George Thomas Regas (

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: Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρεγάκος; November 9, 1890 – December 13, 1940) was a

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actor.

Biography

Regis was born in the village of Goranoi near

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, the brother of actor Pedro Regas. He was a stage actor in

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before coming to the United States. In

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he played Romeo in a Grecian version of ''

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''.''Character People'', First Edition, Citadel Press, 1977; In 1921, Regas acted in his first motion picture, ''

The Love Light ''The Love Light'' is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Mary Pickford. The film was written and directed by Frances Marion. Pickford selected the story as she wanted to play an adult and not another adolescent role. Plot Based upon ...

'' with

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. This film was produced by Pickford's production company. He would go on to create character roles in over one hundred films. His rugged looks and Mediterranean complexion allowed him to play a wide variety of nationalities in action and adventure films. He was married to actress Reine Davies, the sister of

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. He starred as Mateo in ''

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'' (1939). On Broadway, Regas portrayed Pedro in ''Zombie'' (1932).

Death

Regas died In St. Vincent's Hospital after an operation for a throat infection on December 13, 1940, in

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, at age fifty. His last film role was Sergeant Gonzales in '' The Mark of Zorro''. He is entombed at

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alongside his brother.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1921) - Tony * ''

The Dangerous Moment ''The Dangerous Moment'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marcel De Sano and starring Carmel Myers, Lule Warrenton and George Regas.Munden p.167 Cast * Carmel Myers as Sylvia Palprini * Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Tarkides * George ...

'' (1921) - Movros Tarkides * ''

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'' (1922) - Emissary to the Shah * ''The Rip-Tide'' (1923) - The Philosopher * '' Fashionable Fakers'' (1923) - A. Turk * '' The Sea Hawk'' (1924) - Oarsman (uncredited) * '' The Wanderer'' (1925) - Gaal * ''

That Royle Girl ''That Royle Girl'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer, and starred Carol Dempster, W. C. Fields and Harri ...

'' (1925) - Baretta's Henchman * '' Desert Gold'' (1926) - Verd * ''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a re ...

'' (1926) - Maris * ''

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'' (1929) - Wasub * ''

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'' (1929) - Notani * ''

Wolf Song ''Wolf Song'' is a 1929 American silent Western romance film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Gary Cooper and Lupe Vélez. Based on a story by Harvey Fergusson, the film is about a man who heads out west in 1840 looking for adventure and ...

'' (1929) - Black Wolf * ''

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'' (1929) - Bit Role (uncredited) * '' Sea Fury'' (1929) - Captain * ''

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'' (1929) - Tony (billed as George Rigas) * ''Alma de Gaucho'' (1930) - Don Casimiro * '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930) - The Ring Tailored Roarer * ''

Beau Ideal ''Beau Ideal'' is a 1931 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was based on the 1927 adventure novel '' Beau Ideal'' by P. C. Wren, the third novel in a series of five novels ba ...

'' (1931) - The Emir * '' Caught Cheating'' (1931) - Giuseppe * '' Riders of the North'' (1931) - Leclerc * '' Trapped'' (1931) - Jim Moore * '' City Streets'' (1931) - Machine Gunner (uncredited) * ''

Newly Rich ''Forbidden Adventure'', also known as ''Newly Rich'', is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Mitzi Green, Edna May Oliver, Louise Fazenda and Jackie Searl. Three children - two actors and a king - run aw ...

'' (1931) - Lippo (uncredited) * ''

Hell-Bent for Frisco ''Hell-Bent for Frisco'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Charles Delaney, Vera Reynolds and Carroll Nye.Darby, p. 107 Synopsis After his girlfriend's brother is murdered, a San Francisco newspaper ...

'' (1931) - Tony * '' Danger Island'' (1931, Serial) - Lascara * '' Battling with Buffalo Bill'' (1931) - Henchman Breed Johns * '' Mounted Fury'' (1931) - Pierre LeStrange * '' The Golden West'' (1932) - Chief Black Wolf (uncredited) * '' Destination Unknown'' (1933) - Tauru * '' Central Airport'' (1933) - Havana Mechanic (uncredited) * '' The Phantom of the Air'' (1933, Serial) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * '' The Way to Love'' (1933) - Pedro * '' Blood Money'' (1933) - Charley * '' Sixteen Fathoms Deep'' (1934) - Theo Savanis * ''

Viva Villa! ''Viva Villa!'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Jack Conway and starring Wallace Beery as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the 1933 book '' Viva Villa!'' by Edgecumb Pinchon ...

'' (1934) - Don Rodrigo * ''

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'' (1934) - El Dazo (uncredited) * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) - Singh * '' Fighting Trooper'' (1934) - Henri * ''

Kid Millions ''Kid Millions'' (1934) is an American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions, and starring Eddie Cantor. Its elaborate "Ice Cream Fantasy Finale" production number was filmed in three-strip Technicolor, one ...

