Manos Katrakis
Born
August 14, 1908
Died
September 2, 1984 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kastelli Kissamou, Crete, Greece
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[citation needed] 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.
Voyage to Cythera
Spyros
1984
The years of the storm
Old Man
1984
The Man with the Carnation
Nikolaos Plastiras
1980
Eleftherios Venizelos: 1910-1927
Petros
1980
A Dream of Passion
1978
The sun of death
Papa-Giannis
1978
Makarios, I megali poreia
Narrator
1977
The Murderess
Narrator (voice)
1974
Οιδίπους τύρρανος
Οιδίποδας
1974
The Trial of the Judges
Theodoros Kolokotronis
1974
The Protectors
1973
Rebels Of The Cities
Fotis' Father
1972
With Fear and Passion
Alexandros Viaskos
1972
Aliki the Dictator
‘Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος’
1972
Abuse of authority
Kanelos Vasilopoulos
1971
I Love Only You
1970
The Jungle of Cities
Lysias Sekeris
1970
Face to Face with Death
Lykourgos Venetis
1970
Visibility Zero
Horst Richter
1970
Hours of love, hours of war
1970
Refugee Girl on the Run
Argyris
1969
The Seal of God
Giannis
1969
A woman's sacrifice
1969
For Honor and for Love
1969
Treason Avenue
General Gerakaris
1969
Η ώρα της αλήθειας
1969
The Refugee
Athanasios Daoutis
1969
Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous
Alekos Valiris
1969
The Cannon and the Nightingale
1968
So Many Dreams on the Streets
Mose Aron
1968
The Heart of a Tramp
Μάνος Σαρρής
1968
Jane Eyre
1968
I will turn my heart to stone
Pantelis
1968
Concert for Machine Guns
Major General Dareios
1967
Τι κι αν γεννήθηκα φτωχός
Mr. Razis
1967
Lampiris against the outlaws
1967
Tears for Electra
Tasos Patridis
1966
I blame the People
Elefterios Dimitropoulos
1966
Thankless
1966
Αιχμάλωτοι του πεπρωμένου
1966
The Exodus of Messolongi
1966
Blood on the Land
Father Hormovas
1966
Love on the Hot Sand (The Runaway)
Nikolas
1966
Now that I am leaving life
1966
Slaves of fate
Mr. Delipetrou
1966
With you forever
1966
The Devastated
1966
Story of a Lifetime
Mikes Papadimas
1965
The Immigrant
1965
The Roundup
1965
Heartbreak
1965
Persecution
Priest
1964
Treason
Professor Victor Kastriotis
1964
The Dangerous
1964
The Red Lanterns
Nikolas Maroukis, ship captain
1963
Crazy Blood
Pontikakis
1963
Brother Anna
Father Vasileios
1963
Innocent or Guilty
Alekos
1963
Electra
The Tutor
1962
Triumph
Bournokos
1962
Synoikia to Oneiro
Nekroforas
1961
Antigone
Creon
1961
The Magic City
observer - narrator
1955
The Acacia Road
1954
Eva
Alekos
1953
Marinos Kontaras
Marinos Kontaras
1948
The Raid of the Aegean
Ραΐδης
1946
True Love
Liakos
1932
Έτσι κάνεις, σαν αγαπήσεις
1931
Το λάβαρο του '21
1929
Abuse of Power
Kanellos Vasilopoulos