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Giorgos Fountas

Giorgos Fountas

Greek actor (1924–2010)

Giorgos Fountas (Greek: Γιώργος Φούντας; 3 June 1924 – 28 November 2010) was a Greek actor in film and television.

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Biography

Fountas was born on 3 June 1924 in Phocis[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11].

He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He appeared for the first time in the theatre in Nyfiatiko tragoudi ("Bridal Song") and his first film in 1944. He was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1966 and 1967 for his participation in his films With the Shine in the Eyes and Fever on the Road.[12][13]

He remained popular and he is best remembered for his role in the movie Stella with Melina Mercouri where he pronounced one quote, which was satirized in the movie Straight Story in 2006.[14]

In the last years of his life, Fountas suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died on 28 November 2010, aged 86.

Filmography

Films

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Television

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References

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    Μίγκου, Θεοφανία (June 3, 2024). "Γιώργος Φούντας: Ο ηθοποιός από τη Ρούμελη που γεννήθηκε σαν σήμερα". STEREA NEWS (in Greek). Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Γιώργος Φούντας, ένα αυθεντικά λαϊκό ίνδαλμα και σπουδαίος ηθοποιός - Zougla". www.zougla.gr (in Greek). Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Γιώργος Φούντας: Ο γάμος με τη Ζώκα, ο ρόλος του Τζέιμς Μποντ, το Αλτσχάιμερ και το ξέσπασμα του γιου του | Cyclades24" (in Greek). October 15, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Η συναρπαστική ζωή του Γιώργου Φούντα: Ήταν γαλατάς, μποξέρ, ποδοσφαιριστής της ΑΕΚ και παραλίγο να υποδυθεί τον Τζέιμς Μποντ" (in Greek). November 28, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    Βασιλόπουλος, Λεωνίδας (November 28, 2020). "Γιώργος Φούντας - Μια διεθνή καριέρα, που επέλεξε να μη γίνει ποτέ". UrbanLife.gr. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    charalamp, Pol (December 18, 2023). "Γιώργος Φούντας: Η σπουδαία καριέρα, η πρόταση για τον ρόλο Τζέιμς Μπόντ, η μάχη με το Αλτσχάιμερ και το ξέσπασμα του γιου του". Ειδήσεις Τώρα - Europost.gr (in Greek). Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Η συναρπαστική ζωή του Γιώργου Φούντα: Ήταν γαλατάς, μποξέρ ποδοσφαιριστής της ΆΕΚ και παραλίγο να υποδυθεί τον Τζέιμς Μποντ" (in Greek). August 26, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Γιώργος Φούντας". Ατέχνως (in Greek). November 28, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    "Γιώργος Φούντας: Από γαλατάς, σπουδαίος πρωταγωνιστής του ελληνικού σινεμά". Neakriti (in Greek). November 28, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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    Thessaloniki Film Festival (Organization) Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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    Thessaloniki Film Festival (Organization) Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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    The role of Miltou-Giorgos Fountas was played by Alekos Syssovitis.
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    "awards 1966". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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    "awards 1967". Thessaloniki Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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