Stefanos Linaios

Stefanos Linaios (Greek: Στέφανος Ληναίος), born Dionysios Mytilinaios (Διονύσιος Μυτιληναίος) on 6 August 1928 in Messini, Messinia, Greece), is a Greek actor, writer, director, and theatrical manager. He is married to actress Elli Fotiou. His daughter, Margarita Mytilinaiou, is the director of the Second Programme of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT). He currently lives in Ilissia in east Athens.

Stefanos Linaios
Στέφανος Ληναίος
Born (1928-08-06) 6 August 1928
OccupationActor

He graduated from the Athens Drama School in 1951 and from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London, England in 1969. From 1954 until 1967, he performed with more than 20 companies in about 100 productions, and appeared in 100 movies and radio and television programmes. From 1970 he also directed movies while performing in around 50 theatrical plays and also many radio and television shows.

Stefanos Linaios is the founder of the "Modern Greek Theatre" company at the Alfa Theatre in Athens. He wrote novels like Meriki thanatoi (Μερικοί θάνατοι) and several studies including Synchrono theatro (Σύγχρονο θέατρο, "Modern theatre") and TV meso Paideias (TV μέσο Παιδείας, "Television as an educational means"), which was taken into consideration when ERT established its Educational Television programme. He was also chairman of the Union of Greek Actors from 1966 to 1967, and has served as a councillor with the Panhellenic Union of Free Theatre (ΠΕΕΘ) from 1975 and at the Greek Theatre Centre from 1977. He is a member of the British Actors' Equity Association.

Filmography

YearFilm title
(English translation)
Original title
and transliteration
Role
1955To organaki tou AttikΤο οργανάκι του Αττίκ
The Little Attique Organ
Aristos
1957Barba-Yiannis o kanatasΜπαρμπα-Γιάννης, ο κανατάςAlexandros Harissis
1957Rantevou me ton erotaΡαντεβού με τον έρωτα
Rendezvous with Love
Alekos
1959O thisavros tou makaritiΟ θησαυρός του μακαρίτη
Dead Man's Chest
Iraklis
1960To klotsoskoufiΤο κλωτσοσκούφιLakis Aggelidis
1960Oikogeneia PapadopoulouΟικογένεια Παπαδοπούλου
Papadopoulos Family
Alexis Vranas
1961Poia einai i Margarita;Ποια είναι η Μαργαρίτα;
Who is Margarita (Margaret)?
Nikos Pandazis/Pantazis
1961Eno sfirize to trenoΕνώ σφύριζε το τρένο
While the train whistled
Vassilis
1961Agapi kai thyellaΑγάπη και θύελλα
Love and storm
Tassos
1967Mias pentaras niataΜιας πεντάρας νιάταGiorgos Stratakis
1969I komissa tis fabrikasΗ κόμισσα της φάμπρικας
Countess of the Factory
Christos Delimanis (officer)
1987Ta paidia tis chelidonasΤα παιδιά της χελιδόνας-
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