Giorgos Fountas

Georgios Fountas (; 13 February 1925 – 28 November 2010) was a Greek actor and filmmaker.

Biography Fountas was born on 13 February 1925, in Mavrolithari.

He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his participation in his films With the Shine in the Eyes and Fever on the Road.

He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri where he pronounced one quote, which was satirized in the movie Straight Story in 2006.

Fountas married Eleni Episkopou in 1947 and that had two children, Tzella (b. 1950), and Thymios (b. 1952). His second wife was the famous dancer Chrysoula Zoka (1931–2015), whom he met in 1954 and they fell in love with each other. They finally married in 1965 and had a son, Panos (b. 1969). Chrysoula died of cancer on 12 April 2015, at age 84. She was buried on 14 April 2015, at the New Cemetery of Glyfada.

Fountas died at Metropolitan Hospital on 28 November 2010, at age 85. In the last years of his life he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was buried two days later at the First Cemetery of Athens.

Filmography Films Year Title Transliteration and translation Role Notes 1944 Katadromi sto Aigaion Καταδρομή στο ΑιγαίονA route in the Aegean 1946 Katadromi sto Aigaion 1951 Dead City Nekri politeia Mathios 1951 Pikro psomi Giangos Lyberis Uncredited 1952 Mavri gi Dimitris 1954 A Girl from the Neighborhood Το Κορίτσι της ΓειτονιάςTo Koritsi tis Geitonias Spyros 1954 O Anemos tou Misous Ο Άνεμος του Μίσους Kosmas Bertsos 1954 Gynaikes dichos antres ''Γυναίκες δίχως Άντρες Zanis 1954 Open Sea Ανοιχτή ΘάλασσαAnihti thalasa Kostandis 1955 Stella Στέλλα Miltos 1955 Magic City Μαγική πόληMayiki poli Mitros 1956 Assoi tou Gipedou Άσσοι του Γηπέδου 1956 A Girl in Black Hristos 1957 I Limni ton Pothon Η Λίμνη των Πόθων Hristos Razis 1958 Only for a Night Μόνο για μια ΝύχταMono gia mia nychta Dimitris Sergiou 1958 Gerakina/Yerakina Γερακίνα Giannos 1959 I zavoliara Η Ζαβολιάρα Lambros Desillas 1960 Never on Sunday Ποτέ την ΚυριακήPote tin kyriaki/kiriaki Tonio 1960 Pothoi sta Stachya Πόθοι στα Στάχυα Thanos 1960 I Avgi tou Thriamvou Η Αυγή του Θριάμβου 1960 Antio zoi Dimitris Vergis 1960 An ixeres pedi mou Αν ήξερες Παιδί μουIf You Knew, My Kid 1962 Poliorkia Resistant 1962 I katara tis mannas Tasos 1962 Litrose me agapi mou Λύτρωσέ με Αγάπη μου Memas 1962 Prodomeni agapi Προδομένη Αγαπη Stratos 1962 I megali thissia Η μεγάλη Θυσία 1963 Coward Κάθαρμα Manos Apostolidis 1963 The red lanterns Τα κόκκινα ΦανάριαTa kokkina fanaria Mihailos 1963 America, America Αμέρικα Αμέρικα Uncredited 1963 Siege Πολιορκία Alexis Romanos 1964 O krahtis Ο Κράχτης Tasos Kagiapis 1964 Alexis Zorbas Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Mavrandoni 1964 To koritsi tis Kyriakis Miltos 1964 Kravgi Κραυγή Giorgos Merkos 1964 Anemostrovilos Andreas Vardis 1965 O epanastatis Giorgos 1966 I stigmatismeni Οι Στιγματισμένοι Giorgos Floras 1966 Me ti lampsi sta matia Με τη Λάμψη στα ΜάτιαWith the Shine in the Eyes Nikolas Dakas 1966 Johnny/Giannis the Fisher Ο ΨαρόγιαννοςO Psaroyannos Psarogiannos 1967 Fever on Pavement Πυρετός στην ΆσφαλτοPyretos stin asfalto Officer Merkos 1967 Trouba '67 Τρούμπα `67 Argyris 1967 O anakatosouras Uncredited 1968 Poly arga gia dakrya Πολύ αργά για Δάκρυα Petros Mandas 1969 The Refugee Ο ΠρόσφυγαςO Prosfygas Giorgos / Leonis Skoutaris 1969 O Antartis tou Valtou Ο Αντάρτης του Βάλτου Thanasis Vardas 1969 I leoforos tis prodosias Major Alexandros Vergos 1969 Asteria sto vourko tis akolasias 1970 O megalos enohos Ο μεγάλος Ένοχος Hristos Notaras 1980 Exodos Kindynou Έξοδος Κινδύνου Markos Angelou 1981 17 sfaires gia enan angelo Notis 1986 A Girl from Mani Το κορίτσι της ΜάνηςTo koritsi tis Manis Panagos 1987 Molismena idata Μολυσμένα ύδατα Short 1993 Galini Γαλήνη Fotis Glaros 1997 Gentlemen from the Sea Λεβέντες της ΘάλασσαςLeventes tis thalassas (final film role)

Television Year Title Transliteration and translation Role Notes 1973 Occupation ΚατοχήKatohi Giorgos 1975 Christ Recrucified Ο Χριστός ξανασταυρώνεται Panagiotaros 17 episodes 1976 Galini Γαλήνη Fotis Glaros 1978 Exodos kindynou Έξοδος κινδύνουDangerous Exits Markos 1985 Ston argaleio tou fengariou Στον αργαλειό του φεγγαριού Father 1993 Gova stileto Γόβα στιλέτο

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