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Antonis Yannidis

Born
Mar 17, 1901 · Aged 67
Died
Sep 14, 1968
Place of birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Also known as (2)
  • Антонис Яннидис
  • Αντώνης Γιαννίδης

Biography

In 1922 he graduated from the Constantinople Theater School. Then he went to Paris, where he studied for four years at the School of Oriental Languages and took courses in acting and directing. In 1926 he returned to Athens. In 1927 he made his debut on the theater stage of the Theater of the Young (Athens). Soon he moved to the M. Kiveli Theater, where he played the roles: Talbot ("Mary Stuart"), Banquo ("Macbeth"), Hjalmar ("Wild Duck" by Ibsen), Dorn ("The Seagull") and others. In 1940, together with G. Pappas, he created a theater troupe. Communist. Member of the resistance movement…