Kostas Hatzihristos
Acting
Born 1921-01-01
Died 2001-10-03
Thessaloniki, Greece
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Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos (Greek: Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh child of the family. His parents were from Constantinople (today Istanbul), and they were initially relocated to Kavala, moved to Thessaloniki thereafter, and later moved to the northern Athens suburb of Pagkrati. The young Kostas studied initially at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros and finished his studies in the Kavala. He worked in the variety theatre Missouri in Piraeus and with the Nitsa Gaitanaki company where he played in The Grouch (Το Στραβόξυλο) by Dimitris Psathas. From 1945 until 1948, he worked in an operetta company owned by Paraskevas Oikonomou and appeared in the Pefka variety with Oikonomidis and Oasia with Mimis Traiforos. In 1949‒50, he participated in Koula Nikolaidou's musical company at the Verdun theatre (Θέατρο Βερντέν) at Alexandras Avenue. At the Verdun theatre, Hatzichristos acted for his first time in his successful run in the role of a villager character called Thymios, a role inspired by Kostas Nikolaidis, brother of his wife Mary Nikolaidou. Hatzichristos first screen appearance was in the movie The Knights' Castle in 1952 with Giorgos Asimakopoulos and Nikos Tsiforos. At the same time, he was successful at the theatre founded in 1952 by his own theatrical troupe. In 1960, he became a theatrical entrepreneur and founded his own theatre: Hatzichristos Theatre (Θέατρο Χατζηχρήστου). The theatre premiered on 18 February 1960, and was later renamed as the Treatre Orfeas. It was located at Panepistimiou Avenue in the Athens neighborhood of Akadimia. Among the greatest successes in his career were the films What a Mess (Της Κακομοίρας) in 1963 and Τhe Man Who Returned from the Plates (Ο Άνθρωπος που Γύρισε από τα Πιάτα!) in 1969 with Anna Fonsou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. He also produced three films and directed eight. His theatrical work continued until 1983. After a long period of absence, he returned into the theatre in 1994‒95 era and played in the local Hatzichristos Theatre. His difficult years begun when his third wife, Eleni Pantazi died at the age of 42. Kostas Hatzichristos died by cancer on 3 October 2001, suffering from economic problems.[20] He was interred at public expense at First Cemetery of Athens on 5 October 2001.
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Filmography
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Acting
50 credits
The Heirs
World Gone Mad
Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
Paras and Foukaras
Mr. Wing Commander
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Πιάσαμε την καλή
Vacation in Kolopetinitsa
The Lucky One
Goodbye Zoe
Aliki the Dictator
O thymios tahei 400
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
The Incredible
My Nephew Manolis
Casanova
A Cop with Slippers
Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
Laos and Kolonaki
Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot
The Clever Bird
The seawolf
The Woman Driver
Captain for Tears
Taxi Driver
Meletis of the Flying Squad
Wild Chickens
A Bouzouki Different from the Others
A tough corporal
Ένας πιλότος για πέταμα
Τα τρία μωρά
Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis
O tetraperatos
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
Performance for a role
The Man Who Returned from the Plates
O Thymios takane thalassa
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous
The tree children from Volo
Dracula and Company
The child of the square
What Does Man Do To Live
The Tough Guy
Jeep, Pavilion and Love
The Hunters of Athens
The Toreador Advances!
Dimos from Trikala
Other credits
9 credits
Women in Arms
Alexandros and Aishe
Sarakatsanissa
Νύχτες της Αθήνας
Sidewalk
Golfo-Girl of the Mountains
Τρεις δραπέτες του φρενοκομείου
Και το πρώτο κλαρίνο
A Hippie With Slippers
Directing
7 credits
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
The seawolf
Captain for Tears
Taxi Driver
Thymios in the Land of Striptease
A Bouzouki Different from the Others
The child of the square
Producing
3 credits
Writing
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