Kostas Hatzihristos

Acting · 1.6 popularity

Age

105

Movies

Born: January 1, 1921 – October 3, 2001
From: Thessaloniki, Greece

Biography

Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos (Greek: Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh child of the family. His parents were from Constantinople (today Istanbul), and they were initially relocated to Kavala, moved to Thessaloniki thereafter, and later moved to the northern Athens suburb of Pagkrati. The young Kostas studied initially at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros and finished his studies in the Kavala. He worked in the variety theatre Missouri in Piraeus and with the Nitsa Gaitanaki company where he played in The Grouch (Το Στραβόξυλο) by Dimitris Psathas. From 1945 until 1948, he worked in an operetta company owned by Paraskevas Oikonomou and appeared in the Pefka variety with Oikonomidis and Oasia with Mimis Traiforos. In 1949‒50, he participated in Koula Nikolaidou's musical company at the Verdun theatre (Θέατρο Βερντέν) at Alexandras Avenue. At the Verdun theatre, Hatzichristos acted for his first time in his successful run in the role of a villager character called Thymios, a role inspired by Kostas Nikolaidis, brother of his wife Mary Nikolaidou. Hatzichristos first screen appearance was in the movie The Knights' Castle in 1952 with Giorgos Asimakopoulos and Nikos Tsiforos. At the same time, he was successful at the theatre founded in 1952 by his own theatrical troupe. In 1960, he became a theatrical entrepreneur and founded his own theatre: Hatzichristos Theatre (Θέατρο Χατζηχρήστου). The theatre premiered on 18 February 1960, and was later renamed as the Treatre Orfeas. It was located at Panepistimiou Avenue in the Athens neighborhood of Akadimia. Among the greatest successes in his career were the films What a Mess (Της Κακομοίρας) in 1963 and Τhe Man Who Returned from the Plates (Ο Άνθρωπος που Γύρισε από τα Πιάτα!) in 1969 with Anna Fonsou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. He also produced three films and directed eight. His theatrical work continued until 1983. After a long period of absence, he returned into the theatre in 1994‒95 era and played in the local Hatzichristos Theatre. His difficult years begun when his third wife, Eleni Pantazi died at the age of 42. Kostas Hatzichristos died by cancer on 3 October 2001, suffering from economic problems.[20] He was interred at public expense at First Cemetery of Athens on 5 October 2001.

Works

75 films

The Heirs

19647.3

Mr. Wing Commander

19636.5

My Nephew Manolis

19636.3

Meletis of the Flying Squad

19664.8

Goodbye Zoe

196010.0

Paras and Foukaras

19646.8

World Gone Mad

19638.2

Golfo-Girl of the Mountains

19556.0

Get Up, Dance Sirtaki

19676.3

Νύχτες της Αθήνας

19549.0

Alexandros and Aishe

20018.0

The Beloved Of The Shepherdess

19555.5

Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments

19664.4

A Bouzouki Different from the Others

19707.0

A Cop with Slippers

19884.0

The seawolf

19645.8

Michalios of the 14th Regiment

19626.0

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

19597.8

The Lucky One

19687.5

Casanova

19635.9

Women in Arms

19796.0

The Clever Bird

19616.2

The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie

195710.0

The Incredible

19707.5

Thymios in the Land of Striptease

19639.0

Ένας πιλότος για πέταμα

1987

Και το πρώτο κλαρίνο

1988

Vacation in Kolopetinitsa

19597.0

Captain for Tears

19614.8

Wild Chickens

19818.0

Πιάσαμε την καλή

19557.0

O thymios tahei 400

19605.6

The Woman Driver

19646.0

Sarakatsanissa

19599.0

Τρεις δραπέτες του φρενοκομείου

195410.0

Gerakina

195810.0

Τα τρία μωρά

195510.0

Performance for a role

19787.0

Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot

19655.6

A tough corporal

19647.5

Laos and Kolonaki

19595.3

The Man Who Returned from the Plates

19695.8

Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis

19607.2

O Thymios takane thalassa

19596.5

Sidewalk

19627.0

Taxi Driver

19626.3

The Hunters of Athens

19567.0

Ο γιός του πάρτα όλα

1986

Jeep, Pavilion and Love

19576.4

The Tough Guy

19617.0

Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous

19695.8

The child of the square

19616.7

Dracula and Company

19597.5

O tetraperatos

19666.7

Aliki the Dictator

19724.5

The Toreador Advances!

19635.7

Lisa, Tosca of Athens

19595.6

Dimos from Trikala

19623.8

Thimios vs. Tsitsios

19716.0

What Does Man Do To Live

19707.3

The Tower of Knights

19526.3

Maria Pentagiotissa

19573.4

Long live the poor children

195910.0

Krystallo

19596.0

A Ship Full of Papadopoulos

19665.5

No, Mr. Johnson.

19656.0

The tree children from Volo

19577.0

Athens after midnight

19688.0

Three Detectives

19575.0

The Girl Has Got an Uncle

19575.5

The Dervish Boys

19605.0

Dollars and Dreams

19567.0

Love in installments

19593.8

A Hippie With Slippers

197010.0

World Gone Mad

2026