Alexis Minotis (Greek: Î'λÎξης Μινωτής; born Alexandros
Minotakis (Greek: Î'λÎÎ¾Î±Î½Î´Ï Î¿Ï‚ Μινωτάκης); 8 August
1900 â€" 11 November 1990) was a Greek actor and director.He first
appeared on stage in his native Crete as Chorus Leader and later as
Messenger in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus. From 1925 until 1930, he
worked in close collaboration with the famous Greek actress Marika
Kotopouli in her own theatre. During this period, he appeared in the
great Shakespearan roles in The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth
and played the title role in Hamlet, the first time the play had been
staged in Greece. Other roles in the classical repertoire were Henrik
Ibsen's Ghosts and Peer Gynt. He expanded his talents by directing
ancient Greek tragedies such as Hecuba, Antigone, The Phoenissae,
Prometheus Bound, Oedipus at Colonus, as well as Seán O'Casey's Juno
and the Paycock, August Strindberg's The Father and Brecht`s Mother
Courage.In 1940, he married the actress Katina Paxinou, and together
they appeared in many productions at the National Theatre of Greece in
Athens, which was founded in 1930 by Minister of Education Georgios
Papandreou.In 1946, he went to Hollywood to appear in Alfred
Hitchcock's Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude
Rains. In the same year, he also appeared with Robert Cummings and
Michèle Morgan in The Chase. His other films include Siren of
Atlantis (1949) with Maria Montez, Boy on a Dolphin (1957) with Sophia
Loren, and Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Joan Collins.
Minotakis (Greek: Î'λÎÎ¾Î±Î½Î´Ï Î¿Ï‚ Μινωτάκης); 8 August
1900 â€" 11 November 1990) was a Greek actor and director.He first
appeared on stage in his native Crete as Chorus Leader and later as
Messenger in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus. From 1925 until 1930, he
worked in close collaboration with the famous Greek actress Marika
Kotopouli in her own theatre. During this period, he appeared in the
great Shakespearan roles in The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth
and played the title role in Hamlet, the first time the play had been
staged in Greece. Other roles in the classical repertoire were Henrik
Ibsen's Ghosts and Peer Gynt. He expanded his talents by directing
ancient Greek tragedies such as Hecuba, Antigone, The Phoenissae,
Prometheus Bound, Oedipus at Colonus, as well as Seán O'Casey's Juno
and the Paycock, August Strindberg's The Father and Brecht`s Mother
Courage.In 1940, he married the actress Katina Paxinou, and together
they appeared in many productions at the National Theatre of Greece in
Athens, which was founded in 1930 by Minister of Education Georgios
Papandreou.In 1946, he went to Hollywood to appear in Alfred
Hitchcock's Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude
Rains. In the same year, he also appeared with Robert Cummings and
Michèle Morgan in The Chase. His other films include Siren of
Atlantis (1949) with Maria Montez, Boy on a Dolphin (1957) with Sophia
Loren, and Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Joan Collins.
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