Manos Katrakis
Acting
Born August 14, 1908 · 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 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.
Films (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
1974
Οιδίπους τύρρανος
1974
The Trial of the Judges
1974
The Protectors
1973
Rebels Of The Cities
1972
Χωρίς Συνείδηση
1972
With Fear and Passion
1972
Aliki the Dictator
1972
Abuse of authority
1971
I Love Only You
1970
The Jungle of Cities
1970
Face to Face with Death
1970
Visibility Zero
1970
Hours of love, hours of war
1970
Refugee Girl on the Run
1969
The Seal of God
1969
A woman's sacrifice
1969
For Honor and for Love
1969
Treason Avenue
1969
Η ώρα της αλήθειας
1969
The Refugee
1969
Bad, Cold, and Cantankerous
1969
Rag of life
1969
The Cannon and the Nightingale
1968
Η Λυγερή
1968
So Many Dreams on the Streets
1968
The Heart of a Tramp
1968
Jane Eyre
1968
I will turn my heart to stone
1968
Κατηγορούμενη απολογήσου
1968
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
Τι κι αν γεννήθηκα φτωχός
1967
Lampiris against the outlaws
1967
Ο Δραπέτης
1967
Tears for Electra
1966
I blame the People
1966
Thankless
1966
Αιχμάλωτοι του πεπρωμένου
1966
The Exodus of Messolongi
1966
Blood on the Land
1966
Love on the Hot Sand (The Runaway)
1966
Now that I am leaving life
1966
Slaves of fate
1966
With you forever
1966
The Devastated
1966
Story of a Lifetime
1965
The Immigrant
1965
The Roundup
1965
Heartbreak
1965
Persecution
1964
Treason
1964
The Dangerous
1964
The Red Lanterns
1963
Crazy Blood
1963
Brother Anna
1963
Innocent or Guilty
1963
Electra
1962
Triumph
1962
Synoikia to Oneiro
1961
Antigone
1961
Φλογέρα και Αίμα
1961
The Magic City
1955
The Acacia Road
1954
Eva
1953
Marinos Kontaras
1948
The Raid of the Aegean
1946
True Love
1932
Έτσι κάνεις, σαν αγαπήσεις
1931
Το λάβαρο του '21
1929