Nikos Kourkoulos(1934-2007)
- Actor
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 fils's "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, Franz Kafka's "The Trial",
Arthur Miller's "View from the
Bridge" and Bertolt Brecht's "The
Beggar's Opera". His last stage appearance 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).
