Manos Katrakis

Manos Katrakis

1908-08-14 – 1984-09-02 (age 76) Kastelli Kissamou, Crete, Greece
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Biography

Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film.

Along with actor/director Kostas Leloudas, he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou '21 in 1928. He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro (the National Theatre) in 1931. During the 1930s, he continued acting in theatrical plays (he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos). He married Anna Lori in 1943.

He took part in the resistance as a member of EAM/ELAS and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, he was exiled to Makronisos, along with such other well-known figures as Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Koundouros, Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos.

In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work. He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films. In 1954, he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma (real name Eleni Malioufa). Shortly before his death, he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira, the Journey to Kythera/Kythira, with director Theo Angelopoulos.

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Known For

The Red Lanterns
The Red Lanterns

1963

as Nikolas Maroukis, ship captain

The Murderess
The Murderess

1974

as Narrator (voice)

Tears for Electra
Tears for Electra

1966

as Tasos Patridis

Eva
Eva

1953

as Alekos

Voyage to Cythera
Voyage to Cythera

1984

as Spyros

Brother Anna
Brother Anna

1963

as Father Vasileios

Ο Δραπέτης
Ο Δραπέτης

1967

as καπετάν-Νικόλας

I will turn my heart to stone
Antigone
Antigone

1961

as Creon

So Many Dreams on the Streets
Electra
Electra

1962

as The Tutor

Rag of life
The Heart of a Tramp
The Heart of a Tramp

1968

as Μάνος Σαρρής

Η φλόγα της ελευθερίας