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Kostas Hatzichristos, Κωστας Χατζηχρηστος, Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος, Kostas Chatzichristos , Costas Hajihristos
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1921-01-01
- event Death Date 2001-10-03
- school Known for: Acting
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- info Birth Place Thessaloniki, Greece
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Kostas Hatzihristos
7.1
The Heirs
1964-04-06
7.1
Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis
1960-02-02
7.7
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
1959-05-30
8.2
World Gone Mad
1963-06-18
0
A Hippie With Slippers
1970-01-01
3.4
Dimos from Trikala
1962-03-25
5.9
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
1962-03-20
4
Vacation in Kolopetinitsa
1959-09-09
5.2
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
1957-02-01
4.2
Laos and Kolonaki
1959-10-19
0
Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1963-01-01
5.8
The Clever Bird
1961-01-01
8
The Tough Guy
1961-10-30
3
Maria Pentagiotissa
1957-12-29
5.2
Casanova
1963-01-01
6
O tetraperatos
1966-01-01
5.3
Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot
1965-01-01
5.5
The child of the square
1961-01-01
5
Thimios vs. Tsitsios
1971-01-01
6.7
Dracula and Company
1959-01-01
5.2
Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous
1969-01-01
5.1
The Man Who Returned from the Plates
1969-01-01
5.5
Paras and Foukaras
1964-07-23
4.2
Three Detectives
1957-01-01
3.8
Meletis of the Flying Squad
1966-01-01
6
A Bouzouki Different from the Others
1970-01-01
5.5
O Thymios takane thalassa
1959-06-14
5.8
Mr. Wing Commander
1963-02-20
4
The Dervish Boys
1960-01-01
6
Taxi Driver
1962-01-01
5.3
The seawolf
1964-11-05
5
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955-10-10
0
Long live the poor children
1959-01-01
3.7
Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments
1966-08-27
5.5
The Woman Driver
1964-11-07
6
The Incredible
1970-01-01
7.5
What Does Man Do To Live
1970-01-01
4.5
My Nephew Manolis
1963-01-01
6
Get Up, Dance Sirtaki
1967-01-01
4.5
The Toreador Advances!
1963-03-14
5.5
Jeep, Pavilion and Love
1957-02-18
6
Πιάσαμε την καλή
1955-03-24
0
Dollars and Dreams
1956-01-01
4
Captain for Tears
1961-07-07
4.8
O thymios tahei 400
1960-01-01
4
A Cop with Slippers
1988-01-01
5
A tough corporal
1964-01-01
4.7
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
1959-01-01
0
Ένας πιλότος για πέταμα
1987-01-01
6
The Lucky One
1968-01-01
0
The tree children from Volo
1957-01-01
0
Wild Chickens
1981-03-24
0
The Hunters of Athens
1956-01-07
5.7
The Tower of Knights
1952-01-01
2.8
Love in installments
1959-01-01
4.3
A Ship Full of Papadopoulos
1966-01-01
0
Παράσταση για ένα ρόλο
1978-10-05
4
Women in Arms
1979-01-01
0
Gerakina
1958-01-01
0
Athens after midnight
1968-01-01
5
Krystallo
1959-01-01
5
No, Mr. Johnson.
1965-09-01
0
Alexandros and Aishe
2001-11-01
0
Τα τρία μωρά
1955-01-01
0
Τρεις δραπέτες του φρενοκομείου
1954-01-01
2.3
Aliki the Dictator
1972-03-20
0
Sidewalk
1962-01-01
0
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
1957-01-01
0
Σαρακατσάνισα
1959-02-28
0
Νύχτες της Αθήνας
1954-01-01
0
Goodbye Zoe
1960-03-29
0
Ο γιός του πάρτα όλα
1986-01-01
0
Και το πρώτο κλαρίνο
1988-01-01
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Michalios of the 14th Regiment
1962-03-20
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Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1963-01-01
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The child of the square
1961-01-01
0
World Gone Mad
1963-06-18
0
A Bouzouki Different from the Others
1970-01-01
0
Taxi Driver
1962-01-01
0
The seawolf
1964-11-05
0
Πιάσαμε την καλή
1955-03-24
0
Captain for Tears
1961-07-07
0
O thymios tahei 400
1960-01-01
0
The Hunters of Athens
1956-01-07
0
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
1957-01-01
0
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
1957-01-01