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Sotiris Moustakas | |
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![]() Moustakas in the movie Enas nomotagis politis (1974). | |
Born | Sotiris Moustakas 17 September 1940 |
Died | 4 June 2007 | (aged 66)
Nationality | Greek |
Citizenship | Cyprus Greece |
Years active | 1964–2007 |
Spouse | Maria Bonellou (1973-2007) |
Children | 1 |
Sotiris Moustakas (Greek: Σωτήρης Μουστάκας) (17 September 1940 – 4 June 2007) was a Greek Cypriot actor born in Kato Platres, Limassol. His acting career lasted for over four decades, with 1960s–80s as his most successful years. He was described as an "Actor without a Label" cause of his variety of playing in theatrical plays (many different genres), films, television movies, television series, videotape/videocassette movies and many more with great reviews and success in all of them. He became internationally famous with his role "Mimithos" in 1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he became a national star in Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the Greek Cinema (1950s–1970s). His last cinema performance was in 2007 Goya Award-winning film El Greco, where he played "Titian". He gave his voice in the Greek dub of 2007 Disney film Meet the Robinsons, as his last role. He mainly played comedy roles throughout his career. Moustakas was regarded as one of the greatest Greek comedian actors in history.