Kostas Triantafyllopoulos Explained

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos
Native Name:Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος
Native Name Lang:el
Birth Date:8 February 1956
Birth Place:Athinaio, Arcadia, Greece
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1976–2021

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos (el|Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021)[1] was a Greek actor.

Biography

After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Aristophanes and Shakespeare to contemporary American drama (Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Thornton Wilder, Sam Shepard).[2] [3]

He performed frequently at the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and at many other major Greek theatres, appearing in both classics and new works. His most notable stage roles include: Joe Keller in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Kilroy in Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith in Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick in Tone Clusters by Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Old Man in Fool for Love by Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin in No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Gilbert Horn in Knives in Hens by David Harrower, Creon in Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, Xanthias in The Frogs and Lamachus in The Acharnians both by Aristophanes.[4] [5]

From November 1998 to July 1999 and from July 2002 to March 2003 he participated in the world tours of the National Theatre of Greece with the tragedies Medea by Euripides (as Creon), Electra (as Paedagogus) and Antigone (as Guard)[6] both by Sophocles.[7] [8] The tour included performances in France, Australia, Israel, Portugal, United States,[9] Canada, Brasil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, China and Japan.[10] Medea was well received by the critics and especially by The New York Times.[11]

He appeared in numerous Greek television series and films, such as Ela sti thesi mou, Ta mystika tis Edem, Kaneis de leei s' agapo, Peninta Peninta and Symmathites.[12] He had also established himself as a voice actor, performing the Greek dubbing voices of numerous popular Disney characters such as Pete of the Mickey Mouse universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, Don Carlton in Monsters University, Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast, Django in Ratatouille and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch.[13] [14]

Work

Theatre (partial)

YearPlayWriterRoleTheatre
2019–20Medea[15] BostOedipusThiseio Theatre
2017–19The Lying KindAnthony NeilsonBalthasarMousouri Theatre
2016–17SchumannSofia KapsourouFriedrich WieckNational Theatre of Greece
2015–16To PanigiriDimitris KechaidisPaplomatasNational Theatre of Greece
2014–1512 Angry Men[16] Reginald RoseJuror #3Alkmini Theatre
2014–15Protipos oikos anochisHaris RomasAlkiviadis/Aristomenis LachanasAkadimos Theatre
2013–14A Flea in Her Ear[17] Georges FeydeauAugustin FerraillonAliki Theatre
2013Ears on a BeatleMark St. GermainHoward BallantineAggelon Vima Theatre
2011–12StallerhofFranz Xaver KroetzStallerNeos Kosmos Theatre
2010–11Fool for LoveSam ShepardOld ManKappa Theatre
2009–10HughieEugene O'NeillErie SmithAltera Pars
2008–09EldoradoMarius von MayenburgAschenbrennerHora Theatre
2008–09HughieEugene O'NeillErie SmithBios
2006–08I theia ap' to ChicagoAlekos SakellariosHarilaosIvi Theatre
2005–06All My SonsArthur MillerJoe KellerNational Theatre of Northern Greece
2005Tone ClustersJoyce Carol OatesFrank GulickPorta Theater
2004–05Pugilist SpecialistAdriano ShaplinColonel JohnsKefallinias Street Theatre
2003Oedipus at ColonusSophoclesCreonGreek Art Theatre
2002–03AntigoneSophoclesGuardNational Theatre of Greece
2001–02No ExitJean-Paul SartreJoseph GarcinKefallinias Street Theatre
2001OresteiaAeschylusHeraldNational Theatre of Greece
2000–01Camino RealTennessee WilliamsKilroyNational Theatre of Greece
1999–00Knives in HensDavid HarrowerGilbert HornAthens Praxi Theatre
1999Doña RositaFederico García LorcaUncleNational Theatre of Greece
1998–99ElectraSophoclesPaedagogusNational Theatre of Greece
1997–99MedeaEuripidesCreonNational Theatre of Greece
1997La CelestinaFernando de RojasSempronioOdeon of Herodes Atticus
1996–97The Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterCardinalAmore Theatre
1996–97Thérèse RaquinÉmile ZolaGrivetAmore Theatre
1996OthelloWilliam ShakespeareRoderigoUniversity of Athens
1995–96The Government InspectorNikolai GogolArtemy Filippovich ZemlianikaTzeni Karezi Theatre
1995The AcharniansAristophanesLamachusNational Theatre of Greece
1994–95The Last OnesMaxim GorkyYakovPorta Theater
1994The Two Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam ShakespeareLaunceTheatre of Central Greece (Lamia)
1992–94The Diary of Anne FrankFrances Goodrich – Albert HackettMr. Van DaanKappa Theatre
1990The FrogsAristophanesXanthiasOpen Theatre
1989–90Three SistersAnton ChekhovBaron Nikolai Lvovich TuzenbachOpen Theatre
1988–89LuluFrank WedekindRodrigoOpen Theatre

Filmography

Television (partial)

