Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Vasilis Diamantopoulos (15 November 1920 – 5 May 1999) was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the single act play "Him and his pants" of Iakovos Kambanellis in 1966. His most characteristic role was that of the austere professor in Giannis Dalianidis' movie Law 4000 and later in shorts including Ekmek Ice Cream in private TV.
He was born in Piraeus and studied at Athens Law and at the National Theatre's Dramatic schools as well as Coon Art School. He ran together along with Maria Alkeou in 1956 at the New Theatre/Theater and in 1993 at the Different Theatre. He returned to Greece from Paris in 1970 and took part in several different companies, he also took part at the Public Theatre of Northern Greece. He also participated in many film and television productions, oppositely took part at the Dramatic Schools at the National Theatre and at Art School. His last years was a member of a hypocrite art factory for young actors. He died in Athens in 1999 from a heart attack at the Athens General Clinic due to his head fracture at the left femur which triggered from the fall. He is buried at the First Athens Cemetery.
He was married twice, firstly to the actress Tonia Karali with whom he had a daughter and secondly to the actress Marina Georgiou with whom he had a son.
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Acting
Movie
The Confession
as Political Friend
1970
Movie
Educate Yourself My Son
as Periklis Papachristoforos
1981
Movie
The Idlers of the Fertile Valley
as Father
1978
Movie
Hands Up, Hitler
as Anestis
1962
Movie
Cavafy
as Konstantinos Kavafis (old)
1996
Movie
Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad
as Porphyre Aristophanopoulos
1971
Movie
Nomos 4000
as Andreas Oikonomou
1962
Movie
The Road to Corinth
1967
Movie
Erotic Stories
as Vasilis
1959
Movie
Father-in-Law With a Heart of Gold
as Andreas Dellis
1959
Movie
Horse and Carriage
1957
Movie
At Night The Entanglements
as Stelios
1957
Movie
A Bullet Through the Heart
as Rizzardi
1966
Movie
Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
as Apostolos
1980
Movie
The Trip
as Manolis
1962
Movie
The Children of the Swallow
as Spyros
1987
Movie
The Last Mission
as Colonel Miltiadis Marelis
1949
Movie
Business in Balkan
1996
Movie
The Smile of Pythia
1979
TV
Ekmek Pagoto
as Xarilaos Petrakis
1991
Movie
Death Will Return
as Inspector Fox
1961
Movie
Night Adventure
1954
TV
Η Αγάπη Άργησε Μια Μέρα
as Μιχάλης Φτενούδος
1997
Movie
The Overcoat
1997
