Manos Katrakis
Birthday: 1908-08-14 | Place of Birth: Kastelli Kissamou, Crete, GreeceEmmanuel "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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Spyros
as Nikolaos Plastiras
as Petros
as Papa-Giannis
as Narrator (voice)
as Theodoros Kolokotronis
as Οιδίποδας
as Alexandros Viaskos
as Kanelos Vasilopoulos
as Horst Richter
as Lykourgos Venetis
as Alekos Valiris
as Argyris
as Athanasios Daoutis
as Mose Aron
as Pantelis
as Μάνος Σαρρής
as Major General Dareios
as Mr. Razis
as Father Hormovas
as Mikes Papadimas
