Vasilis Diamantopoulos

Greek actor (1920–1999)

Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος; 15 November 1920 – 5 May 1999) was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the single act play Him and his pants by Iakovos Kambanellis in 1966.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Vasilis Diamantopoulos (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 15, 1920, died May 5, 1999.¹

About

His most characteristic role was that of the austere professor in Giannis Dalianidis' movie Law 4000 and later in shorts including Ekmek Ice Cream in private TV.

For his performance in Learn How to Read and Write, Son, Diamantopoulos won the Best Actor award at the 1981 Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vasilis Diamantopoulos, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Early life and education

1942Drama School of the Greek Art Theatre^{3 4}
Date not recordedNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens jurisprudence^{3 5}
Date not recordedNational Theatre of Greece Drama School^{3 5}

Career

Occupation: drama teacher, theatre director, actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.¹¹

Date not recordedFounded Theatriko Ergastiri Vasilis Diamantopoulos⁶
Date not recordedFounded Iasmos Drama School⁷
Date not recordedFounded Thiasos Vasili Diamantopoulou⁸
Date not recordedFounded Thiasos Neo Theatro⁹
Date not recordedFounded Thiasos Vasili Diamantopoulou - Marias Alkaiou¹⁰

Personal life

BornNov 15, 1920, Piraeus¹²
DiedMay 5, 1999, Athens¹³
CitizenshipGreece¹⁴
SpousesTonia Karali¹⁵; Marina Georgiou¹⁵
Children2¹⁶

He was married twice, firstly to the actress Tonia Karali with whom he had a daughter and secondly to the actress Marina Georgiou with whom he had a son.

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Awards

Date not recordedGold Cross of the Order of George I^{5 17}
Date not recordedThessaloniki International Film Festival^{5 17}

Sources

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