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Melina Mercouri (Greek: ), born as Maria Amalia Mercouri (October 18, 1920, Athens, Greece March 6, 1994, New York City, New York) was a Greek actress, singer and politician.As an actress she made her film debut in Stella (1955) and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn. She won t ... ... ( read more! ) Julius "Jules" Dassin (December 18, 1911 March 31, 2008) was an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He was a subject of the Hollywood blacklist in the McCarthy era, and subsequently moved to France, where he revived his career.Dassin quickly became better known for his noir films Brute Force (1947), The Naked City (1948), and Thiev ... ... ( read more! ) Giorgos Fountas (Greek: February 13, 1922 November 28, 2010) was a Greek actor in film and television.Fountas attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his p ... ... ( read more! ) Titos Vandis (7 November 1917 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor.Description above from the Wikipedia article Titos Vandis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) Despoina "Despo" Diamantidou (Greek: 13 July 1916 18 February 2004) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 2003. She played Tatiana in Alan Kings summer replacement sitcom, Ivan the Terrible starring Lou Jacobi, which aired on ABC from 21 August to 18 September 1976.Source: Article "Despo Diamantidou" from Wiki ... ... ( read more! ) ... Dimitris Papamichael (Greek: 19342004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece. The star couple remained married for a decade, co-starring in several films that marked the "golden era" of Greek cinema. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Phaedon Georgitsis (Greek: 21 January 1939 1 March 2019) was a Greek actor. He was a popular actor of Greek cinema. He starred in many films, 13 of which were produced by Finos Film. He was also one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre. He died on 1 March 2019, after a battle with brain cancer. ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Thanasis Veggos (29 May 1926 3 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in more than 50 among them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time. His famous comedic catchphrase was " " ("My good man"). ... ... ( read more! ) ... ...