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Nikos Xanthopoulos
Acting

Nikos Xanthopoulos
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1934-03-14,Athens, Greece
Gender
Male
Biography
Nikos Xanthopoulos (Greek: Nίκος Ξανθόπουλος; 14 March 1934 – 22 January 2023) was a Greek actor and singer, known for his roles in the 1960s era Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki, having released many albums and singles. He was known as "the child of the folk" (παιδί του λαού) mainly for playing roles depicting men from the lower working classes. He usually portrayed a poor man, hit hard by fate, seeking justice or one struggling against wealthy and evil men. In other cases, he played the role of an immigrant in Germany working hard to provide for his wife and child. Other times he played an unknown poor bouzouki player and singer working his way up to stardom. From the late 1960s until the early 1970s, these roles helped him become a star in Greece during the dictatorship of the Junta. Xanthopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in 1934. He was a stage actor from 1957 to 1963, but he soon devoted himself exclusively to cinema. His film debut was in 1958 with a small role in Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα (My Life Starts With You). At 1964 he started collaborating with director-producer Apostolos Tegopoulos and the film company KLAK Film. That's when he became most famous for his roles – a golden period that lasted until 1971. It was his roles portraying him as a singer and bouzouki player that dictated that he needed to learn how to sing. Apostolos Kaldaras, a famous Greek musician and composer, taught Xanthopoulos to sing. Xanthopoulos sang over 300 songs in thirty movies, but his singing talent was not confined to movies. He recorded nine albums and 55 singles. His most successful films were produced by KLAK Film, a film production company who specialised in Greek drama films, called μελό or σπαραξικάρδια. Films included: Ο Αετός των Σκλαβωμένων (The Eagle of the Enslaved) and Είμαι μια δυστυχισμένη (I am a miserable girl). Movies of that kind were successful. Xanthopoulos collaborated with many young actresses of his time, including Martha Vourtsi. Martha Vourtsi and Xanthopoulos, quickly became a duo, starring in seven films, their most notable being Περιφρόνα με γλυκιά μου (Contempt me, my dear). Other actresses that played the love interest of Nikos Xanthopoulos were: Angela Zilia, Afroditi Grigoriadou, Kakia Analyti, Katerina Vasilakou, Mairoula Evangelou, Dora Sitzani and Kaiti Papanika.

Filmography

Orpheus Descending

8

Orpheus Descending
1996-01-26

I Love Only You

9

I Love Only You
1970-10-10

Men Know How to Love

5.375

Men Know How to Love
1971-03-18

It is a great pity

5

It is a great pity
1964-01-30

8

Beggar of Love
1964-06-10

The Horseman's Revenge

4

The Horseman's Revenge
1962-01-10

The Eagle of the Enslaved

7.5

The Eagle of the Enslaved
1970-01-01

6.5

Unfair curse
1967-02-02

The Bus Conductor

10

The Bus Conductor
1958-01-01

Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens

4.143

Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens
1960-01-01

With Pain and Tears

7

With Pain and Tears
1965-11-17

In Exchange for Five Apartments and One Shop!

0

In Exchange for Five Apartments and One Shop!
2004-12-13

I Loved and I Suffered

5.5

I Loved and I Suffered
1963-05-09

Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα

3.667

Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα
1961-03-03

Life Full of Pain

8

Life Full of Pain
1964-06-12

The Seal of God

5.8

The Seal of God
1969-09-19

Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά

7.25

Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά
1968-11-17

5.5

Σταχτοπούτα
1960-06-25

The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man

7.167

The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man
1969-01-01

For Honor and for Love

7

For Honor and for Love
1969-05-13

A Man with a Conscience

6.5

A Man with a Conscience
1969-08-25

8

The Harbor Bum
1961-09-05

8

Slum, my love
1969-02-25

We despised My Sweetness

10

We despised My Sweetness
1965-01-01

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart

7

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart
1970-03-05

Humbled And Dejected

7.4

Humbled And Dejected
1968-01-01

I lived a monk without love

9

I lived a monk without love
1971-01-01

10

The Dangerous
1964-01-12

The Dervish Boys

5

The Dervish Boys
1960-01-01

8

Sinful Hands
1963-01-01

The Heart of a Tramp

6.333

The Heart of a Tramp
1968-01-01

I'm an unhappy woman

9

I'm an unhappy woman
1964-01-01

8

The Tough Guy
1961-01-01

Sometimes even the strong cry

6.5

Sometimes even the strong cry
1967-01-01

Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας

6.5

Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας
1965-01-01

My heart, stop hurting.

7

My heart, stop hurting.
1965-10-18

4.333

Broken Hearts
1963-01-01

The crumbs of the world

6.5

The crumbs of the world
1967-01-01

6

Slaves of fate
1966-01-01

The man who returned from pain

8

The man who returned from pain
1966-01-01

Eho dikaioma na s' agapo!

6

Eho dikaioma na s' agapo!
1966-01-01

Thirst for Life

5.25

Thirst for Life
1964-01-01

Pleasure and passion

6

Pleasure and passion
1960-01-01

I Never Knew My Mother

10

I Never Knew My Mother
1962-01-01

For the Love of my Child

10

For the Love of my Child
1963-01-01

7.5

The Devastated
1966-01-01

Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι

6

Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι
1959-01-01

Κατρακύλισμα... στο βούρκο

9

Κατρακύλισμα... στο βούρκο
1962-01-01

Λενιώ η βοσκοπούλα

7

Λενιώ η βοσκοπούλα
1963-01-01

9

Μίσος
1963-01-01

Stin kopsi tou Xyrafiou

7.5

Stin kopsi tou Xyrafiou
1994-01-17