Nikos Rizos
Acting
Born: 1924-09-30 in Πέτα Άρτας
Biography
Nikos Rizos (Greek: Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924 – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. Rizos began his career with Anthropoi, anthropoi in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre. He founded his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 with Vasilis Avlonitis and Georgia Vasileiadou. He appeared in various comedies in Greece and Germany, performing for the immigrant Greeks abroad. In 1986, he appeared at the Astor Theatre on Stadiou Street which he ran from the artistic performance until 1990. Rizos changed and he was a theatrical entrepreneur for 27 years. He starred in around 300 comedy films including To soferaki (with Giorgos Tzavellas), O thisavros tou makariti (with Nikos Tsiforos), O Klearchos, i Marina kai o kontos, Simoria eraston, and others. On television, he starred alongside Martha Karagianni in O dromos (The Road). In 1999, he appeared in the television series of Tassos Athanassiadis's I aithousa tou thronou. It was his last appearance on television.
Known For
The Throne Room
Δήμαρχος
Alli to proi, alli to vrady
Θανάσης
Τρελός παπάς τους βάφτισε
The Grouch
Tolis Zerzevekis
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Pavlos
Seven Days of Lying
Sotiris
To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
Vrasidas Paparatzas
Bedlam My Love
Minas
Arpa Colla
Mr. Karalefiotis
From the Stable to the Salon
Ston asterismo tis gravatas
Tony
Ο Γεροδήμος
Μας φάγανε οι τρέλες στις Σεϋχέλλες
Aspasia's dollars
Petros
Guess what I do... at night
Sotiris
Για την αγάπη μιας ορφανής
Είναι μάγκας ο ψηλός με τη γραβάτα
Wheel Bag and Kopana
Iraklis Derekis
Κόκκορας στο χαρέμι του
Meletis
World Gone Mad
Kitsaras Bourbouris
Remember September
The Lucky One
Stavros
The Countess of Fabrica
Christos Delimanis (Thief)
Lovers Without a Dime
Aristotelis
Runaway Bride
truck driver
Ματάκιας και βρωμόστομος
Thymios in the Land of Striptease
Jealous like a Cat
Mistos
Happy Bums
Mitsos Mantrahaleas
Klearhos, Marina and the short one
Mahos Zarkadopoulos
O thymios tahei 400
Stay Cool, Napoleon!
Leonidas
The Lady and the Tramp
Thanasis
The Treasure of the Beatitude
Stelios
When the Cat is Missing!
Babis
O xemoramenos
The Wretched and the Rich
My Nephew Manolis
Manolis Karletsos
The End of the Two-Cent Coin
Napoleon
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
Menios