Lambros Konstantaras

Lambros Konstantaras (; 13 March 1913 – 28 June 1985) was a Greek actor and screenwriter of cinema, theatre, and television. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981 and is considered as one of the best Greek comedian actors of all time.

Biography He was born on 13 March 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens. He studied acting in Paris and graduated in 1933, making his theatre debut in France in 1937. In cinema, he debuted in 1939 with the film The Parting Song, the first Greek sound film. In his youth, many of his roles were of a serious nature but later on in life he played almost exclusively comic roles usually as an executive or the father of the bride, etc. He cooperated with Alekos Sakellarios in many hits of decade 1950 and 1960 such as Alice in the Navy and Yparhei kai Filotimo. In 1969, he won the best leading actor award in Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema, for the film O Blofatzis, directed by Vasilis Georgiadis. Konstantaras died on 28 June 1985, at age 72, and is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.

Selected filmography

The Parting Song (1940) as Konstantis The Voice of the Heart (1943) as Tzortzis Ragismenes kardies... (1945) as Alkis Prosopa lismonimena (1946) as Pavlos Kalvos Katadromi sto Aigaion (1946) as Capt. Alexis Komninos Marina (1947) as Vasos Anna Roditi (1948) as Aris Galanos Diagogi... miden! (1949) as Fotis Oi apahides ton Athinon (1950) as Kostas Ekeines pou den prepei n' agapoun... (1951) as Giorgos Apagogi stin Kriti (1951) Angelos me heiropedes (1952) as Petros Heaven Is Ours (1953) as Thanos Varlamos Oute gata oute zimia (1955) as Nikos Koutroubas Madame X (1955) as Stefanos Petridis The Lovers Arrive (1956) as Spyros Argyriou The Duchess of Plakendia (1956) as Karolos Maria Pentagiotissa (1957) as Georgios Armaos Syghorese me, paidi mou (1957) I moira grafei tin istoria (1957) Diakopes stin Aigina (1958) as Tzonis To trellokoritso (1958) as Papadopoulos Dyo agapes, dyo kosmoi (1958) as Costas Kosmidis To parastratima mias athoas (1959) as Alexis To agorokoritso (1959) as Father Taxeidi me ton erota (1959) as Labros Antio zoi (1960) as Stefanos Vranas Erotika paihnidia (1960) as Manos Eimai athoos (1960) as Colonel Georges Picquart Tyflos angelos (1960) as Kostas Moro mou! (1960) as Alexis Depastas Krouaziera sti Rodo (1960) as Petros Rambos Alice in the Navy (1961) as Commander I Liza kai i alli (1961) as Mikes Gavriiloglou Lathos ston erota (1961) as Antonis Mihalos Thriamvos (1962) Katigoroumenos... o eros (1962) as Ahilleas Karbantis Htypokardia sto thranio (1963) as Mr. Petrovasilis Mikroi kai megaloi en drasei (1963) as Antonis Zorbas O kos pterarhos (1963) as Wing Commander O babas mou ki ego! (1963) as Leon Mavrogiannis Kazanovas (1963) as Georges Afto to kati allo! (1963) as Nana's Father Tha se kano vasilissa (1964) as Pete Papatheofilopoulos I villa ton orgion (1964) as Haris Zavalos O eaftoulis mou (1964) as Giagos Angelis I hartopaihtra (1964) as Andreas Oikonomidis Epistrofi (1965) as Petros Valentis A Matter of Earnestness (1965) as Andreas Mavrogialouros Yie mou... Yie mou... (1965) as Antonis Hatziloukas Jenny Jenny (1966) as Miltos Kassandris My Daughter, the Socialist (1966) as Antonis Delvis I gynaika mou trellathike (1966) as Manos Na zi kaneis i na mi zi? (1966) as Giorgos Alexiou O spangorammenos (1967) as Labros Skoudris Dimitri mou... Dimitri mou (1967) (uncredited) Kati kourasmena palikaria (1967) as Dinos Diamandidis Viva Rena (1967) as Labros Fokas Patera, katse fronima... (1967) as Antonis Papastafidas O gerontokoros (1967) as Thanasis Baroutsos An oles oi gynaikes tou kosmou... (1967) as Angelis O striglos pou egine arnaki (1968) as Leonidas Petroheilos O trellos tahei 400 (1968) as Labros Labretas O romios ehei filotimo (1968) as Tilemahos Karadaris Kapetan fandis bastouni (1968) as Captain Andreas O blofatzis (1969) as Paraskevas Karatzovalos O tzanabetis (1969) as Neofytos Foteinos Isaia... mi horeveis (1969) as Isaias Stefanakis Krima... to boi sou (1970) as Marios Delipetrou Enas trellos glentzes (1970) as Panos Pambanos / Tikos Piso mou s' eho, satana (1971) as Pavlos Koundouras O faflatas (1971) as Dimosthenis Labroukos Tis zileias ta kamomata (1971) as Dimitris Karalis O trellopenintaris (1971) as Andreas Tependris Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50... (1972) as Zahos Fokianos O anthropos pou gyrise apo ti zesti (1972) as Loukas Bobolas O anthropos pou espage plaka! (1972) as Lazaros Hatziflokas O fantasmenos (1973) as Makis Karasinis Agapi mou pagovouno (1974) Ekeines Kai Ego (1976, TV Series) Treles epafes rwmeikou tupou (1978) O Labroukos ballader (1981) as Labros Komninos (final appearance)