Alekos Sakellarios

Biography

Alekos Sakellarios (Greek: Αλέκος Σακελλάριος, 13 November 1913 in Athens – 28 August 1991 in Athens) was a Greek writer and a director. He was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Panteleimonas and began to study journalism and acting at a young age. He wrote his first theatrical play in 1935 called The King of Halva. He entered the film industry and had roles in both screenwriting and directing. He directed mainly with Christos Giannakopoulos and together they wrote and produced an estimated 140 works. The most popular include: The Germans Strike Again, Thanassakis o politevomenos, I theia ap' to Chicago, Dikoi mas Anthropoi, Ena votsalo sti limni, Kalos ilthe to dollario, Ta kitrina gantia, Otan Leipei i Gata, I Soferina, Laterna, Ftocheia kai Filotimo, Alimono stous Neous (Woe to the Young) and more. Many of these theatrical plays were transferred to the cinema with notable success. He also wrote the lyrics of many songs (over 2,000). Among them were the successes: Garifallo st' Afti, Ypomoni, Asta ta Malakia sou (sung by Fotis Polymeris), Eho ena Mystiko and more. The significant journalist Fredy Germanos called him the "most clever Greek of the 20th century". He died in 1…

Directed

1. Alice in the Navy (1961) — Director
2. The Auntie from Chicago (1957) — Director
3. The yellow gloves (1960) — Director
4. Maiden's Cheek (1959) — Director
5. The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (1959) — Director
6. Throbs at the Desk (1963) — Director
7. Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis (1960) — Director
8. My friend, Lefterakis (1963) — Director
9. My Daughter, the Socialist (1966) — Director
10. Jack of All Trades, Master of None (1963) — Director
11. A Matter of Earnestness (1965) — Director
12. The Hurdy-Gurdy (1955) — Director
13. Captain Fandis Bastounis (1968) — Director
14. The Strongman Who Became a Lamb (1968) — Director
15. The Coffee Reader (1956) — Director
16. Laterna, Poverty and Carnation (1957) — Director
17. No Harm's Done (1955) — Director
18. Woe to the Young (1961) — Director
19. Modern Cinderella (1965) — Director
20. A Hero in His Slippers (1958) — Director
21. The Bait (1964) — Director
22. A Ripple in the Pond (1952) — Director
23. My Aunt the Hippie (1970) — Director
24. The Woman Driver (1964) — Director
25. Santa Chikita (1953) — Director
26. The Germans Strike Again (1948) — Director
27. Mrs. Midwife (1961) — Director
28. I'll Make You Queen (1964) — Director
29. The Countess of Corfu (1972) — Director
30. When the Cat is Missing! (1962) — Director
31. Welcome Dollar (1967) — Director
32. A Young Miss... Aged 39 (1954) — Director
33. Runaway Bride (1962) — Director
34. Rena is Off-Side (1972) — Director
35. Greek Pride (1968) — Director
36. Trouble for Fathers (1957) — Director
37. Groom Urgently Wanted (1971) — Director
38. Thanasakis, the Politician (1954) — Director
39. O Thymios takane thalassa (1959) — Director
40. At Night the Entanglements (1957) — Director

Also appeared in

1. My Daughter, the Socialist (1966) — workers' union representative
2. The Countess of Corfu (1972) — Dimitris
3. Runaway Bride (1962) — manager
4. Anakatosouras (1967) — Cameo (uncredited)
5. In that old time (1964) — narrator
6. Ο θάνατός σου, η ζωή μου (1987)