στάχυα |
| 1960 | Litrose me agapi mou | Λύτρωσέ με Αγάπη μου |
| 1960 | I Avgi tou Thriamvou | Η Αυγή του Θριάμβου |
| 1960 | An ixeres pedi mou | Αν ήξερες Παιδί μου If You Knew, My Kid |
| 1961 | Prodomeni agapi | Προδομένη Αγαπη |
| 1962 | I megali thissia | Η μεγάλη Θυσία |
| 1963 | Red Lights | Τα κόκκινα Φανάρια Ta kokkina fanaria |
| 1963 | Siege | Πολιορκία |
| 1963 | Coward | Κάθαρμα |
| 1963 | America, America | Αμέρικα Αμέρικα |
| 1964 | O krahtis | Ο Κράχτης |
| 1964 | Kravgi | Κραυγή |
| 1964 | Alexis Zorbas | Αλέξης Ζορμπάς |
| 1966 | I stigmatismeni | Οι Στιγματισμένοι |
| 1966 | Johnny/Giannis the Fisher | Ο Ψαρόγιαννος O Psaroyannos |
| 1966 | Me ti lampsi sta matia | Με τη Λάμψη στα Μάτια With the Shine in the Eyes |
| 1967 | Trouba '67 | Τρούμπα `67 |
| 1967 | Fever on Pavement | Πυρετός στην Άσφαλτο Pyretos stin asfalto |
| 1968 | Poly arga gia dakrya | Πολύ αργά για Δάκρυα |
| 1969 | The Refugee | Ο Πρόσφυγας O Prosfygas |
| 1969 | O Antartis tou Valtou | Ο Αντάρτης του Βάλτου |
| 1970 | O megalos enohos | Ο μεγάλος Ένοχος |
| 1980 | Exodos Kindynou | Έξοδος Κινδύνου |
| 1986 | A Girl from Mani | Το κορίτσι της Μάνης To koritsi tis Manis |
| 1987 | Molismena idata | Μολυσμένα ύδατα |
| 1997 | Gentlemen from the Sea | Λεβέντες της Θάλασσας Leventes tis thalassas |
Television
| Year | Film | Transliteraion and translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Occupation | 'Κατοχή Katohi |
| 1976 | Galini | Γαλήνη |
| 1978 | Exodos kindynou | Έξοδος κινδύνου Dangerous Exits |
| 1985 | Ston argaleio tou fengariou | Στον αργαλειό του φεγγαριού |
| 1993 | Gova stileto | Γόβα στιλέτο' |