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Petros Fyssoun

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Petros Fyssoun
Born(1933-10-05)5 October 1933
Died5 December 2016(2016-12-05) (aged 83)
Athens, Greece
Occupationactor
AwardsLeading Male Actor in the 1963 and 1964 Greek Film Festivals
Leading Male Actor at the 1975 Ithaca Film Festival

Petros Fyssoun (Greek: Πέτρος Φυσσούν; 5 October 1933 – 5 December 2016)[1] was a Greek actor in film and television.

Biography

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Petros Fyssoun was born in Agrinio, Greece, his father was a Russian émigré, who was established in Greece after the Russian Revolution. He graduated from the Dramatic School of Art Theatre in 1954. Until 1956, he collaborated with the Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. From 1961 to 1965, he played lead roles for the National Theatre of Greece, and the same again in 1976-78 for the State Theatre of Northern Greece. His repertoire has included all kinds of theatre, from drama, comedy and tragedy to burlesque.

He took part in the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and the 1966 Moscow and Leningrad festivals, as well as in several festivals in Greece, including the Epidaurus Theatre Festivals.

He resided in Athens, and spoke English, Russian and Swedish.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 Oi paranomoi Petros
1958 Mia laterna, mia zoi
1962 Oi yperifanoi Panagis Notaras
1962 Amartoles
1963 O adelfos Anna Andreas
1963 Osa kryvei i nyhta
1964 Treason Lieutenant Carl von Stein
1964 Diogmos Osen
1965 I moira tou athoou Lefteris
1965 Dihasmos Constantis
1966 Epiheirisis 'Doureios Ippos'
1966 O zestos minas Avgoustos Kostas Makris
1966 Oi enohoi Father Grigoris
1967 Afti i gi einai diki mas Konstadis
1968 O alygistos Nikos
1968 Brosta stin aghoni Tilemahos
1969 I orgi tou adikimenou Dimitris Verenikos
1970 Oi gennaioi tou Vorra Vasilis Anthimos
1971 Manto Mavrogenous Dimitrios Ypsilantis
1972 Aera! Aera! Aera! Symeon
1980 O anthropos me to garyfallo
1983 Horis martyres Dr. Stefanos Sofos
1986 Mpravo kolonelo
1989 Dexiotera tis dexias
1998 Eternity and a Day Narrator Voice
2011 The Flight of the Swan President of USA (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Actor Petros Fyssoun dies". themanews.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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