Dinos Iliopoulos (

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: '; 12 June 1913 – 4 June 2001) was a Greek actor. He was one of the most prevalent

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actors in

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Biography

He was born in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

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in 1915. A few years later his family moved to

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and there he finished high school. He permanently relocated to

in 1935 at the age of 22 started styding at the Berkshire High Commercial School in Athens and also studied acting at the Drama School of Giannoulis Sarantidis. In 1944, he made his stage debut at the Katerina Andreadi Theatre with the play of Leo Lenz's ''Lady I Love You'', and in cinema he debuted in 1948 in the film '' 100,000 Pounds''. In 1963, he became theatrical entrepreneur founded his own theatre ''Gloria'' () at Ippokratous Street in Athens. He played in more than 70 films, usually as leading actor. In 1956 he starred in the film ''

O Drakos ''O Drákos'' ( el, Ο Δράκος; English: ''The Ogre of Athens'' or ''The fiend of Athens''), or simply The Dragon, is a 1956 Greek existential and satirical drama crime film, directed by Nikos Koundouros. It tells the story of Thomas, a mou ...

'' (The Ogre of Athens) that is considered as one of the ten best Greek films of all times by

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. Other important roles of his were in the films '' Ζiteitai Pseftis'', '' Thanasakis o Politevomenos'', ''Makrykostaioi kai Kondogiorgides'', ''

O Atsidas ''O atsidas'' ( el, italic=yes, Ο ατσίδας) is a 1962 Greece, Greek comedy film directed by Giannis Dalianidis and starring Dinos Iliopoulos, Zoi Laskari and Vangelis Protopappas. Synopsis It has a lovely entanglement for the first, whi ...

'', ''To Koroidaki tis Despoinidas'', '' Kyries tis Avlis'', ''

Stournara 288 ''Stournara 288'' (Στουρνάρα 288) (filmed in 1959) was a drama by Dinos Dimopoulos with Orestis Makris, Smaroula Giouli, Sofia Vembo, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Dinos Iliopoulos. It was bitter and nostalgic eyes on its alienation on Ath ...

'', ''

My Friend Lefterakis ''O filos mou o Lefterakis'' (Greek: el, Ο φίλος μου ο Λευτεράκης, Alternate translations: ''My Friend, Lefterakis'' or ''Lefterakis, My Friend'') is a 1963 Greek comedy film starring Dinos Iliopoulos, Kostas Voutsas and Maro ...

'' and others. In 1970s, Ntinos Iliopoulos was relocated in

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and

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for about two years due to his financial difficulties at where was playing various theatrical plays travelling in different states. In 1963, he married Austrian dancer Hildegard Iliopoulou (1941-2008; ) with whom he had two daughters, Evita Iliopoulou and Hilda Iliopoulou. He had one granddaughter Nikita from his daughter Evita, and one granddaughter Elli and one grandson Ntinos from his daughter Hilda. After being hospitalized for a long time he died on 4 June 2001 at age of 87. He was buried at First Cemetery of Athens at public expense on 6 June 2001. According to his wish on his cemetery grave there is a plaque writes "''Excuse me ladies that I can not stand up''" (Greek: ).

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