Sotiris Moustakas (Greek: Î£Ï‰Ï„Î®Ï Î·Ï‚ Μουστάκας) (17
September 1940 â€" 4 June 2007) was a Cypriot actor born in Limassol.
His acting career lasted for over five decades, with 1960sâ€"80s as
his most successful years. He was described as an "Actor without a
Label" cause of his variety of playing in theatrical plays (many
different genres), films, television movies, television series,
videotape/videocassette movies and many more with great reviews and
success in all of them. He became internationally famous with his role
"Mimithos" in 1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he
became a national star in Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the
Greek Cinema (1950sâ€"1970s). His last cinema performance was in 2007
Goya Award-winning film El Greco, where he played "Titian". He gave
his voice in the greek translation of 2007 Disney film Meet the
Robinsons, as his last role. He mainly played comedy roles throughout
his career. Moustakas was regarded as one of the greatest Greek
comedian actors in history.He was born in Limassol, Cyprus.One of the
most significant comic actors of Greece and Cyprus, Moustakas
graduated from the National Theater of Greece and was known for his
portrayal of offbeat, neurotic yet likable characters. In many of his
movies he portrayed multiple roles. He appeared primarily in modern
films and plays, although he also performed several roles in classical
works.Moustakas' international film debut came in 1964 in the
Oscar-winning Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn, in which he
played Mimithos, the village idiot. For that film Moustakas lost his
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor only for two more
minutes of filming. As Moustakas said, they had filmed many more
minutes of playing, but they didn't put all the scenes on the film's
final cut.
September 1940 â€" 4 June 2007) was a Cypriot actor born in Limassol.
His acting career lasted for over five decades, with 1960sâ€"80s as
his most successful years. He was described as an "Actor without a
Label" cause of his variety of playing in theatrical plays (many
different genres), films, television movies, television series,
videotape/videocassette movies and many more with great reviews and
success in all of them. He became internationally famous with his role
"Mimithos" in 1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he
became a national star in Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the
Greek Cinema (1950sâ€"1970s). His last cinema performance was in 2007
Goya Award-winning film El Greco, where he played "Titian". He gave
his voice in the greek translation of 2007 Disney film Meet the
Robinsons, as his last role. He mainly played comedy roles throughout
his career. Moustakas was regarded as one of the greatest Greek
comedian actors in history.He was born in Limassol, Cyprus.One of the
most significant comic actors of Greece and Cyprus, Moustakas
graduated from the National Theater of Greece and was known for his
portrayal of offbeat, neurotic yet likable characters. In many of his
movies he portrayed multiple roles. He appeared primarily in modern
films and plays, although he also performed several roles in classical
works.Moustakas' international film debut came in 1964 in the
Oscar-winning Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn, in which he
played Mimithos, the village idiot. For that film Moustakas lost his
Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor only for two more
minutes of filming. As Moustakas said, they had filmed many more
minutes of playing, but they didn't put all the scenes on the film's
final cut.
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