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Nikos Xanthopoulos

Nikos Xanthopoulos

Known for ActingBorn 1934-03-14Died 2023-01-22Athens, Greece
Nikos Xanthopoulos (Greek: Nίκος Ξανθόπουλος; 14 March 1934 – 22 January 2023) 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" (παιδί του λαού) 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. Xanthopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in 1934. He was a stage actor from 1957 to 1963, but he soon devoted himself exclusively to cinema. His film debut was in 1958 with a small role in Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα (My Life Starts With You). At 1964 he started collaborating with director-producer Apostolos Tegopoulos and the film company KLAK Film. That's when he became most famous for his roles – a golden period that lasted until 1971. It was his roles portraying him as a singer and bouzouki player that dictated that he needed to learn how to sing. Apostolos Kaldaras, a famous Greek musician and composer, taught Xanthopoulos to sing. Xanthopoulos sang over 300 songs in thirty movies, but his singing talent was not confined to movies. He recorded nine albums and 55 singles. His most successful films were produced by KLAK Film, a film production company who specialised in Greek drama films, called μελό or σπαραξικάρδια. Films included: Ο Αετός των Σκλαβωμένων (The Eagle of the Enslaved) and Είμαι μια δυστυχισμένη (I am a miserable girl). Movies of that kind were successful. Xanthopoulos collaborated with many young actresses of his time, including Martha Vourtsi. Martha Vourtsi and Xanthopoulos, quickly became a duo, starring in seven films, their most notable being Περιφρόνα με γλυκιά μου (Contempt me, my dear). Other actresses that played the love interest of Nikos Xanthopoulos were: Angela Zilia, Afroditi Grigoriadou, Kakia Analyti, Katerina Vasilakou, Mairoula Evangelou, Dora Sitzani and Kaiti Papanika.Read more

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We despised My Sweetness10.0
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We despised My Sweetness

1965 · Movie

The Dangerous10.0
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The Dangerous

1964 · Movie

For the Love of my Child10.0
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For the Love of my Child

1963 · Movie

I Never Knew My Mother10.0
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I Never Knew My Mother

1962 · Movie

The Bus Conductor10.0
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The Bus Conductor

1958 · Movie

I lived a monk without love9.0
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I lived a monk without love

1971 · Movie

I Love Only You9.0
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I Love Only You

1970 · Movie

I'm an unhappy woman9.0
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I'm an unhappy woman

1964 · Movie

Μίσος9.0
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Μίσος

1963 · Movie

Κατρακύλισμα... στο βούρκο9.0
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Κατρακύλισμα... στο βούρκο

1962 · Movie

Orpheus Descending8.0
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Orpheus Descending

1996 · Movie

Slum, my love8.0
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Slum, my love

1969 · Movie

The man who returned from pain8.0
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The man who returned from pain

1966 · Movie

Beggar of Love8.0
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Beggar of Love

1964 · Movie

Life Full of Pain8.0
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Life Full of Pain

1964 · Movie

Sinful Hands8.0
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Sinful Hands

1963 · Movie

The Harbor Bum8.0
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The Harbor Bum

1961 · Movie

The Tough Guy8.0
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The Tough Guy

1961 · Movie

Stin kopsi tou Xyrafiou7.5
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Stin kopsi tou Xyrafiou

1994 · Series

The Eagle of the Enslaved7.5
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The Eagle of the Enslaved

1970 · Movie

The Devastated7.5
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The Devastated

1966 · Movie

Humbled And Dejected7.4
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Humbled And Dejected

1968 · Movie

Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά7.3
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Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά

1968 · Movie

The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man7.2
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The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man

1969 · Movie

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart7.0
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Giakoumis, A Roman Heart

1970 · Movie

For Honor and for Love7.0
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For Honor and for Love

1969 · Movie

With Pain and Tears7.0
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With Pain and Tears

1965 · Movie

My heart, stop hurting.7.0
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My heart, stop hurting.

1965 · Movie

Λενιώ η βοσκοπούλα7.0
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Λενιώ η βοσκοπούλα

1963 · Movie

A Man with a Conscience6.5
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A Man with a Conscience

1969 · Movie

Unfair curse6.5
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Unfair curse

1967 · Movie

Sometimes even the strong cry6.5
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Sometimes even the strong cry

1967 · Movie

The crumbs of the world6.5
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The crumbs of the world

1967 · Movie

Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας6.5
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Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας

1965 · Movie

The Heart of a Tramp6.3
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The Heart of a Tramp

1968 · Movie

Slaves of fate6.0
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Slaves of fate

1966 · Movie

Eho dikaioma na s' agapo!6.0
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Eho dikaioma na s' agapo!

1966 · Movie

Pleasure and passion6.0
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Pleasure and passion

1960 · Movie

Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι6.0
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Πως περνούν οι παντρεμένοι

1959 · Movie

The Seal of God5.8
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The Seal of God

1969 · Movie

I Loved and I Suffered5.5
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I Loved and I Suffered

1963 · Movie

Σταχτοπούτα5.5
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Σταχτοπούτα

1960 · Movie

Men Know How to Love5.4
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Men Know How to Love

1971 · Movie

Thirst for Life5.3
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Thirst for Life

1964 · Movie

It is a great pity5.0
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It is a great pity

1964 · Movie

The Dervish Boys5.0
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The Dervish Boys

1960 · Movie

Broken Hearts4.3
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Broken Hearts

1963 · Movie

Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens4.1
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Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens

1960 · Movie