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Manos Katrakis
Actor
Born August 14, 1908Died September 2, 1984 (76 years)
Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film.
Along with actor/director Kostas Leloudas, he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou '21 in 1928. He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro (the National Theatre) in 1931. During the 1930s, he continued acting in theatrical plays (he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos). He married Anna Lori in 1943.
He took part in the resistance as a member of EAM/ELAS[citation needed] and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, he was exiled to Makronisos, along with such other well-known figures as Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Koundouros, Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos.
In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work. He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films. In 1954, he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma (real name Eleni Malioufa). Shortly before his death, he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira, the Journey to Kythera/Kythira, with director Theo Angelopoulos.
Along with actor/director Kostas Leloudas, he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou '21 in 1928. He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro (the National Theatre) in 1931. During the 1930s, he continued acting in theatrical plays (he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos). He married Anna Lori in 1943.
He took part in the resistance as a member of EAM/ELAS[citation needed] and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, he was exiled to Makronisos, along with such other well-known figures as Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Koundouros, Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos.
In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work. He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films. In 1954, he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma (real name Eleni Malioufa). Shortly before his death, he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira, the Journey to Kythera/Kythira, with director Theo Angelopoulos.
Filmography
| 1984 | Voyage to Cythera · as Spyros |
| 1984 | Ta hronia tis thyellas · as Old Man |
| 1980 | The Man with the Carnation · as Nikolaos Plastiras |
| 1980 | Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927 · as Petros |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | Alexander the Great · as Narrator |
| 1974 | The Trial of the Judges · as Theodoros Kolokotronis |
| 1974 | The Murderess · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | Operation Rainbow · as Fotis' Father |
| 1972 | Dictator Aliki · as ‘ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος’ |
| 1972 | With Fear and Passion · as Alexandros Viaskos |
| 1971 | Abuse of Power · as Kanelos Vasilopoulos |
| 1970 | To theatro tis Defteras (TV Series) · as Oedipus |
| 1970 | The City Jungle · as Lysias Sekeris |
| 1970 | Aftoi pou milisan me ton thanato · as Lykourgos Venetis |
| 1970 | Visibility Zero · as Horst Richter |
| 1969 | I sfragida tou Theou · as Giannis |
| 1969 | Kakos, psyhros ki anapodos · as Alekos Valiris |
| 1968 | The Avenue of Hatred · as Legatos |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1967 | Uprooted Family · as Manthos |
| 1967 | Concert for Machine Guns · as Major General Dareios |
| 1966 | Tears for Electra · as Tasos Patridis |
| 1966 | I Blame the People · as Elefterios Dimitropoulos |
| 1966 | |
| 1966 | Love on the Scorching Sand · as Nikolas |
| 1965 | Blood on the Land · as Father Hormovas |
| 1965 | Istoria mias zois · as Mikes Papadimas |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | Persecution · as Priest |
| 1964 | Treason · as Professor Victor Kastriotis |
| 1963 | The Red Lanterns · as Nikolas Maroukis, Ship Captain |
| 1963 | Crazy Blood · as Pontikakis |
| 1963 | Brother Anna · as Father Vasileios |
| 1962 | Electra · as The Tutor |
| 1961 | A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream' · as Nekroforas |
| 1961 | Antigone · as Creon |
| 1954 | The Magic City · as Observer - Narrator |
| 1948 | The Nazis Strike Again · as German Soldier |
| 1946 | Forgotten Faces · as Nikos Markidis |
| 1932 | Sweetheart of a Shepherdess · as Liakos |