Nikos Verlekis (Πίκος Î'ÎµÏ Î»Îκης; born January 20, 1949) is
a Greek actor and director. As an actor, his most well-known film
roles include A lady at the bouzoukia, Those who spoke with death, and
Every dawn I die. He also appeared in British TV series Who Pays the
Ferryman? and Anglo-Greek horror film The Devil's Men, known as Land
of the Minotaur.Nikos Verlekis was born in 1949 in Arta, Greece. He
has two brothers and one sister. His parents were both farmers and
could not afford to send him to drama school, so when he graduated
from high school he decided to go to Athens, get a job there and
enroll at the Kostis Michailidis Drama School, one of the best drama
schools back then, from which a lot of acclaimed actors had graduated.
While he was studying drama there, he auditioned for a small role in a
movie by Finos Film called “A lady at the bouzoukia.†His
collaboration with Finos Film went on and played in other films by
that film production company as well, such as “Those who spoke with
death†and “Every dawn I die†. When he graduated from drama
school, he collaborated with the “Karagiannis-Karatzopoulosâ€
company and other independent producers and he played next to other
acclaimed comedians and actors. At the same time, he was playing in
plays by Greek and foreign authors. Some of those include “Ti 30, ti
40, ti 50,†“Agapi mou paliogria,†“Kare tou erota,â€
“Bizarre male,†“Volpone†by Ben Jonson, directed by Minos
Volanakis, “The Mousetrap†by Agatha Christie, “Captain
Michael†by Nikos Kazantzakis, etc.In 1973, he stars in acclaimed
series, such as: “Keklismenon ton thiron,†“The ship,†“The
city,†by Spiros Plaskovitis, “O Patouchas,†by Ioannis
Kondilakis, directed by Alexis Damianos, “Tis agapis machairia,â€
etc. The three last series mentioned, had a huge reception by the
Greek TV audience. He has taken part in 30 TV series in total.Leaving
briefly his job in Greece, he went to England, where he takes part in
English productions, such as Michael J. Bird's TV drama Who Pays the
Ferryman? starring Jack Hedley, and others that have not been released
in Greece. His British films included The Devil's Men (aka Minotaur)
with Donald Pleasence and Peter Cushing.
a Greek actor and director. As an actor, his most well-known film
roles include A lady at the bouzoukia, Those who spoke with death, and
Every dawn I die. He also appeared in British TV series Who Pays the
Ferryman? and Anglo-Greek horror film The Devil's Men, known as Land
of the Minotaur.Nikos Verlekis was born in 1949 in Arta, Greece. He
has two brothers and one sister. His parents were both farmers and
could not afford to send him to drama school, so when he graduated
from high school he decided to go to Athens, get a job there and
enroll at the Kostis Michailidis Drama School, one of the best drama
schools back then, from which a lot of acclaimed actors had graduated.
While he was studying drama there, he auditioned for a small role in a
movie by Finos Film called “A lady at the bouzoukia.†His
collaboration with Finos Film went on and played in other films by
that film production company as well, such as “Those who spoke with
death†and “Every dawn I die†. When he graduated from drama
school, he collaborated with the “Karagiannis-Karatzopoulosâ€
company and other independent producers and he played next to other
acclaimed comedians and actors. At the same time, he was playing in
plays by Greek and foreign authors. Some of those include “Ti 30, ti
40, ti 50,†“Agapi mou paliogria,†“Kare tou erota,â€
“Bizarre male,†“Volpone†by Ben Jonson, directed by Minos
Volanakis, “The Mousetrap†by Agatha Christie, “Captain
Michael†by Nikos Kazantzakis, etc.In 1973, he stars in acclaimed
series, such as: “Keklismenon ton thiron,†“The ship,†“The
city,†by Spiros Plaskovitis, “O Patouchas,†by Ioannis
Kondilakis, directed by Alexis Damianos, “Tis agapis machairia,â€
etc. The three last series mentioned, had a huge reception by the
Greek TV audience. He has taken part in 30 TV series in total.Leaving
briefly his job in Greece, he went to England, where he takes part in
English productions, such as Michael J. Bird's TV drama Who Pays the
Ferryman? starring Jack Hedley, and others that have not been released
in Greece. His British films included The Devil's Men (aka Minotaur)
with Donald Pleasence and Peter Cushing.
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