Kostas Karras
Date of birth: 1936-06-21
Place of birth: Athens, Greece
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Κώστας Καρράς, Κωστας Καρρας
Biography
Kostas Karras (Athens, 21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) was a Greek actor and politician. He studied Political Science in London and acting at the National Theatre's Drama School. He was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In 1963 he graduated from the Pelos Katselis Drama School and the same year made his debut in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. At that time, he began his successful collaboration with Ellie Lampeti, with whom he was in a relationship, and appeared, among others, in works such as Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" (in the role of Paul Parker) and Tennessee Williams's Bus Stop (in the role of Kowalski). Since then, he has created his own theatrical groups and achieved personal success in Nikolai Gogol's Diary of a Madman and Noel Coward's The Evil Spirit (as Charles). His contribution as an actor to Greek cinema is significant, where he first appeared in 1961. However, his best film appearance is considered to be the role of Menelaus in Michael Cacoyannis' Iphigenia (1977). On Greek television, he starred with great success in many series. From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of the Greek Parliament with the New Democracy party. He was honorary president of Smile of the Child since 1994. He organized the first international fundraiser for the victims of the Bosnian War. He repeatedly gave performances to support vulnerable social groups. He was awarded by many organizations and associations for his social and humanitarian action (Lions, Smile of the Child, Municipalities and Communities). Since July 2000 he was responsible for the Cultural Movement branch of the New Democratic Party of Greece, cultural associations and the finances of Culture. In the 1994-1996 season he participated in the series Our Father in the role of Kostas Stergiou on ANT1. He died of cancer on May 6, 2012, at the age of 75 and was buried in the First Cemetery of Athens. He left behind his wife, Angeliki Baroutsou, with whom he had been married since 1965 and they had a son, Vasilis. His wife died of a heart attack on December 27, 2023.
Movie Credits
Iphigenia
1977-09-10
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, K
Πικρή ζωή
1965-01-01
Miss Manager
1964-12-18
The strict and formal director Lila Vassiliou has under her orders all the staff of the technical of
The Mediterranean In Flames
1972-05-14
A volunteer from a World War II-era Greek resistance group agrees to seduce a German officer in orde
The Daughter of the Sun
1971-12-27
The plain of Thessaly, 1910. The tenant farmers suffer untold hardships, both from the Arvanites inv
Lieutenant Natassa
1970-12-12
The year is 1965. Natasa Arseni visits Dachau, the place where she was found by the Americans at the
Crooked Deeds
1969-01-01
Dimitris, a poor painter who feels deeply disappointed in his life, leaves his wife and begins to wa
Ο δρόμος των ηρώων
1971-01-01
The despised
1965-01-01
My Brother, the Lord
1966-01-01
A car electrician, Charis, spends all his money on tailors in order to give the appearance of a "lor
Athens dances Rock 'n' Roll
1957-01-01
The film refers to the fashion of the new American rock and roll dance, which also reached Athens. I
Yie mou... Yie mou...
1965-10-25
A widow wants to remarry, but as often as he tries to flirt with younger women he faces the rivalry
The Trial of an Innocent
1969-11-04
At the beginning of his trial, the accused Vassilis Doranis takes account of the events that brought
Gigolos
1981-07-15
This comedy takes place during a hot summer at a Greek island. We meet Stathis and his company and w
The Parisian Lady
1969-12-22
Sometimes, the circumstances call for reckless bravery--and just like that--a humble neighbourhood s
The Sorceress
1967-02-01
A young doctor, Spyros, falls in love with a poor singer, Eleni, who is under the extortionist urge
Who Is Margarita?
1961-01-01
A girl from the province, who works in a fashion house in Athens, goes to Kos to promote her clothes
Captives of Hate
1972-12-27
Viky, a Greek from Africa, returns in shock to her homeland after the riots in the Congo, where she
Apollo Goes on Holiday
1968-02-28
Prince Jan is spying on beautiful tour guide Elena from his helicopter while touring Greece. He esca
In the name of the law
1970-05-09
A traumatised Korean War veteran is accused of arson and murder. Now, the deceased's criminal attorn
The Merchant
1967-01-01
Lena Konstantinidi, a wealthy young woman who is paralyzed, falls in love with a poor student, Alexi
Η ανταρσία των 10
1970-09-26
Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη
1985-01-01
24 Hours of Liveliness
1969-01-01
Louisa Ragozzi, exhausted by her husband's antics, whom she caught red-handed with her typist, prete
Why Did You Betray Me?
1969-01-01
A nice but poor medical student, Petros, lives in a poor courtyard with a down-and-out musician, Ant
Too Late for Tears
1968-01-01
Alexis abandons his fiancée Irene when he realizes that her family no longer has the wealth it was o
Thirst for Life
1964-01-01
Katerina is a spoiled rich woman who spends her time playing with the men who surround her. Only her
Νυχτοπερπατήματα
1964-01-01
Ένα παιδί χωρίς όνομα
1964-01-01
After their father's death, the vicious and drunken eldest son, Angelos, kicks out of the house his
Imperiale
1968-01-01
The selfish mistress of a soldier, Zoe, betrays her lover and marries the emperor of Byzantium. She
Thymisou, agapi mou...
1969-01-01
Elsa and her husband Alkis vacation with their friend Vera in Nafplio, where Elsa's former love, Mar
Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος
1965-01-01
A poor young man, who bears the surname of a rich shipowner, meets and falls in love with a rich hei
Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές
1965-01-01
Μια 'βδομάδα στον παράδεισο
1964-01-01
Καρέ του έρωτα
1986-01-01