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Andreas Douzos

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Andreas Douzos
Ανδρέας Ντούζος
Born(1936-10-19)19 October 1936
Died29 April 2013(2013-04-29) (aged 76)
Resting placeSecond Cemetery of Athens
CitizenshipGreece
Education
Occupations
Years active1953-2001
EmployerFinos Film
Notable workRendez-vous in the Air (1966)
Woe to the Young (1961)
Kiss the Girls (1965)
The Orge (1956)
Spouse
Anastasia Douzos
(m. 1955)
Children
  • Teta Douzou (b. 1964)
  • Steve Douzos (b. 1959)

Andreas Douzos (Greek: Ανδρέας Ντούζος; 19 October 1936 – 29 April 2013)[1][2] was a Greek theatre and cinema actor, best known for starring in the prominent musical films of the Finos Films, Kiss the Girls (1965)[3][4] and Rendez-vous in the Air (1966)[5][6] where the films' publicity and success turned him into a famous actor.

Biography

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Douzos was born on 19 October 1936, in Athens.[7][8][9][10][11][12] He began appearing in films in 1953 with The Damned (1953), and from then on he appeared in more than thirty films until 2001. In the theatrical season 1955/1956 he participated, portrayed Nikolios, in the drama play The Christ Recrucified held at Alsos theatre. A 1955 made-for-theatre adaption of the 1954 novel of the same name written by Nikos Kazantzakis, directed by Takis Mouzenidis with cast of the theatre troupe of Manos Katrakis' People's Theatre. When the protagonist actor Manos Katrakis, who portrayed Manolios, was taken ill and cannot play, then Andreas Douzos has proposed whether it would be possible to play this role because he knew it before. Thereafter, he was chosen to act the role gained further recognition and critical acclaim.

In an appearance broadcast on ERT TV channel's Kalitechniko Kafenio program in 1985 with presenters Vasilis Tsivilikas, Costas Ferris, Mimis Plessas, Andreas Douzos revealed "I denied to offer myself to anyone for exchange activities in regards to career benefits",[13] a declaration of being one of his principles.

He studied acting from 1952 to 1955 at the Takis Mouzenidis's Institute of Musical Theatre (Greek: Σπουδαστήριο του Μουσικού Θεάτρου) and was under the tutelage of renowned acting teacher Takis Mouzenidis.[14] By the time he was still an acting student at the age 19, he married Anastasia Ntouzou (1937-2016) with whom he had one daughter and a son, Teta (Panagiota) Ntouzou (born 1964) and Steve (Eustathios) Douzos (born 1959) both of whom later were played in roles in Greek low-budget B-movies during the 1980s. He had two granddaughters from his daughter, and one granddaughter and one grandson from his son. When he was about 31-year-old, he relocated from Greece to New York City, United States, residing from 1967 to 1980 in the borough of The Bronx, during which time he studied[15] directing at the Actors Studio Drama School, and he also attended professional choreography courses at the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance lasted five years.

Subsequently he returned to Greece, where he relocated permanently in Athens, he became theatrical entrepreneur founded his own theatrical company in 1982 the Theatrical Businesses Andreas Ntouzos undertook the Superstar Theatre (later renamed Broadway Theatre; today known as the Theatro Katia Dandoulaki) 1000m2 in the Athens district of Kypseli. In 1990/1991 theatrical season, starred in the Jean de Létraz play Chasing love (Chasse gardée; Greek: Κυνηγώντας τον έρωτα) staged at the Superstar Theatre which he himself directed.

In 1994, in order to withdraw his business shares due to financial difficulties, he sold the business of theatre to actress Katia Dandoulaki. His last film role appearance was in the film Athens Blues (2001; Greek original title it can be literally translated as A Day Night) directed by Giorgos Panousopoulos.

After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, ιn January, 2013 he was seriously injured his head after an accident he sustained at his home and he underwent a medical intervention thereafter, remained in a hospital's intensive care unit. After several days of hospitalization he died on April 29, 2013, at the age of 76.[16] He was buried at Second Cemetery of Athens on May 2, 2013.

Feature films

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Year Title Role
1953 The Damned Andreas Galanis
1954 The Girl of the Neighbourhood As a dancer
1954 Magic City Argyris
1956 The Orge
1957 Uncle Giannis, the Potter Stefanos
1960 Take Me Away, My Love
1961 Forty Brave Lads Vasilis
1961 Kick the Thieves Out! Andreas Adamandas
1961 Woe to the Young Manolis
1962 Wallow in the Mud Tonis
1962 Shoe shiner Takis
1962 When the Cat is Away Angelos Floras
1963 What Night Hides Alekos
1963 The Prodigal Son George Dompros
1963 Wounded Ηearts Panos Koukoulis
1963 Anything, My Life Itself
1963 Midnight at Villa Nelli
1964 My Bitter Love Alkis
1964 Forget Poverty and Live it Up! Kostas Lyridis
1964 The World and all its People Angelos
1964 The Villa of Orgies Alekos
1965 The Robber Cries Thief Antonis Papadopoulos
1965 The Story of a Life Lakis Papadopoulos
1965 A Matter of Earnestness Giorgos
1965 The Enemies Dimitris
1965 Kiss the Girls Andreas Ramoglou
1966 Rendez-vous in the Air Dimitris Nikolaou
1966 Rough Seas Avgoustis
1966 I Am Not Dishonored Aris
1967 Rot and Aristocracy Dimitris Kalakos
1967 The Big Fool Himself
1967 If My Past Could Speak Christos
1967 The Train of Separation Stathis
1983 Priestly Band
1984 Girl Zoo Apostolopoulos
1985 Tall, Thin and a Big Liar Captain
1986 The Girl of the Poster Aris Vrettos
1987 A Night at the Ethics Station Hercules Trampas
2001 Athens Blues Thanos

Selected theatrical plays

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Theatrical season Theatre Play Role (character) Theatre Vevue Director Theatrical Company
1952/1953 The Unfortunate-man and Lucky-girl Cybele Theatre Troupe of Ellie Lambeti, George Pappas, and Dimitris Horn
1955/1956 The Christ Recrucified Nikolios Alsos Theatre Takis Mouzenidis Troupe of Manos Katrakis' People's Theatre
1958/1959 The Engagements Nikos Chatziskos Οutdoor Τheatre Nikos Chatziskos Troupe of Nikos Chatziskos
1958/1959 The Local Factor Piraeus Municipal Theatre Dimitris Rontiris Piraeus Theatre
Summer 1962 Beautiful City Park Theatre Michael Cacoyannis
1963/1964 A Man for All Seasons Richard Rich Mousouri Theatre Kostas Mousouris Troupe o Kostas Mousouris
1966/1967 The Lamb of the Poor General Bonaparte Kotopouli Theatre Kostis Michailidis Troupe of Aliki Vougiouklaki and Dimitris Papamichael
1980/1981 They're Playing Our Song Vernon Gersch Kalouta Theatre Errikos Andreou Artistic Organization "Modern Theatre"
1990/1991 Chasing Love Kostas Petrou Souperstar Theatre Andreas Ntouzos Theatrical Businesses Andreas Ntouzos

References

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  1. ^ "Andreas Douzos | Actor, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ "Ανδρέας Ντούζος 1936-2013 - Ελληνικός κινηματογράφος" (in Greek). 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Kiss the Girls (1965) | Finos Films". Finos Film. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  4. ^ "Kiss the Girls (1965) | IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  5. ^ "Rendez-vous in the Air (1966) | Finos Films". Finos Film. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  6. ^ "Rendez-vous in the Air (1966) | IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  7. ^ Σήμερα .gr, Σαν. "Ανδρέας Ντούζος". Σαν Σήμερα .gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  8. ^ "Ποιος ήταν ο Ανδρέας Ντούζος". iNewsgr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  9. ^ "Ανδρέας Ντούζος: Ο γάμος στα 18, τα διάσημα παιδιά, η ανήθικη πρόταση και το ατύχημα που του κόστισε τη ζωή | Μάντολες Blog". Μαργαρίτες Μάντολες Blog (in Greek). 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  10. ^ "Ανδρέας Ντούζος: Η Φίνος Φιλμ τιμάει τον πολυτάλαντο ηθοποιό που έφυγε σαν σήμερα από τη ζωή - Zougla". www.zougla.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  11. ^ "Ο ζεν πρεμιέ Ανδρέας Ντούζος – H Φωνή των Πειραιωτών" (in Greek). 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  12. ^ "Έφυγε Αμερική όταν τον ήθελαν όλοι: Το ατύχημα που έδωσε τη χαριστική βολή στον ζεν πρεμιέ του ελληνικού σινεμά". menshouse.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  13. ^ Tsivilikas, V; Ferris, C; Plessas, M. "Andreas Ntouzos Interview to ERT1 TV". Kalitechniko Kafenio (in Greek). 23:35 minutes in. ERT. ERT1. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  14. ^ "Takis (Theodoros) Mouzenidis brief biography (1909-1981)". National Opera of Greece. Archived from the original on 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-01-10. Institute of Musical Theatre is the first school of music theater in Greece which was founded in 1952 by Takis Mouzenidis
  15. ^ Trimi, Epi (2020-07-16). "Andreas Ntouzos chronicles of lifetime". Enimerotiko (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2020-12-12.
  16. ^ "Andreas Douzos, film and theatre actor, passed away at 76". Skai TV (in Greek). 2013-04-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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