Lambros Konstantaras (March 13, 1913 – June 28, 1985) was a Greek

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 stage and screen actor, one of the best actors in Greece

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. Konstantaras was born in Athens

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 on March 13, 1913. He studied acting in Paris

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 and graduated in 1933, making his theatre debut in France

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 in 1937. He debuted in Greece

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 the following year. After working in several theatre

Theatre

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 groups he formed his own with Jenny Karezi, Maro Kontou and Nikos Rizos

Nikos Rizos

Nikos Rizos was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He married Elsa Rizou and raised a son.-Career:He began his career with the classic film Anthropoi, anthropoiPeople, People in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre, made his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 as...

, often working together with such actresses as Ellie Lambeti

Ellie Lambeti

Ellie Lambeti was a Greek actress.-Family:Born in 1926 in Greece,her father owned a Greek tavern in the village of Vilia Attikis. She had six siblings. Her maternal grandfather was a Captain Stamatis who fought together with Kolokotronis against the Turks in 1821, when the modern Greek democracy...

, Aliki Vougiouklaki

Aliki Vougiouklaki

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 and others. However, Konstantaras was far better known as a film actor, playing leading roles in over 80 movies including "Η Αλίκη στο Ναυτικό" ("Aliki in the Navy") with Aliki Vougiouklaki

Aliki Vougiouklaki

Aliki Vougiouklaki was a Greek actress. She is considered as one of the most popular and successful actresses of Greek cinema.-Biography:...

 and Dimitris Papamichail), "Η χαρτοπαίχτρα" ("The card-player") with Rena Vlachopoulou, "Η κόρη μου η σοσιαλίστρια" ("My daughter the socialist") and many more. In his youth, many of his role

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s were of a serious nature but later on in life he played almost exclusively comic roles usually as an executive or the father of the bride, etc. Lambros Konstantaras died on June 28, 1985.