Nikitas Platis

Nikitas Platis

1912-01-01 – 1984-11-14 (age 72) Amorgos, Greece
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Biography

Nikitas Platis (Amorgos 1912 - November 14, 1984) was a Greek actor.

He was born in Chora of Amorgos in 1912. He was the son of teacher Markos Platis. He went to Athens in 1928 and from 1932 he became a stage actor. He was the president of the Union of Greek Actors. He made his first appearance with the musical work Ririka by the troupe R. Ruggeris. From 1940 he appeared many times as a troupe leader and starred in operettas, comedies and revues. Alongside his long career as an actor, he also worked as a writer (he has written five plays and about two hundred numbers in revues). In the cinema he made his first appearance in 1958 in the films The Mimic and Mary and Our Lady the Midwife. Since then he became one of the key figures of Greek cinema, since we meet him in second and first roles, in 112 films. In 1972, he appeared on television for the first time in the series "Bolshoi Ivan and Big John", while a little later he became known to the general public with his participation in the series "Border Station" where he convinced the president of the village. in Korydallos.

Alongside his film career, he also worked in the theater as a writer.

In 1972 he also appeared on television in the series "Bolshoi Ivan and Big John" and then in the series "Border Station", where he made a memorable appearance as the anti-communal leader who was constantly at odds with his communal boss.

He also dabbled in poetry. Some of his poems are dedicated to Amorgos.

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Known For

A Matter of Earnestness
The Smart Aleck
The Smart Aleck

1966

as Panos

Modern Cinderella
Modern Cinderella

1965

as Mr. Georgiadis

Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Jack of All Trades, Master of None

1963

as Giannakis' father

I'll Make You Queen
I'll Make You Queen

1964

as detective

My Daughter, the Socialist
My Daughter, the Socialist

1966

as Dimitris Dimitriou

Meletis of the Flying Squad
The Taxi Driver
The Taxi Driver

1970

as Prodromos

My friend, Lefterakis
One-Penny Youth
One-Penny Youth

1967

as Tsevas Tengoulas

The Brightest Star
The Brightest Star

1967

as Menexes

Holidays in Vietnam
Holidays in Vietnam

1971

as police commander

Five Thousand Lies
The Barber's Beauty
The Barber's Beauty

1969

as Fotis

The Man Who Broke the Ice
The Man Who Broke the Ice

1972

as Iraklis Selemaras

Mrs. Midwife
Mrs. Midwife

1961

as villager with ‎toothache

Teddy Boy My Love
Teddy Boy My Love

1965

as Asimakis Matsakoulis