Vasilis Tsivilikas


Vasilis Tsivilikas was a Greek comedy actor with significant appearances in the Greek film industry, television and especially theater.

Biography

He was born on January 17, 1942, in Thessaloniki, originated from Domnista and Megalo Chorio Evrytanias. He was the first child of his family that later additionally had two daughters. His sister Eleni Tsivilika is an archaeologist of National Archaeological Museum of Athens, with excavations in Crete and Cyclades. His father, a shopkeeper, provided for his family a comfortable life and loved theater.
He studied at the American College of Thessaloniki "Anatolia". His professors there urged him to engage with acting, initially by participating in school's theatrical team. After completing his undergraduate courses he was accepted into the School of English Language and Literature, from which he dropped out to move to Athens and to eventually move forward professionally with acting.
After a failed attempt to be accepted in Theatro Technis, he eventually studied acting in the acting school of Pelos Katselis.
His first theatrical performance was in 1965 at Nea Ionia. Two years later Karolos Koun invited him to Theatro Technis. In early 1970s he got involved with satire plays and in the mid-1970s with prose.
70s was the decade he first appeared in cinema. The first movie he appeared in was I theia mou, i hipissa by Alekos Sakellarios.
On February 29, 2012, at the age of 70, he had a heart complication and died during his transfer to Sismanogleio General Hospital.
He was married to lawyer Aliki Tsivilika and was father of one son and one daughter.
He performed in theater until his last day, at the play "I zoi podilato".

Filmography

Cinema

  • Xafnikos peirasmos 1988
  • Poniro tet-a-tet 1987
  • I garsoniera tis trellas 1986
  • Sou harizo ti gynaika mou 1986
  • Apopse tha ti vroume! 1985
  • Ena tragoudi tha sou po... 1985
  • Pantreftite giati hanomaste 1985
  • To eidolo 1985
  • Tora thelo... tora! 1980
  • Psyhi kai sarka 1974
  • I Rena einai 'off-side' 1972
  • O kyrios stathmarhis 1972
  • O magas me to trikyklo 1972
  • O katergaris 1971
  • Ziteitai epeigontos gabros 1971
  • I theia mou, i hipissa 1970

Television

  • Pos na klepsete tous klironomous sas 2007
  • Ohi tora agapoula 2006
  • Baby Style 2001
  • Oute gata oute zimia 2001
  • Aroma gynaikas 2000
  • Pyrotehnimata sto tsepaki sou 1999
  • Oti peite upourge mou 1998
  • Hi Rock 1992
  • O kyrios synigoros 1990
  • Vradya epitheorisis 1984
  • Theoi ston Olympo 1978
  • Antipetherini 1978
  • Istories horis dakrya 1977
  • Thomas epi... Kolono 1977
  • Hilia hronia prin – Vyzantio: I giorti ton Kalendon 1977
  • Atsides... 1976
  • Viva Katerina 1973
  • En touto nika 1973
  • Axiomatikos ypiresias 1972
  • To theatro tis Defteras 1970

Theatrical performances

  • Zoi podilato.
  • Lysistrata
  • Thesmophoriazusae
  • The Doctor in Spite of Himself
  • Out of Order
  • L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps
  • The Miser
  • Tons of Money.
  • Not Now, Darling.
  • Caught in the Net.
  • Methysmena koufeta.
  • The Secretary Bird 2003.
  • Uproar in the House.
  • Funny Money
  • Oute gata oute zimia
  • A Bedfull of Foreigners
  • Ke o Simitis thelei ton Germano tou.
  • Oloi sto kolpo.
  • Darling Mr. London
  • Athina 2000...me ta tessera
  • Out of Order
  • Skaei nyfi...SKAI gampros.
  • Treis pano dyo kato.
  • Bob and Mary
  • Posa kerakia ehei i tourta?.
  • Ke mazi ke monos
  • Ela to vrady tha ime me mia fili sou.
  • Xypoliti sto parko
  • Kampiria
  • Tou antra tou polla vary
  • O peirasmos
  • Epiloges
  • The Birds
  • Pepsie
  • The Wedding
  • ''Agia Ioanna''