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George Foundas

Born
Feb 13, 1924 · Aged 86
Died
Nov 28, 2010
Place of birth
Mavrolithari, Folkida
Gender
Male
Movie credits
50
TV credits
4
Also known as (9)
  • Giorgos Foundas
  • Giorgos Fountas
  • Γιώργος Φούντας
  • Йоргос Фунтас
  • Йоргос Фундас
  • Гиоргос Фундас
  • George Fundas
  • Yiorgos Foundas
  • Yorgos Foundas

Biography

George Fountas (Greek: Γιώργος Φούντας, Mavrolithari, Fokida, 13 February 1924 – Athens, 28 November 2010) was a Greek actor, one of the most important in cinema, theatre and television, known, among other things, for his role in the film Stella (1955), by Michael Cacoyannis. He participated in many other distinguished films of the 1950s and 1960s, including Magic City (1954), The Girl in Black (1956), Never on Sunday (1960) and The Red Lanterns (1963), while he also appeared in the foreign productions America, America (1963) and Zorbas (1964). His most important moment in television is his…