Takis Emmanuel (1933 - 26 August 2017) was a Greek-Australian actor. In Australia he was best known for his collaborations with Paul Cox. [1]
Emmanuel was born in Athens and began his career in Greece, appearing in many notable Greek films of the 1960s. He worked widely in Europe then for a number of years in Australia. He later returned to Greece. [2]
The year 1970 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of notable television-related events in that year.
The year 1971 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of notable TV-related events.
Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis was a Greek actor of theater and film.
Nikos Xanthopoulos was a Greek actor and singer, known for his roles in the 1960s era Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki, having released many albums and singles. He was known as "the child of the folk" mainly for playing roles depicting men from the lower working classes. He usually portrayed a poor man, hit hard by fate, seeking justice or one struggling against wealthy and evil men. In other cases, he played the role of an immigrant in Germany working hard to provide for his wife and child. Other times he played an unknown poor bouzouki player and singer working his way up to stardom. From the late 1960s until the early 1970s, these roles helped him become a star in Greece during the dictatorship of the Junta.
Vasilis Avlonitis was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century.
Lambros Konstantaras was a Greek film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981 and is considered as one of the best Greek comedian actors of all time.
Eleni Zafeiriou was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens.
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece in Athens and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas' Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon.
Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers. They were sons of actor Tsumasaburo Bando.
Alexandra (Aleka) Stratigou was a Greek actress. She appeared in theatre and had 61 film and television credits and had a characterful, distinctive voice. She was the wife of Andreas Barkoulis. She died on January 1, 1989, and is buried in Peristeri. She was the sister of Stefanos, Stella and Rena.
Spiros Focás was a Greek actor.
Kostas Hatzis is a Greek singer-songwriter and musician of Romani origin.
Victor Payumo Silayan, commonly known as Vic Silayan, was a Filipino actor who is best known for his roles in Kisapmata (1981) and Karnal (1983).
Andreas Barkoulis was a Greek actor. He was among the most popular male actors of the 1950s and 1960s in Greece. He was considered such a heartthrob that a popular expression of the era was created for him: "Eh koritsia, o Barkoulis!". He died on 23 August 2016 at the age of 80.
Kim Soo-yong was a South Korean film director. Kim made his debut in 1958 with A Henpecked Husband and directed more than 100 movies through 1999 with Scent of Love (2000). He made many popular commercial films of the past decades, such as Sad Story of Self Supporting Child (1965) as well as some 50 literary movies based on popular Korean novels such as The Sea Village (1965) and Mist (1967). Kim died on 3 December 2023, at the age of 94.
The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia.