Alekos Alexandrakis(1928-2005)
- Actor
- Director
Alekos Alexandrakis was born in 1928, in Athens, Greece. He studied at
the Drama School of the Greek National Theater and made his stage debut
in a 1949 Athens production of
Daphne Du Maurier's "Autumn Tide". He
soon became one of the best actors of his generation, appearing in
Euripides' "Hippolytus" (title role),
Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country"
(as Mikhail Alexandrovitz Rakitin), Sophocles'
"Electra" (as Orestis), Neil Simon's "Plaza
Suite" (as Jessie, Sam and Roy) and many other plays. He made his
screen debut in 1949 and appeared in more than 60 films, proving
himself equally adequate in comedy and drama. He also directed two
interesting neorealist films in the early 1960's,
Thriamvos (1962) and
A Neighborhood Named 'The Dream' (1961).
