Nikos Xanthopoulos (Greek: Nίκος Ξανθόπουλος) (born 14
March 1934) is a Greek actor, known for his roles in the 1960s era
Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki,
having released many albums and singles. He is known as "the child of
the folk" (παιδί του Î»Î±Î¿Ï ) mainly for playing roles
depicting men from the lower working classes. He usually portrayed a
poor man, hit hard by fate, seeking justice or one struggling against
wealthy and evil men. In other cases, he played the role of an
immigrant in Germany working hard to provide for his wife and child.
Other times he played an unknown poor bouzouki player and singer
working his way up to stardom. From the late 1960s until the early
1970s, these roles helped him become a star in Greece during the
dictatorship of the Junta.Xanthopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in
1934. He was a stage actor from 1957 to 1963, but he soon devoted
himself exclusively to cinema. His film debut was in 1958 with a small
role in Η Ζωή Μου Î'Ï Ï‡Î¯Î¶ÎµÎ¹ Με ΣÎνα (My Life Starts
With You). At 1964 he started collaborating with director-producer
Apostolos Tegopoulos and the film company KLAK Film. That's when he
became most famous for his roles â€" a golden period that lasted until
1971. It was his roles portraying him as a singer and bouzouki player
that dictated that he needed to learn how to sing. Apostolos Kaldaras,
a famous Greek musician and composer, taught Xanthopoulos to sing.
Xanthopoulos sang over 300 songs in thirty movies, but his singing
talent was not confined to movies. He recorded nine albums and 55
singles.His most successful films were produced by KLAK Film, a film
production company who specialised in Greek drama films, called
μελό or ÏƒÏ€Î±Ï Î±Î¾Î¹ÎºÎ¬Ï Î´Î¹Î±. Film titles included, Mάνα
Î"ιατί Με Î"Îννησες (Mother, why did you birth me?) and
Είμαι μια δυστυχισμÎνη (I am a miserable girl).
Movies of that kind were successful.
March 1934) is a Greek actor, known for his roles in the 1960s era
Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki,
having released many albums and singles. He is known as "the child of
the folk" (παιδί του Î»Î±Î¿Ï ) mainly for playing roles
depicting men from the lower working classes. He usually portrayed a
poor man, hit hard by fate, seeking justice or one struggling against
wealthy and evil men. In other cases, he played the role of an
immigrant in Germany working hard to provide for his wife and child.
Other times he played an unknown poor bouzouki player and singer
working his way up to stardom. From the late 1960s until the early
1970s, these roles helped him become a star in Greece during the
dictatorship of the Junta.Xanthopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in
1934. He was a stage actor from 1957 to 1963, but he soon devoted
himself exclusively to cinema. His film debut was in 1958 with a small
role in Η Ζωή Μου Î'Ï Ï‡Î¯Î¶ÎµÎ¹ Με ΣÎνα (My Life Starts
With You). At 1964 he started collaborating with director-producer
Apostolos Tegopoulos and the film company KLAK Film. That's when he
became most famous for his roles â€" a golden period that lasted until
1971. It was his roles portraying him as a singer and bouzouki player
that dictated that he needed to learn how to sing. Apostolos Kaldaras,
a famous Greek musician and composer, taught Xanthopoulos to sing.
Xanthopoulos sang over 300 songs in thirty movies, but his singing
talent was not confined to movies. He recorded nine albums and 55
singles.His most successful films were produced by KLAK Film, a film
production company who specialised in Greek drama films, called
μελό or ÏƒÏ€Î±Ï Î±Î¾Î¹ÎºÎ¬Ï Î´Î¹Î±. Film titles included, Mάνα
Î"ιατί Με Î"Îννησες (Mother, why did you birth me?) and
Είμαι μια δυστυχισμÎνη (I am a miserable girl).
Movies of that kind were successful.
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