Biography

Spiros Focas is one of Greece's most respected and well-known actors. He was discovered by legendary Italian director Luchino Visconti and cast in a lead role in the classic Rocco and His Brothers (1960). He went on to star in many Greek and Italian films throughout the 1960s and '70s, working with such famous directors as Vincente Minnelli and Ferdinando Baldi. His work in Hollywood includes the hit films The Jewel of the Nile (1985) and Rambo III (1988). His most recent work includes the role of Uncle Telly in 3 Nights in Nisyros (2009).
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Throughout his film career, he successfully acted in over 30 films, most of them in Italy and United States, and it is worth mentioning that he became particularly well-known and loved, also from his appearances in well-known theaters abroad.

He was a Greek actor, and he made his first appearance in 1959 in Andreas Lambrino's film Bloody Twilight in 1959. The film was screened at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and was the starting point for his international career.

Being also a graduate of Kostis Michalidis drama school, Spyros Focás did not take long to take the risk and go to Italy, to the studios of Cinecittà, where he took advantage of the auditions and the opportunities presented to him.

He participated in international productions, such as in the films A Matter of Time by Vincente Minnelli and Rocco and His Brothers by Luchino Visconti, alongside Katina Paxinou.

While he had no biological children, he was the stepfather of the daughter of his fourth wife, Lillian, to whom he had been married since 2013.