YearSeriesRoleNetwork
2020–21Ι familiaManosANT1
2019Ou foneuseis "Stachtes"DimitrisOpen TV
2018–19Ela sti thesi mouLoukas PasamitrosAlpha
2015–16SymmathitesAndroklis NikolaidisANT1
2014Me ta pantelonia katwGerasimosMEGA
2011Ta mystika tis EdemEukleidis FokasMEGA
2009Epta thanasimes petheresThanasis KaramitrosMEGA
2008–09I katallili stigmiThodoros MikromaniatisΝΕΤ
2008Safe sex TV StoriesVangelisMEGA
2007–08Amyna zonisBrigadier General Aristides GikasΝΕΤ
2007Epta thanasimes petheresParaskevas KolliasMEGA
2007Irthe ki edeseDionysis StamoulisMEGA
2007Super babasKostisANT1
2006–07Peninta PenintaIppokratis BeloutsisMEGA
2006Safe sex TV StoriesStelios ProvatasMEGA
2004–05Kaneis de leei s' agapoStefanos TriantafyllouMEGA
2004BabalouZisisAlpha
2003–04Mia agapi, mia zoiGiorgosAlpha
2003O dromosDimitrisMEGA
2002–03FevgaPantelisMEGA
2001–02DrosoulitesKarolos KarolouStar Channel
2000–01TaksimAntonisΕΤ1
2000Na me proseheisSokratisMEGA
1994–95To teleftaio antioDimitris KosmatosMEGA
1994Tavros me toxotiVangelisANT1
1992–93Oi frouroi tis AchaiasGiannis FilinisMEGA
1991–92Ypografi PriftisNotis AgorogiannisANT1
1990–91Akrivi mou SofiaConstantine I of GreeceET1
1990I Anagenisi enos EthnousCaptain DioskouridisΕΤ2
1990Jean-Paul Sartre's The Unburied DeadCanorisΕΤ1

Film (partial)

YearMovieRole
2011Ap' ta kokkala vgalmenaManolis Padouvakis
2009NisosInspector Athanasiou
2006PaperboatFather
2005I gynaika einai... skliros anthroposDetective Karabeos
2002Avrio tha 'nai argaBoss
2001Ki avrio mera einaiIordanis

Dubbing (partial)

Notes and References

  1. News: Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος – Πέθανε ο σπουδαίος ηθοποιός. 21 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Kostas Triantafyllopoulos interview. ypaithros.gr. 10 April 2016. Greek.
  3. Web site: Kostas Triantafyllopoulos stars in National Theatre of Greece's production of Kechaidis famous play To Panigiri. diaskedasi.info. Greek.
  4. Web site: Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος: Η ζωή μας είναι συνδεδεμένη με το ψέμα. townsendia.gr. 2019. Greek. 19 August 2020. 23 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623194703/https://www.townsendia.gr/2019/04/blog-post_92.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Ήταν όλοι τους παιδιά μου του Άρθουρ Μίλλερ, κριτική της παράστασης από τη Μαρία Δαμιανίδου: Ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος φιλοτέχνησε το ρόλο του Κέλλερ με ιδιαίτερη δεξιοτεχνία. Περνούσε με μία συναισθηματική πληρότητα από όλες τις πτυχές του χαρακτήρα του Κέλλερ, με αδρές χαράξεις και περισσή άνεση (...) Τέλος η παράσταση έχει να δώσει πολλά στο θεατρόφιλο κοινό, αφενός γιατί το έργο παραμένει επίκαιρο και είναι φτιαγμένο από έναν που γνώριζε πολύ καλά να χειρίζεται την πένα, αφετέρου γιατί ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος δίνει ένα ρεσιτάλ υποκριτικής.. mic.gr. 17 March 2006. Greek.
  6. Web site: Theater review: A Timeless Rebel Afire With a Doomed Cause. Ben Brantley. The New York Times. 1 November 2002.
  7. Archive of the National Theater of Greece, "Sophocles' Electra – World tour dates and venues" (in greek).
  8. Archive of the National Theatre of Greece, "Sophocles' Antigone – World tour dates and venues" (in greek).
  9. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/25/movies/theater-review-anguish-freeze-dried-and-served-with-precision.html?pagewanted=2 "Theatre Review: Medea"
  10. Archive of the National Theatre of Greece, "Photo of Kostas Triantafyllopoulos playing Creon in Euripides' Medea at the State Theatre of Sydney, Australia on 22 – 24 May 1998".
  11. Web site: Medea: Anguish, Freeze-Dried and Served With Precision – New York Times review on Medea accompanied with a picture of Kostas Triantafyllopoulos and Karyofyllia Karabeti from the opening night at City Center Theater, Manhattan, New York on 23 September 1998.. 25 September 1998. Peter Marks. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317233759/http://partners.nytimes.com/library/theater/092598medea-theater-review.html. 17 March 2018.
  12. Web site: Kostas Triantafyllopoulos interview: Ela sti thesi mou series . tv-24.gr. 28 March 2018. Greek.
  13. Web site: Αυτές είναι οι φωνές διασήμων που ακούμε στις μεταγλωτισμένες Disney ταινίες. studentlife.com.cy. 12 July 2017. Greek.
  14. Web site: Winnie the Pooh. clickatlife.gr. 21 April 2011. Greek.
  15. Web site: Ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος μιλάει για τη Μήδεια του Μποστ: Το έργο είναι μια πρόκληση. Proto Thema. 14 January 2020. Greek.
  16. http://www.parapolitika.gr/parapolitikablog/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BA%CE%BC%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B7-%CE%BF%CE%B9-%C2%AB12-%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B9%C2%BB «12 Angry Men» in Alkmini Theatre
  17. http://www.ellthea.gr/index.php?module=event&id=305&lang=en A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau, Aliki Theatre, Athens

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