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Nikos Kourkoulos in "Ena gelasto apogevma" Nikos Kourkoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κούρκουλος ) born December 5, 1934 in Athens - died January 30, 2007) was a highly respected Greek actor, one of the most recognizable faces in Greek cinema. Kourkoulos is best known for playing Angelos Kreouzis in Oratotis miden, but has also appeared in other top-rating movies like Exodos kindynou, To Homa vaftike kokkino, O Astrapoyannos among others. Nikos Kourkoulos was born in 1934, in Athens, Greece. He studied acting at the Drama School of the Greek National Theater and made his stage debut in a 1958 Athens production of Alexandre Dumas' "La dame aux camélias", opposite Ellie Lambeti and Dimitris Horn. He was one of the founders of the prestigious stage group Proskinio and appeared in the 1967 Broadway musical "Ilya Darling", with Melina Mercouri. He created his personal group in the early 1970's, with a repertory which included, among others, Kafka's "The Trial", Arthur Miller's "View from the Bridge" and Brecht's "The Beggar's Opera". His last stage appearence to date was in the title role of Sophocles' "Philoktitis" (1991); he then became artistic director of the Greek National Theater. His film career has been equally successful: he starred in many films from the late 1950's until the early 1980's. His most commercial films have been melodramas with a social background, like Oratotis miden (1970). Nikos Kourkoulos died after a long battle with cancer in the morning of Tuesday the 30th of January 2007. Filmography
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