Kostas Hatzihristos

Known for ActingBorn 1921-01-01Died 2001-10-03Thessaloniki, Greece

Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos (Greek: Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh child of the family. His parents were from Constantinople (today Istanbul), and they were initially relocated to Kavala, moved to Thessaloniki thereafter, and later moved to the northern Athens suburb of Pagkrati. The young Kostas studied initially at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros and finished his studies in the Kavala. He worked in the variety theatre Missouri in Piraeus and with the Nitsa Gaitanaki company where he played in The Grouch (Το Στραβόξυλο) by Dimitris Psathas. From 1945 until 1948, he worked in an operetta company owned by Paraskevas Oikonomou and appeared in the Pefka variety with Oikonomidis and Oasia with Mimis Traiforos. In 1949‒50, he participated in Koula Nikolaidou's musical company at the Verdun theatre (Θέατρο Βερντέν) at Alexandras Avenue. At the Verdun theatre, Hatzichristos acted for his first time in his successful run in the role of a villager character called Thymios, a role inspired by Kostas Nikolaidis, brother of his wife Mary Nikolaidou. Hatzichristos first screen appearance was in the movie The Knights' Castle in 1952 with Giorgos Asimakopoulos and Nikos Tsiforos. At the same time, he was successful at the theatre founded in 1952 by his own theatrical troupe. In 1960, he became a theatrical entrepreneur and founded his own theatre: Hatzichristos Theatre (Θέατρο Χατζηχρήστου). The theatre premiered on 18 February 1960, and was later renamed as the Treatre Orfeas. It was located at Panepistimiou Avenue in the Athens neighborhood of Akadimia. Among the greatest successes in his career were the films What a Mess (Της Κακομοίρας) in 1963 and Τhe Man Who Returned from the Plates (Ο Άνθρωπος που Γύρισε από τα Πιάτα!) in 1969 with Anna Fonsou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. He also produced three films and directed eight. His theatrical work continued until 1983. After a long period of absence, he returned into the theatre in 1994‒95 era and played in the local Hatzichristos Theatre. His difficult years begun when his third wife, Eleni Pantazi died at the age of 42. Kostas Hatzichristos died by cancer on 3 October 2001, suffering from economic problems.[20] He was interred at public expense at First Cemetery of Athens on 5 October 2001.Read more

Movies & web series

A Hippie With Slippers

Goodbye Zoe

Long live the poor children

Gerakina

The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie

Τα τρία μωρά

Τρεις δραπέτες του φρενοκομείου

Thymios in the Land of Striptease

Sarakatsanissa

Νύχτες της Αθήνας

Alexandros and Aishe

World Gone Mad

Wild Chickens

Athens after midnight

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

The Incredible

The Lucky One

A tough corporal

Dracula and Company

What Does Man Do To Live

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis

Performance for a role

A Bouzouki Different from the Others

Sidewalk

Vacation in Kolopetinitsa

The tree children from Volo

Dollars and Dreams

The Hunters of Athens

Πιάσαμε την καλή

Paras and Foukaras

O tetraperatos

The Heirs

The child of the square

Mr. Wing Commander

O Thymios takane thalassa

Get Up, Dance Sirtaki

My Nephew Manolis

Taxi Driver

The Clever Bird

Women in Arms

The Tower of Knights

Thimios vs. Tsitsios

No, Mr. Johnson.

Michalios of the 14th Regiment

Krystallo

Golfo-Girl of the Mountains

Casanova

Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous