Acting
Sep 16, 1940
Limassol, Cyprus
Sotiris Moustakas
Acting
Biography
Sotiris Moustakas (Greek: Σωτήρης Μουστάκας) (17 September 1940 – 4 June 2007) was a Greek Cypriot actor born in Kato Platres, Limassol. His acting career lasted for over four decades, with 1960s–80s as his most successful years. He was described as an "Actor without a Label" cause of his variety of playing in theatrical plays (many different genres), films, television movies, television series, videotape/videocassette movies and many more with great reviews and success in all of them. He became internationally famous with his role "Mimithos" in 1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he became a national star in Cyprus and Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the Cypriot and Greek Cinema (1950s–1970s). His last cinema performance was in 2007 Goya Award-winning film El Greco, where he played "Titian". He gave his voice in the Greek dub of 2007 Disney film Meet the Robinsons, as his last role. He mainly played comedy roles throughout his career. Moustakas was regarded as one of the greatest Cypriot and Greek comedian actors in history.
Feature Films (100)
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Zorba the Greek
When a crafty thief snatches a velvet satchel filled with precious diamonds, a vigilant Athens private eye has to race against the clock to crack the knotty case and prove his worth.
The Open-Minded Person
The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
El Greco
An employee of an insurance company, Hercules (Sotiris Moustakas) undertakes with the help of two friends (Stathis Psaltis and Antonis Papadopoulos) to protect the chastity of his daughter (Katie Finos) an entrepreneur (Yiannis Michalopoulos). The possible failure in this mission can be the end of the company. Are the shadow of the girl and get entangled in various comic situations.
The Virgin Hunter
iakovos is married to rich popi.Actually his mother in law is rich,with business abroad.They make iakovos manager in a hotel in greece but....
Ο πεθερόπληκτος
Menios is an unrepentant womanizer with countless victories on his resume. Eventually he decides to settle down and marry Sula. Paradoxically, although his friends called him small "Gkomenio" for obvious reasons, fails to demonstrate the capabilities of the Gannet, which remains unblemished even after the honeymoon. On the one disappointment Menios and the other pressures of mother-who wants grandchild, lead him to the monastery of his uncle, where they stylite monk. There by the grace of God, meets various women that seek a "blessing" of ...
Father Gomenios
After his business' bankrupcy, Giorgos Alexiou decides to commit suicide. Rosa, his cousin's wife who stand to benefit form his death, hires a private detective to keep an eye on him in case he changes his mind. Minas, Giorgos' employee, becomes Giorgos' guardian angel preventing the suicide at the last minute.
To Be or Not To Be
The story of three young girls that are sisters and remain with their mother a tavern in the port. The Persa, the more dynamic it has relations with the labeled Zachos. The Tasia waiting at the port for years, the return of her beloved. Hara, a tomboy, reluctant to reveal feelings for Alekos, who sees it as a good childhood friend. Among all these catalytic moves a man of law, Orpheus.
I Die Every Dawn
The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.
Martha
Odysseus is married to Kate, but he has a husband and no wife. Because Kaiti is a busy lawyer, who rarely sees her at home and even less so by Odysseus. One night, when he is alone, he is seduced by a friend and meets a beautiful girl in a bar. But the next day he unknowingly finds himself with her in his marital bed. But to his bad luck, Kate unexpectedly comes to the house...
Kill... my women please.
Television & Series (5)
Four men and one woman, possessed by a "natural need" for the law, create the NSPR (Special Body to Fight Poverty) and intervene whenever circumstances call for them. However, the driving force behind everything is the old hacker named Nikephoros A', who not only watches, protects and sometimes subtly guides his son's scandalous group, but also paves the way for the Greece of the future...
Ta haidemena paidia
A comedy television series. The series is representative of the daily life of Athenians in the early '90s.
The Unacceptable
Proinos Kafes was a television daytime show aired by ANT1 in Greece during the period 1991-2009. Though it has received low ratings in the past years, it was one of the longest running and well known shows in Greece. The show consisted of different segments which included fashion shows, game and prizes, interviews, and live music from Greek and foreign artists. 'Proinos Kafes previous hosts': 1991-1994: Roula Koromila, 1994-1995: Popi Chadzidimitriou, 1995-2005: Eleni Menegaki, 2005-2008: Eleonora Meleti 2008-2009 Katerina Zarifi and Nikos Moutsinas 2009 George Lianos and Despoina Kabouri, 2009- Vicky Kaya Since the start of the show in 1991, the show has toured different parts of Greece including different areas of Athens, Heraklio on the island of Crete, Patras, Thessaloniki and many other places in Greece. The theme song of Proinos Kafes, was "Kalimera" - a song originally sung by Alexia Vassiliou, also known as, Alexia, in her 1990 album, 'Ela Mia Nyxta'.