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Giorgos Foundas(1924-2010)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Giorgos Foundas and Irene Papas in Zorba the Greek (1964)
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Giorgos Foundas was born in 1924 in Parnassida, Greece. He was an actor and producer, known for The Asphalt Fever (1967), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Me ti lampsi sta matia (1966). He died on 28 November 2010 in Athens, Greece.
Born1924
DiedNovember 28, 2010
Born1924
DiedNovember 28, 2010
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Faidon Georgitsis and Nora Valsami in The Asphalt Fever (1967)
The Asphalt Fever
6.5
  • Officer Merkos
  • 1967
Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, and Irene Papas in Zorba the Greek (1964)
Zorba the Greek
7.6
  • Mavrandoni(as George Foundas)
  • 1964
Me ti lampsi sta matia (1966)
Me ti lampsi sta matia
7.6
  • Nikolas Dakas
  • 1966
Giorgos Foundas, Christina Kalogerikou, Aleka Katselli, and Georgia Vasileiadou in The Shepherdess' Lover (1955)
The Shepherdess' Lover
6.3
  • Mitros
  • 1955

Credits

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Actor

  • Ego i Laskarina (2001)
    Ego i Laskarina
    TV Movie
    • 2001
  • The Dashing Seamen (1997)
    The Dashing Seamen
    • 1997
  • Gova stileto (1993)
    Gova stileto
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Eva's Father
    • 1993–1994
  • Ydata molysmena
    Short
    • 1987
  • The Girl from Mani (1986)
    The Girl from Mani
    5.5
    • Panagos
    • 1986
  • Ston argaleio tou feggariou
    TV Mini Series
    • Father
    • 1985
  • I koursa tou thanatou
    TV Series
    • 1982
  • Giorgos Foundas and Mary Vidali in 17 sfaires gia enan angelo (1981)
    17 sfaires gia enan angelo
    5.5
    • Notis
    • 1981
  • Nikos Kourkoulos in Emergency Exit (1980)
    Emergency Exit
    6.2
    • Markos Angelou
    • 1980
  • Exodos kindynou
    TV Series
    • Markos
    • 1978
  • Galini (1976)
    Galini
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Fotis Glaros
    • 1976
  • O Hristos xanastavronetai (1975)
    O Hristos xanastavronetai
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Panagiotaros
    • 1975
  • Klaus Kinski and Curd Jürgens in Katohi (1973)
    Katohi
    4.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Giorgos (1973)
    • 1973–1974
  • O megalos enohos (1970)
    O megalos enohos
    6.6
    • Hristos Notaras
    • 1970
  • Asteria sto vourko tis akolasias (1969)
    Asteria sto vourko tis akolasias
    • 1969

Producer

  • O epanastatis
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • Melina Mercouri in Never on Sunday (1960)
    Never on Sunday
    7.3
    • performer: "I Laterna"
    • 1960

Videos2

Trailer
Trailer 2:17
Trailer
Zorba the Greek
Trailer 3:21
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
Trailer 3:21
Zorba the Greek

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Georges Foundas
  • Born
    • 1924
    • Parnassida, Greece
  • Died
    • November 28, 2010
    • Athens, Greece(Alzheimer's disease)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Performed the role of 'Fotis Glaros' in both cinema and TV adaptations of the novel "Galini" (i.e. "Serenity") by Ilias Venezis. The first one was in the film directed by Gregory J. Markopoulos (1958) and the second one in the TV series (1976) directed by Kostas Lychnaras (1976).

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