Petros Fyssoun ( el, Πέτρος Φυσσούν; 5 October 1933 – 5 December 2016) was a

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actor in film and television.

Biography

Petros Fyssoun was born in

Agrinio Agrinio ( Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 106,053 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its c ...

, Greece, his father was a Russian émigré, who was established in Greece after the Russian Revolution. He graduated from the Dramatic School of Art Theatre in 1954. Until 1956, he collaborated with the Art Theatre of

Karolos Koun Karolos Koun ( el, Κάρολος Κουν; September 13, 1908 in Bursa – February 14, 1987 in Athens) was a prominent Greek theater director, widely known for his lively staging of ancient Greek plays. Biography Koun was born in Bursa, Ottom ...

. From 1961 to 1965, he played lead roles for the

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, and the same again in 1976-78 for the State Theatre of Northern Greece. His repertoire has included all kinds of theatre, from drama, comedy and tragedy to burlesque. He took part in the

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and the 1966 Moscow and Leningrad festivals, as well as in several festivals in Greece, including the Epidaurus Theatre Festivals. He resided in Athens, and spoke English, Russian and Swedish.

Filmography

References

*'' Who's Who'' 1979, p. 73.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fyssoun, Petros 1933 births 2016 deaths Greek male actors People from Agrinio