Dinos Iliopoulos

Biography

Dinos Iliopoulos (Greek: Ντίνος Ηλιόπουλος, 12 June 1913 – 4 June 2001) was a Greek actor. He was one of the most prevalent film/theater actors in Greece. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913. A few years later his family moved to Marseille and there he finished high school. He permanently relocated to Greece in 1935 at the age of 22 started studying at the Berkshire High Commercial School in Athens and also studied acting at the Drama School of Giannoulis Sarantidis. In 1944, he made his stage debut at the Katerina Andreadi Theatre with the play of Leo Lenz's Lady I Love You, and in cinema he debuted in 1948 in the film 100,000 Pounds. In 1963, he became theatrical entrepreneur founded his own theatre Gloria (Γκλόρια) at Ippokratous Street in Athens. He played in more than 70 films, usually as leading actor. In 1956 he starred in the film O Drakos (The Ogre of Athens) that is considered as one of the ten best Greek films of all times by Greek Film Critics Association. Other important roles of his were in the films Ζiteitai Pseftis, Thanasakis o Politevomenos, Makrykostaioi kai Kondogiorgides, O Atsidas, To Koroidaki tis Despoinidas, Kyries tis Avlis, Stournara 288, My Friend…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Beekeeper (1986) — Spyros' Friend
2. The Ogre of Athens (1956) — Thomas
3. Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis (1960) — Stelios Kondogiorgis
4. My friend, Lefterakis (1963) — Thodoros Vlassis
5. The Bait (1964) — Manthos Valiris
6. Something Hot (1964) — Dinos Exarhopoulos
7. Someone like It Cold... (1963) — Lakis Angelou
8. Liar Wanted (1961) — Thodoros Parlas
9. The Miss Of The Mister (1962) — Minas Kanoudis
10. Gerontokoros (1967) — farser
11. A Bachelor's Pad For Ten (1981) — Ministry Inspector
12. The Young Lady's Fool (1960) — Grigoris
13. The Fantarines (1979) — Major Adamastos
14. The Robber Cries Thief! (1965) — Timoleon Lambrou
15. The Heirs (1964) — Errikos
16. Ladies of the Courtyard (1966) — Pipis Kathistos
17. Stournara 288 (1959) — Platonas
18. Three Ladies and me (1960) — Manolis
19. Grousouzis (1952) — Aristeidis
20. The Happy Beginning (1954) — Giorgos' friend
21. One Street Organ, One Life (1958) — Thanasis
22. Nelly, the Spy (1981)
23. The Wise Guy (1962) — Alekos Kourouzos
24. Pontios eimai, oti thelo kano (1986)
25. Zero for Conduct (1949) — Platon Papadakis
26. Apaches of Athens (1950) — Kleon
27. Satrapis (1968) — Napoleon Douros
28. Four Brides and a Groom (1958) — Alkis
29. The Best Student (1968) — Dimantis
30. The Papadopoulou Family (1960) — Minas Karasparidis
31. Father-in-Law With a Heart of Gold (1959) — Aristeidis
32. Anakatosouras (1967) — Thomas Karatoulpanis
33. Thanasakis, the Politician (1954) — Meletis Kaplanis
34. The Bricks (1985) — school's director
35. Goodmorning Athens (1960) — Totos
36. To Be or Not To Be (1966) — Minas
37. Agries plakes sta thrania (1983) — Mr. Haramadas
38. Christina (1960) — Dinos
39. The Knight of the Pond (1985) — Iraklis Keler
40. The World Has Gone Mad... (1967) — Lykourgos Karanikolareas

Directed

1. All that glitters is gold (1966) — Director
2. Monday's Theater (1972) — Director
3. Above all... Coolness (1951) — Director