Kostas Hatzihristos

Biography

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 N…

Movies & TV Shows

1. World Gone Mad (1963) — Zikos
2. The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (1959) — Hlias
3. Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis (1960) — Thomas Makrykostas
4. The Woman Driver (1964) — policeman
5. Mr. Wing Commander (1963) — Kanellos
6. The Heirs (1964) — Panagiotis Tsokos
7. Dimos from Trikala (1962) — Paraskevas
8. Laos and Kolonaki (1959) — Kostas
9. Michalios of the 14th Regiment (1962) — Mihalios Karamihalis
10. Maria Pentagiotissa (1957) — Thymios
11. Casanova (1963) — Giorgos Hatzigeorgalas
12. Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot (1965) — Kosmas Bouralas
13. The Man Who Returned from the Plates (1969) — Laki Petris
14. Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments (1966) — Manolis Pelekoudis
15. The Girl Has Got an Uncle (1957) — Polyzois
16. The Clever Bird (1961) — Loukas Manis
17. Three Detectives (1957) — Vangelis
18. O Thymios takane thalassa (1959) — Thimios Boukouras (Dr. Spyros Beliris)
19. The Beloved Of The Shepherdess (1955) — Gerlas
20. Captain for Tears (1961) — Simos Papafigos
21. Love in installments (1959)
22. Aliki the Dictator (1972) — Εκδότης
23. Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous (1969) — Thymios / Kostas Papahatzis
24. Meletis of the Flying Squad (1966) — Meletis
25. Jeep, Pavilion and Love (1957) — Giorgaras
26. O thymios tahei 400 (1960) — Thymios Taboulas / Kostas Hatzis
27. Lisa, Tosca of Athens (1959) — Iordanis Kollaros
28. Dracula and Company (1959) — Thanasis Karatribouras
29. Paras and Foukaras (1964) — Kosmas Peristeris
30. The seawolf (1964) — Pantelis Kazouras
31. The Tower of Knights (1952)
32. A Ship Full of Papadopoulos (1966) — Thymios
33. The Tough Guy (1961) — Iraklis Leontopoulos
34. O tetraperatos (1966) — Dimos
35. The child of the square (1961) — Mimis Fakis
36. Thimios vs. Tsitsios (1971) — Thymios / Tsitsios
37. The Dervish Boys (1960) — Thodoros
38. Taxi Driver (1962) — Thanasis Perimenis
39. What Does Man Do To Live (1970) — Leandros Perperis
40. My Nephew Manolis (1963) — Manolis Maramenos

Directed

1. Michalios of the 14th Regiment (1962) — Director
2. Captain for Tears (1961) — Director
3. The seawolf (1964) — Director
4. The child of the square (1961) — Director
5. Taxi Driver (1962) — Director
6. A Bouzouki Different from the Others (1970) — Director
7. Thymios in the Land of Striptease (1963) — Director