Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanouil (Greek: Τάκης Εμμανουήλ, 1933 - 26 August 2017) was a Greek actor, with an international career in the field of cinema. He was also a director and producer, while in the last years of his life he was involved in literature. He was born in 1933 in Messolonghi and his real name was Panagiotis. Initially, in Greece, he studied acting at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory, with the teacher of the theater director Dimitris Rontiris. Later, in the period 1979-1981, he studied directing, screenwriting and television production in Los Angeles. At the age of 27 (in 1960) he made his first appearance on stage, in the tragedy "Iphigenia in Tauris" by Euripides, performing the role of Geladaris. The play was presented at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, by the 'Ancient Attic Theatre' troupe of Malaina Anousaki. Its theatrical appearances continued until 1965. In cinema, it first appeared alongside the theatre, in 1960, in the modular film The River by Nikos Koundouros. Other films followed alongside renowned directors (Nikos Koundouros, Michalis Cacogiannis, Takis Kanellopoulos, Dinos Dimopoulos, Dimis Dadiras, etc.) and important actors (Manos Katrakis, Irini Papa, Yannis Fertis, Aleka Katseli, Notis Pergialis, Phaedon Georgitsis, Eleni Zafiriou, Niki Triantafyllidi, Eleni Prokopiou, Zannino, Anestis Vlachos, Lefteris Vournas, Spyros Kalogirou, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Sotiris Moustakas, etc.). The successes that most of the films in which he participated achieved, both in Greece and abroad, were his passport to an international career. In 1968, he emigrated from Greece to perform abroad in America, England, Italy and Australia. In 1982, he returned to Greece and founded his own production company.

Takis Emmanouil (Griechisch: Τάκης Εμμανουήλ, 1933 - 26. August 2017) war ein griechischer Schauspieler mit einer internationalen Karriere im Bereich des Kinos. Er war außerdem Regisseur und Produzent, und in den letzten Jahren seines Lebens beschäftigte er sich mit Literatur. Er wurde 1933 in Messolonghi geboren, und sein richtiger Name war Panagiotis. Zunächst studierte er in Griechenland Schauspiel an der Schauspielschule des Athener Konservatoriums bei dem Theaterregisseur Dimitris Rontiris. Später, in der Zeit von 1979 bis 1981, studierte er Regie, Drehbuchschreiben und Fernsehproduktion in Los Angeles. Im Alter von 27 Jahren (1960) gab er sein erstes Bühnenauftritt in der Tragödie "Iphigenia in Tauris" von Euripides, in der Rolle des Geladaris. Das Stück wurde am antiken Theater von Epidaurus von der 'Ancient Attic Theatre'-Truppe unter Leitung von Malaina Anousaki aufgeführt. Seine Theaterauftritte setzten sich bis 1965 fort.