Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1908-08-14
Day of Death
1984-09-02
Place of Birth
Kastelli Kissamou, Crete, Greece
Manos Katrakis
Biography
Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film. Along with actor/director Kostas Leloudas, he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou '21 in 1928. He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro (the National Theatre) in 1931. During the 1930s, he continued acting in theatrical plays (he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos). He married Anna Lori in 1943. He took part in the resistance as a member of EAM/ELAS and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, he was exiled to Makronisos, along with such other well-known figures as Yiannis Ritsos, Nikos Koundouros, Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos. In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work. He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films. In 1954, he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma (real name Eleni Malioufa). Shortly before his death, he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira, the Journey to Kythera/Kythira, with director Theo Angelopoulos.
Filmography (76)
Voyage to Cythera
1984
The years of the storm
1984
The Man with the Carnation
1980
Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
1980
A Dream of Passion
1978
The sun of death
1978
Makarios, I megali poreia
1977
The Murderess
1974Οιδίπους τύρρανος
1974
The Trial of the Judges
1974
The Protectors
1973
Rebels Of The Cities
1972
Χωρίς Συνείδηση
1972
With Fear and Passion
1972
