Acting
Dec 9, 1930
Corfu, Greece
Thodoros Exarhos
Acting
Biography
Thodoros Exarchos (Corfu, December 10, 1930 - Pagrati, May 9, 2009) was a Greek actor and writer. He studied theater at the National Theater, having Dimitris Horn and Dim. Rontiris as teachers. He took part, most of the time, in secondary but important roles, in about 60 films, with the first being The Written Words of Fortune (1957) and the last being The Civil Kitchen (2003). He also took part in many quality theatrical works, such as The Rain (debut, in 1957, with the troupe of Kyria Katerina), The Master Solnes, directed by G. Kimoulis, etc. He also acted on television, in popular series such as The Unknown War, while he lent his characteristic deep voice to radio shows. His last television series was The Lying Grandpa (2008-2009). He was honored by the Academy of Athens for his work Greek Actors - Searching for the Roots, which he published in 1997. (Source: Wikipedia)
Feature Films (44)
In the fall of 1948, shortly before the end of the civil war in Greece, six young leftists traveled to Athens, boarded a plane to Thessaloniki, and forced the pilot to fly them to neighboring Yugoslavia, where they would seek political asylum along with other comrades. Their plan went off without a hitch and went down in history as the first hijacking ever.
The Noose
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
A Touch of Spice
A crook meets a young man, in prison. Assisted by his girlfriend he tries to sell the tiny rock-island, which the young man inherited, to a wealthy American. But the young man falls in love with the American's daughter and...
The Island of Love
A former teacher, Alexis Vergis, agrees to give private lessons to the young son of a wealthy family, but quickly realizes that the real reason he was hired is to help Anna, the boy's sister, who has suffered a nervous breakdown after the death of her fiancé. With kindness and methodicalness, he tries to lift the girl's spirits. Walks in the countryside and conversations about happy and carefree topics help her to relax somewhat. However, Anna's stepmother is disturbed by the relationship developing between the two young people, because she actually intends to have Anna committed to a mental institution and inherit her husband's fortune. She tries to slander Alexis and partly succeeds, but in the end, the truth shines through and the love of the two young people triumphs.
The Cry of an Innocent
Three young people have decided to rob the safe of the estate agent Thomas Christidis, whose office is in the center of Athens. The first of them is Ntinos, who is Christidis’ clerk, the second one is Stavros, Ntinos’ younger brother who works as a book representative, while their friend Michalis is a pirate taxi-driver. The robbery is successful, and they feel excited.
Robbery in Athens
Erotica set in Greece's upper class of the 1970s. Elena Chrysou, a rich, beautiful, and idle woman, seeks to meet Thanos Vergis, a wealthy businessman. He mistakes her for a paid model, and she becomes involved in a murder...
The Jet Set
The adventures of a photographer, who undertook to take a photographs of exiled dictator from South America and eventually found chased without knowing why.
Dictator calls Thanasis
Vasilis Karatzoglou is a successful singer who lives with his mother and sister having lost his father in the destruction of Smyrni. From an old man learns that his father did not die but was arrested by the Turks. He decides to follow the scientific mission of Professor John Anderson in Turkey, to find traces of his father.
The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man
A freighter leaves the one she loves and goes to Germany to raise money to get married. When she returns she finds her married to another. The same night she goes to ask her the word and the money she sent her for so long, her husband is murdered and he is arrested.
A Man with a Conscience
Manousos is the biggest child of a poor and crowded family living in the province. After finishing his term, he decides to work in Athens to help his mother. His friends and acquaintances are detestable, but he will find work as a singer in a nightclub. Soon she knows success and marries Eleni. But her brother wants to spoil their happiness.
