Artemis Matsas

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Artemis Matsas

Acting January 1, 1930

Athens, Greece

Artemis Matsas (1930 – 7 September 2003) was a Greek actor, film critic and director. He acted in theatre and in a significant number of films and television from 1949 to 1988. He…

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Never on Sunday

Never on Sunday

6.8 1960 Movie
Jerk in Istanbul

Jerk in Istanbul

4.7 1967 Movie
Savage Hunt

Savage Hunt

7.0 1980 Movie
The Road to Corinth

The Road to Corinth

4.2 1967 Movie
Made in Greece

Made in Greece

5.8 1987 Movie
Το αγρίμι

Το αγρίμι

6.5 1960 Movie
The Beauty of Athens

The Beauty of Athens

6.4 1954 Movie
Conspiracy in the Mediterranean

Conspiracy in the Mediterranean

4.0 1975 Movie
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar

Tall, Thin and a Big Liar

4.8 1985 Movie
A Bullet Through the Heart

A Bullet Through the Heart

6.0 1966 Movie
Bouboulina

Bouboulina

6.8 1959 Movie
Εις θάνατον

Εις θάνατον

9.0 Movie

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Artemis Matsas (1930 – 7 September 2003) was a Greek actor, film critic and director. He acted in theatre and in a significant number of films and television from 1949 to 1988. He became widely known for his portrayal of traitors in plays set during the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II. His brother was the writer and director Nestoras Matsas. It is characteristic that his name is used in publications several years after his active involvement, to denote a traitor or a traitor. Artemis Matsas had studied at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory and worked as a film and art editor in newspapers and magazines. His first films in which he acted in cinema were Erotic Journey (1949) and The Engagements (1950). As a director, he had the troupe "Dream Studio". He died at the age of 73 in Athens.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1992
    Τα Μπακούρια

    TV show

  2. 1988
    Triantafyllo ki agathi

    Movie

  3. 1988
    Rose and Thorn: Part II

    Movie

  4. 1988
    Έρχονται οι γυμνιστές

    Movie

  5. 1987
    Made in Greece

    Movie

  6. 1987
    Η φάπα της χρονιάς

    Movie

  7. 1986
    Telecannibals

    Movie Sakis

  8. 1985
    Tall, Thin and a Big Liar

    Movie Virginia's father

  9. 1980
    Thanasi tightened your belt even more

    Movie Alexandros Tsekouras

  10. 1980
    Savage Hunt

    Movie The Chief Torturer

  11. 1975
    Conspiracy in the Mediterranean

    Movie David Azaria

  12. 1973
    Pavlos Melas

    Movie

  13. 1973
    The Man Who Ran a Lot

    Movie Meletis

  14. 1972
    Ο Πατούχας

    Movie

  15. 1971
    Underwater Papanikolis

    Movie Ιταλός μηχανικός (αιχμάλωτος)

  16. 1969
    A woman's sacrifice

    Movie

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  1. 1969
    When the City Dies

    Movie

  2. 1968
    Η Λυγερή

    Movie

  3. 1968
    Assignment Skybolt

    Movie Stenger

  4. 1968
    Κατηγορούμενη απολογήσου

    Movie

  5. 1967
    The Road to Corinth

    Movie

  6. 1967
    Jerk in Istanbul

    Movie

  7. 1967
    Δρόσω η αρχοντοπούλα

    Movie

  8. 1967
    If All the Women in the World

    Movie

  9. 1966
    A Bullet Through the Heart

    Movie Giuseppe Tassara

  10. 1966
    Sinful Women of the Night

    Movie

  11. 1965
    When the bells ring

    Movie

  12. 1965
    Heartbreak in the Slums

    Movie

  13. 1964
    Casablan

    Movie

  14. 1964
    The Daily Wage of Pain

    Movie Hristos

  15. 1964
    Nightwalks

    Movie

  16. 1964
    Without parents and siblings

    Movie

  17. 1963
    Όλα και τη ζωή μου ακόμα

    Movie

  18. 1963
    The Mischief-Makers

    Movie

  19. 1963
    Τα παληόπαιδα

    Movie

  20. 1962
    Lafina

    Movie

  21. 1962
    The steps of life

    Movie

  22. 1962
    The Greek woman and love

    Movie Miltos

  23. 1962
    Sidewalk

    Movie

  24. 1962
    Sinners

    Movie