Dimitris Horn () (9 March 1921 – 16 January 1998) was a

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theatrical and film performer of modern times.

Biography

Horn was born in

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in 1921, the son of playwright

Pantelis Horn Pantelis Horn ( gr, Παντελής Χορν; 1 January 1881–1 November 1941) was a Greek naval officer and playwright, one of the few Greek writers of the early 20th century who devoted themselves solely to theatre. He produced works in the ...

(himself descended from an

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father and

mother), and Euterpi, a Pontic Greek. He studied Drama at the

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, where he made his stage debut in 1941. During his career, he co-operated many times with the Greek National Theater and made personal stage troops with actors such as Mary Aroni,

Alekos Alexandrakis Alekos Alexandrakis ( el, Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης; 27 November 1928 – 8 November 2005) was a famous Greece, Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of lung cancer. Alexa ...

and

Ellie Lambeti Ellie Loukou ( el, Έλλη Λούκου; 13 April 1926 – 3 September 1983), known professionally as Ellie Lambeti ( el, Έλλη Λαμπέτη), was a Greek actress. Family Lambeti was born in 1926 in the village of Vilia, Attiki, to Kos ...

. The latter was also his companion from 1953 to 1958. From an early stage he developed a reputation as "the best actor of his generation," performing many classics such as " Diary of a Madman" by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

, ''

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'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, ''

Dom Juan ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'' ("Don Juan or The Feast of the Stone tatue) is a five-act 1665 comedy by Molière based upon the Spanish legend of Don Juan Tenorio. The aristocrat Dom Juan is a rake who seduces, marries, and abandons Elvir ...

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

, and ''

Enrico IV ''Henry IV'' ( ) is an Italian play ''(Enrico IV)'' by Luigi Pirandello written in 1921 and premiered to general acclaim at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan on 24 February 1922. A study on madness with comic and tragic elements, it is about a man ...

'' by

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...

to critical acclaim. His screen work was less important to him; he disliked cinema, only starring in ten films. His most notable films were ''

The Counterfeit Coin ''The Counterfeit Coin'' ( el, Ιστορία μιας κάλπικης λίρας, Istoria mias kalpikis liras, Story of a fake pound; also Η κάλπικη λίρα, ''I kalpiki lira'', "the fake pound") is a Greek comedy-drama film, produced ...

'' (1954) and ''

A Girl in Black ''A Girl in Black'' ( el, Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) is a 1956 Greek dramatic film by the Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis starring Dimitris Horn and Ellie Lambeti. The film takes place on the Greek island of Hydra, where two Ath ...

'' (1956). He later married shipping heiress Anna Goulandri, and became the first director of the Greek State Radio and Television after the restoration of democracy. He died of cancer on 16 January 1998, aged 76.

Filmography

*''Athens by Night'' - ''I Athina tin nychta'' 1962 ..... himself *''

Woe to the Young ''Woe to the Young'' (Greek: ''Αλίμονο στους νέους'') is a Greek 1961 film loosely based on the myth of Faust. Plot The story concerns a rich old man named Andreas, who wants to be young again so as to marry a young girl, that m ...

'' - ''Alimono stous neous'', 1961 ..... Andreas *''A Thief's First Chance'' - ''Mia tou klefti'', 1960 ..... Pavlos Lignos *''

We Have Only One Life We Have Only One Life ( el, Μια ζωή την έχουμε) is a 1958 Greek comedy film directed by George Tzavellas. Cast * Yvonne Sanson - ''Bibi Koumoundouropoulou'' * Dimitris Horn - ''Kleon'' * Vasilis Avlonitis - ''Haralabos Bazoukas'' ...

'' - ''Mia zoi tin echoume'', 1958 ..... Kleon *''

The Girl in Black ''A Girl in Black'' ( el, Το Κορίτσι με τα Μαύρα) is a 1956 Greek dramatic film by the Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis starring Dimitris Horn and Ellie Lambeti. The film takes place on the Greek island of Hydra, where two A ...

'' - ''To Koritsi me ta mavra'', 1956 ..... Pavlos *''

The Counterfeit Sovereign ''The Counterfeit Coin'' ( el, Ιστορία μιας κάλπικης λίρας, Istoria mias kalpikis liras, Story of a fake pound; also Η κάλπικη λίρα, ''I kalpiki lira'', "the fake pound") is a Greek comedy-drama film, produced ...

'' - ''Kalpiki lira'', 1955 ..... Pavlos *''

Windfall in Athens ''Windfall in Athens'' (, ) is a 1954 Greek comedy film directed by Michael Cacoyannis. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Mina, a beautiful, care-free salesgirl for a milliner's shop, is robbed by two urchins while she is ...

'' - ''Kyriakatiko xypnima'', 1954 ..... Alexis Lorentzatos *''

The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

'' - ''Methistakas'', 1950 ..... Alec Bakas *''

Applause Applause (Latin ''applaudere,'' to strike upon, clap) is primarily a form of ovation or praise expressed by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise. Audiences usually applaud after a performance ...

'' - ''Hirokrotimata'', 1944 ..... Stefanos *''Voice of the Heart'' - ''I Foni tis kardias'', 1943 ..... Petros

External references

Dimitris Horn on IMDB

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horn, Dimitris Greek male film actors Greek male stage actors Greek people of Austrian descent Male actors from Athens 1921 births 1998 deaths Recipients of the Order of George I Deaths from cancer in Greece 20th-century Greek male actors Burials at the First Cemetery of Athens Goulandris family