'' (1934) - Attendant (uncredited) * ''

The Marines Are Coming ''The Marines Are Coming'' is a 1934 American action film, action drama film directed by David Howard (director), David Howard and starring William Haines, Conrad Nagel and Esther Ralston. It was produced and distributed by the independent film ...

'' (1934) - The Torch (uncredited) * '' Red Morning'' (1934) - Native (uncredited) * '' Bordertown'' (1935) - Guillermo - Jailer in Mexico (uncredited) * '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935) - Kushal Khan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Ruby, the Greek (uncredited) * '' Eight Bells'' (1935) - Pedro (uncredited) * '' The Red Blood of Courage'' (1935) - Frenchy - Henchman * ''

In Caliente ''In Caliente'' (also known as ''Viva Señorita'') is a 1935 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dolores del Río and Pat O'Brien. The film was written by Ralph Block and Warren Duff. The musical numbers ...

'' (1935) - First Motor Cop (uncredited) * '' Pursuit'' (1935) - Mexican Border Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's ph ...

'' (1935) - Greek Husband (uncredited) * ''Night Cargo'' (1936) - Gus Noble * ''

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'' (1936) - Boniface * ''

Hell-Ship Morgan ''Hell-Ship Morgan'' is a 1936 American romantic drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and written by Harold Shumate. Cast * George Bancroft as Captain Ira 'Hell-Ship' Morgan * Ann Sothern as Mary Taylor * Victor Jory as Jim Allen * George ...

'' (1936) - Covanci * '' Robin Hood of El Dorado'' (1936) - Tomás * '' The Girl from Mandalay'' (1936) - Headman * '' Under Two Flags'' (1936) - Keskerdit (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Greek - a Gangster (uncredited) * ''

Isle of Fury ''Isle of Fury'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Humphrey Bogart, Margaret Lindsay, and Donald Woods. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was adapted by Robert Hardy Andrews an ...

'' (1936) - Otar * ''

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'' (1936) - Gang Member (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Black Eagle * ''

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'' (1936) - Wazir * ''

Waikiki Wedding ''Waikiki Wedding'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross. Crosby plays the part of Tony Marvin, a PR man charged with extolling the virtues of the Territory ...

'' (1937) - Muamua * '' Left-Handed Law'' (1937) - Sam Logan * '' Another Dawn'' (1937) - Sheik Achaben (scenes deleted) * '' The Californian'' (1937) - Ruiz * '' The Legion of Missing Men'' (1937) - Sgt. Garcia * '' Love Under Fire'' (1937) - Lieutenant De Vega * ''

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'' (1937) - Hindu (uncredited) * ''

Ali Baba Goes to Town ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making t ...

'' (1937) - Bearded Arab (uncredited) * '' Clipped Wings'' (1937) - Fernando - Moran's Henchman * '' The Mysterious Pilot'' (1937, Serial) - RCAF Constable Remington (uncredited) * '' Hawaiian Buckaroo'' (1938) - Regas * '' Torchy Blane in Panama'' (1938) - Gomez * '' Four Men and a Prayer'' (1938) - Egyptian Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Toy Wife'' (1938) - Man Shot in Court (uncredited) * '' Mr. Moto Takes a Chance'' (1938) - Bokor * ''

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'' (1938) - Soongh * ''

Scouts to the Rescue ''Scouts to the Rescue'' is a 1939 Universal film serial directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor. It starred Jackie Cooper and Bill Cody Jr. Premise A troop of Boy Scouts use a treasure map to find a stash of counterfeit notes and a lost tribe wi ...

'' (1939) - Lokola -Indian Tribe High Priest * ''

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'' (1939) - Thug Chieftain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Pedro (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Indian Hearing Mollie's Telegraphy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Mexican Police Officer * ''

'' (1939) - Arab Scout (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) - Matteo * ''

The Rains Came ''The Rains Came'' is a 1939 20th Century Fox film based on an American novel by Louis Bromfield (published in June 1937 by Harper & Brothers). The film was directed by Clarence Brown and stars Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent, Brenda Joy ...

'' (1939) - Rajput (uncredited) * '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1939) - Indian Guide * '' The Mad Empress'' (1939) - Mariano Escobedo * '' The Light That Failed'' (1939) - Cassavetti * ''

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'' (1940) - Murrell's Halfbreed Henchman (uncredited) * ''

'Til We Meet Again ''Til We Meet Again'' is a 1940 romance film directed by Edmund Goulding and Anatole Litvak and starring Merle Oberon and George Brent as two doomed, star-crossed lovers. It is a remake of the 1932 film '' One Way Passage'' and itself was re ...

'' (1940) - Mexican Bartender (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Sergeant of Police * '' North West Mounted Police'' (1940) - Freddie (uncredited) * '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940) - Sergeant Gonzales (final film role)

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