Alekos Tzanetakos
Born January 01, 1937 (Age: 89)
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Athens, Greece
Biography
Alekos Tzanetakos (1937–2010) was a Greek film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Maniatika, Piraeus, in 1937. He studied at the Karolos Koun School of Theatre Arts and the Lykourgos Stavrakos Higher Film School. He made his theatre debut in 1957 with the troupe of Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos in the play "Our People", while with the Thessaloniki Regional Theatre of Kostas Hatziskos he also appeared in classical repertoire roles. He first appeared on the big screen in Grigoris Grigoriou's comedy The Abduction of Persephone (1956), written by Iakovos Kambanellis. Later he participated in several films such as Elias of the 16th Century, My Dad the Tendyboy, The Crazy Fifty, Some Prefer the Cold, Law 4000, etc. In the early 1980s he retired from the theater and became involved in writing scripts for video films in which he starred. Tzanetakos was also a racing car and motorcycle driver, taking part in the Panhellenic championships and races of the time and scoring many victories. The actor suffered from serious health problems in the last years of his life, culminating in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in November 2009. He passed away at the age of 73 in April 2010.
Alekos Tzanetakos (1937–2010) was a Greek film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Maniatika, Piraeus, in 1937. He studied at the Karolos Koun School of Theatre Arts and the Lykourgos Stavrakos Higher Film School. He made his theatre debut in 1957 with the troupe of Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos in the play "Our People", while with the Thessaloniki Regional Theatre of Kostas Hatziskos he also appeared in classical repertoire roles. He first appeared on the big screen in Grigoris Grigoriou's comedy The Abduction of Persephone (1956), written by Iakovos Kambanellis. Later he participated in several films such as Elias of the 16th Century, My Dad the Tendyboy, The Crazy Fifty, Some Prefer the Cold, Law 4000, etc. In the early 1980s he retired from the theater and became involved in writing scripts for video films in which he starred. Tzanetakos was also a racing car and motorcycle driver, taking part in the Panhellenic championships and races of the time and scoring many victories. The actor suffered from serious health problems in the last years of his life, culminating in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in November 2009. He passed away at the age of 73 in April 2010.
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Filmography
Τρεις παρθένες στο κρεβάτι μου
1989
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Age: 52
Οι ατσίδες
1986
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Age: 49
Two Modern Revelers
1971
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as Marios
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Age: 34
Two Clever Fools
1971
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as Loukas
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Age: 34
My Adopted Son the Rally Driver
1971
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Age: 34
Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα
1971
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as Babis
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Age: 34
Ship Owner Without Wanting To
1971
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Age: 34
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
1970
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Age: 33
The Bluffer
1969
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as Andreas
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Age: 32
The... victim
1969
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as Dimitris
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Age: 32
The Barber's Beauty
1969
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as Loukas
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Age: 32
Two Feet in One Shoe
1969
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as Harilaos (voice)
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Age: 32
Wake up, you sucker...
1969
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as Lakis Baroles
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Age: 32
The Avenue of Hate
1968
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as Stamos
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Age: 31
Vertigo
1963
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as Fotis
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Age: 26
Mr. Wing Commander
1963
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as staff sergeant
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Age: 26
Astronauts
1962
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as student
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Age: 25
Women want beat
1962
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Age: 25
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
1959
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as Spanomarias
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Age: 22