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Giorgos Tzortzis
Athens, Greece
George Tzortzis (Athens, 30 July 1938 - 14 January 2019) was a Greek television and film actor. He was born in Athens on 30 July 1938. He made his theatre debut in 1960 and in ci…
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George Tzortzis (Athens, 30 July 1938 - 14 January 2019) was a Greek television and film actor. He was born in Athens on 30 July 1938. He made his theatre debut in 1960 and in cinema in 1961. He made his theatre debut in Alejandro Casona's play "Trees Die Standing", with the troupe of Vasilis Diamantopoulos and Maria Alkaios. Participation in many other troupes followed, with the longest-lasting one with the troupe of Dimitris Myrat and Voula Zoumboulakis. In the mid-1970s, he created his own troupe with his then wife Tonia Kaziani, with whom he staged important works of the international repertoire. He also acted on television, with his best-known participation being in the series, The Shine, by Nikos Foskolos, in the role of the Chief of Police. His other television appearances were in The Unknown War, The Witches of Smyrna and Bloody Soils in 2008, where he co-starred with Anna Synodinou. He was married to fellow actress Tonia Kaziani, whom he met on the set of the film A German in Kalavrita and with whom he also starred in the TV series The Unknown War. They had a daughter, Eugenia, who did not pursue acting. They divorced years later. He died at the age of 80 on January 14, 2019.
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2014
Omicron Plus
TV show
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2009
With Heart & Soul
Movie Sparks
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2000
Αθώος ή ένοχος
TV show
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1995
Μια ζωή για την Έλσα
TV show Βασίλης Λάμπρου
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1991
The Shine
TV show Οσμάν Μπαρκίζ
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1990
Ένας Κλέφτης με Φιλότιμο
Movie
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1989
Ο φακίρης
Movie
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1989
Love at the Hill House
Movie
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1989
Horis oria
Movie
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1989
A Baby in My Taxi
Movie
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1988
Χρόνια πολλά γλυκιά μου
TV show Syzygos
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1988
A Coward and a Brave
Movie Chief of the police
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1988
The Cruise of Love
Movie Stelios Gaitis
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1988
Το ρεπορτάζ
Movie
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1987
Μου την πέσανε δικέ μου!
Movie
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1987
To koritsi tou batsou
Movie
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1986
Καρδιοκλέφτρα
Movie
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1986
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
Movie
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1986
I blofa
Movie
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1986
Καρέ του έρωτα
Movie
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1986
Politsmana, tou samata i mana
Movie Argyri's Father
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1984
Clumsy Lover
Movie Βασίλης
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1982
Γιάννης και Μαρία
TV show Μιχάλης
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1978
Dangerous Exits
TV show
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1973
The Swamp
Movie Dimitris
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1973
The years of rage
Movie
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1972
Freedom or Death
Movie Narator
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1971
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
Movie
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1970
A German in Kalavryta
Movie
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1970
At the Battle of Crete
Movie Anthony Fletcher
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1970
Beautiful days
Movie Stefanos Dimitriou
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1969
Thymisou, agapi mou...
Movie Markos
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1968
The Cannon and the Nightingale
Movie Grigoris Afxendiou
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1968
Η ώρα της οργής
Movie Markos Halkias
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1966
The 7th Day of Creation
Movie Alekos Stathakis
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1966
Gefsi apo erota
Movie Panos Stergiou
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1965
Εγκατάλειψη
Movie Aris
