Occupation Stage actor Name Tzavalas Karousos | Role Actor Children Despo Karousou | |
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Born 8 September 1904 Lefkada, Greece Died January 3, 1969, Paris, France Spouse Eleftheria Anastasiadi (m. 1946–1969), Eleni Vanikioti (m. 1926–1936) Movies Antigone, Phaedra, Anthropos yia oles tis doulies, Bloody Twilight, Afiste me na ziso Similar People Yorgos Javellas, Giorgos Konstantinou, Jules Dassin | ||
Tzavalas Karousos (Greek: Τζαβαλάς Καρούσος; 8 September 1904 – 3 January 1969) was a Greek actor.
Career
He was born in Lefkada and first acted in the theatre by the Veakis-Nezer (Nesser) theatrical company. With theatrical studies in France and other European countries, he played at the National Theatre during the golder period of Fotos Politis, after the war, he took part at the theatrical company and used with the actions of the Greek Folklore Theatre with Manos Katrakis.
He first acted in the National Theatre and succeeded Aimilios Veakis, Karoussos moved and substantially entered agonistically for a democratic idea. He switched almost to the modern Greek work and first starred in many Greek movies (I zavoliara, Orgi, Antigone, Anthropos yia oles tis doulies, Faidra, etc.) His tole which made hin the Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, he later finished his acting careed due to the dictatorship, he last appeared at the Piraeus Public Theatre. He left for Paris, where he remained until his death at age 64 in 1969.