Orestis Makris
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Orestis Makris was a Greek
actor and tenor.
He graduated from the Greek Odeum of Athens and first entered the scene as a tenor
in the troupe of Rosalia Nika in 1925. He later joined the Papaioannou troupe, before moving to more humoristic roles. Makris excelled in the portrayal of folk characters, especially the stock role of the "drunkard". Makris also participated in some forty movies, mostly in his trademark roles as a drunkard or an over-strict father.
He was decorated with the Order of the Phoenix. He died on January 29, 1975 in Athens
and is buried at the First Cemetery
in a family grave.
Greeks
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actor and tenor.
He graduated from the Greek Odeum of Athens and first entered the scene as a tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
in the troupe of Rosalia Nika in 1925. He later joined the Papaioannou troupe, before moving to more humoristic roles. Makris excelled in the portrayal of folk characters, especially the stock role of the "drunkard". Makris also participated in some forty movies, mostly in his trademark roles as a drunkard or an over-strict father.
He was decorated with the Order of the Phoenix. He died on January 29, 1975 in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and is buried at the First Cemetery
First Cemetery of Athens
The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a luxurious cemetery for famous Greek people and foreigners....
in a family grave.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Transliteraion and translation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | O magos tis Athinas | Ο μάγος της Αθήνας | - |
| 1950 | The Drunkard | Ο μεθύστακας O methystakas/methistakas |
Charalambos |
| 1952 | O groussouzis | 'Ο γρουσούζης | Agathoklis |
| 1954 | The Girl of the Neighborhood | Το κορίτσι της γειτονιάς To koritsi tis geitonias |
Stamos |
| 1955 | I kalpiki lira | Η κάλπικη λίρα | Vassilis Mavridis |
| 1955 | Katadikasmeni ki ap' to paidi tis | ' | Pavlos |
| 1955 | To fintanaki | Το φιντανάκι | Antonis |
| 1956 | I arpagi tis Persefonis | Η αρπαγή της Πεσεφόνης president of Katochori | |
| 1957 | I theia ap' to Chicago I theia ap' ton Chicago I theia apo to Chicago is a 1957 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios and produced by Finos Films. The film made 142,459 tickets.-Plot:... |
Η θεία απ΄ το Σικάγο | Charilaos Bardas |
| 1957 | Tis nychtas ta kamomata | Της νύχτας τα καμώματα | Sotiris |
| 1957 | To amaxaki | Το αμαξάκι | Anestis |
| 1958 | Mia laterna, mia zoi | Μια λατέρνα, μια ζωή | Kosmas |
| 1959 | O Thymios ta' kane thalassa | Ο Θύμιος τα 'κανε θάλασσα | Vrasidas Moralis |
| 1960 | Stournara 288 Stournara 288 Stournara 288 was a drama by Dinos Dimopoulos with Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Sofia Vembo, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. It was bitter and nostalgic eyes on its alienation on Athens' neighbourhoods.... |
Στουρνάρα 288 | Babis |
| 1960 | I Chionati ki ta 7 gerontopalikara | Η Χιονάτη και τα 7 γεροντοπαλίκαρα | Kaisar Alexandrou |
| 1961 | Get the Robbers Out | Έξω οι κλέφτες Exo oi kleftes |
Timoleon Adamantas |
| 1961 | The Papadopoulos Family | Οικογένεια Παπαδοπούλου Oikogeneia Papadopoulou |
Nikos Karydoglou |
| 1963 | To merokamato tou ponou | Το μεροκάματο του πόνου | Vangelis |
| 1964 | O Aristeidis kai ta koritsia tou | Ο Αριστείδης και τα κορίτσια του | Aristeidis Delaportas |
| 1964 | Adikimeni | Αδικημένη | Nikolas Andreou |
| 1964 | Zitianos mias agapis | Ζητιάνος μιας αγάπης | Spyros |
| 1964 | Kathe kaimos kai dakry | Κάθε καημός και δάκρυ | - |
| 1964 | Ponesa poly gia sena | Πόνεσα πολύ για σένα | Haridimos |
| 1965 | Me pono kai me dakrya | Με πόνο και με δάκρυα | Vassilis Kapsomichalos |
| 1965 | Oi katafronemenoi | Οι καταφρονεμένοι | Stamatis |
| 1968 | Ena koritsi alliotiko ap' t' alla | Ένα κορίτσι αλλιώτικο απ' τ' άλλα | - |
On stage
| Title | Transliteraion and translation |
|---|---|
| Let's Go to Cyprus | Πάμε για την Κύπρο Pame gia ton Kypro |
| Black and White and a Zero | Άσπρο μαύρο και ζερό Aspro mavro kai zero |
| Women and Flowers | Γυναίκες και λουλούδια Gynaikes kai louloudia |
External links
- Orestis Makris as a tenor at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....