Lambros Konstantaras
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.
Biography
He was born in 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens. He studied acting in Paris and graduated in 1933, making his theatre debut in France in 1937. The following year, he returned to Greece and worked in theatre. After working in several theatre groups he formed his own with Jenny Karezi, Maro Kontou and Nikos Rizos, often working together with such actresses as Ellie Lambeti, Aliki Vougiouklaki and others. However, Konstantaras was far better known as a film actor, playing leading roles in more than 80 movies. In cinema, he debuted in 1939 with the film The Parting Song, the first Greek sound film. In his youth, many of his roles were of a serious nature but later on in life he played almost exclusively comic roles usually as an executive or the father of the bride, etc. He cooperated with Alekos Sakellarios in many hits of decade 1950 and 1960 such as Alice in the Navy and Yparhei kai Filotimo. In 1969, he won the best leading actor award in Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema, for the film O Blofatzis, directed by Vasilis Georgiadis. Lambros Konstantaras died on June 28, 1985, and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.
Selected filmography
The Parting Song as KonstantisThe Voice of the Heart as TzortzisRagismenes kardies... as AlkisProsopa lismonimena as Pavlos KalvosKatadromi sto Aigaion as Capt. Alexis KomninosMarina as VasosAnna Roditi as Aris GalanosDiagogi... miden! as FotisOi apahides ton Athinon as KostasEkeines pou den prepei n' agapoun... as GiorgosApagogi stin Kriti Angelos me heiropedes as PetrosHeaven Is Ours as Thanos VarlamosOute gata oute zimia as Nikos KoutroubasMadame X as Stefanos PetridisThe Lovers Arrive as Spyros ArgyriouThe Duchess of Plakendia as KarolosMaria Pentagiotissa as Georgios ArmaosSyghorese me, paidi mou I moira grafei tin istoria Diakopes stin Aigina as TzonisTo trellokoritso as PapadopoulosDyo agapes, dyo kosmoi as Costas KosmidisTo parastratima mias athoas as AlexisTo agorokoritso as FatherTaxeidi me ton erota as LabrosAntio zoi as Stefanos VranasErotika paihnidia as ManosEimai athoos as Colonel Georges PicquartTyflos angelos as KostasMoro mou! as Alexis DepastasKrouaziera sti Rodo as Petros RambosAlice in the Navy as CommanderI Liza kai i alli as Mikes GavriiloglouLathos ston erota as Antonis MihalosThriamvos Katigoroumenos... o eros as Ahilleas KarbantisHtypokardia sto thranio as Mr. PetrovasilisMikroi kai megaloi en drasei as Antonis ZorbasO kos pterarhos as Wing CommanderO babas mou ki ego! as Leon MavrogiannisKazanovas as GeorgesAfto to kati allo! as Nana's FatherTha se kano vasilissa as Pete PapatheofilopoulosI villa ton orgion as Haris ZavalosO eaftoulis mou as Giagos AngelisI hartopaihtra as Andreas OikonomidisEpistrofi as Petros ValentisA Matter of Earnestness as Andreas MavrogialourosYie mou... Yie mou... as Antonis HatziloukasJenny Jenny as Miltos KassandrisMy Daughter, the Socialist as Antonis DelvisI gynaika mou trellathike as ManosNa zi kaneis i na mi zi? as Giorgos AlexiouO spangorammenos as Labros SkoudrisDimitri mou... Dimitri mou Kati kourasmena palikaria as Dinos DiamandidisViva Rena as Labros FokasPatera, katse fronima... as Antonis PapastafidasO gerontokoros as Thanasis BaroutsosAn oles oi gynaikes tou kosmou... as AngelisO striglos pou egine arnaki as Leonidas PetroheilosO trellos tahei 400 as Labros LabretasO romios ehei filotimo as Tilemahos KaradarisKapetan fandis bastouni as Captain AndreasO blofatzis as Paraskevas KaratzovalosO tzanabetis as Neofytos FoteinosIsaia... mi horeveis as Isaias StefanakisKrima... to boi sou as Marios DelipetrouEnas trellos glentzes as Panos Pambanos / TikosPiso mou s' eho, satana as Pavlos KoundourasO faflatas as Dimosthenis LabroukosTis zileias ta kamomata as Dimitris KaralisO trellopenintaris as Andreas TependrisTi 30... ti 40... ti 50... as Zahos FokianosO anthropos pou gyrise apo ti zesti as Loukas BobolasO anthropos pou espage plaka! as Lazaros HatziflokasO fantasmenos as Makis KarasinisAgapi mou pagovouno Ekeines Kai Ego Treles epafes rwmeikou tupou O Labroukos ballader as Labros Komninos