Acting

Giorgos Tzortzis

Born 1938-07-30 · Athens, Greece

George Tzortzis (Athens, 30 July 1938 - 14 January 2019) was a Greek television and film actor. He was born in Athens on 30 July 1938. He made his theatre debut in 1960 and in cinema in 1961. He made his theatre debut in Alejandro Casona's play "Trees Die Standing", with the troupe of Vasilis Diamantopoulos and Maria Alkaios. Participation in many other troupes followed, with the longest-lasting one with the troupe of Dimitris Myrat and Voula Zoumboulakis. In the mid-1970s, he created his own troupe with his then wife Tonia Kaziani, with whom he staged important works of the international repertoire. He also acted on television, with his best-known participation being in the series, The Shine, by Nikos Foskolos, in the role of the Chief of Police. His other television appearances were in The Unknown War, The Witches of Smyrna and Bloody Soils in 2008, where he co-starred with Anna Synodinou. He was married to fellow actress Tonia Kaziani, whom he met on the set of the film A German in Kalavrita and with whom he also starred in the TV series The Unknown War. They had a daughter, Eugenia, who did not pursue acting. They divorced years later. He died at the age of 80 on January 14, 2019.

Acting credits

7.0

A quartet of short stories about Greece during the various occupations during World War 2

The Cannon and the Nightingale

1968

6.7

A newlywed man who has just completed his national service, Alekos Stathakis, is trying to get over his class' misery, but doesn't have the necessary "equipment". He conceives an ambitious plan and submits it to a great concrete factory. He seems to believe that success is just around the corner and shares his illusion with his wife and his father. When his plan is rejected by the company, he keeps it to himself, making things even worse. He keeps leaving home to seemingly go to work and wanders to no purpose in Athens. He watches the world around him without really seeing anything, until a fatal accident ends his tragedy

The 7th Day of Creation

1966

5.7

Lena, Alexis and Manolis are ready to run with the money of a bogus company they had founded, when Lena discloses the secret to her childhood friend Dimitris. Alexis and Manolis decide to take him along, in their small private plane. They will land in a deserted spot and try to kill him, while Lena escapes with the plane, which she throws to a swamp along with the money it carries. The people from a lighthouse nearby apprise of the situation and try to get the plane out of the swamp, hoping the money will change their fortune.

The Swamp

1973

No synopsis available yet.

Καρδιοκλέφτρα

1986

5.5

No synopsis available yet.

A German in Kalavryta

1970

3.0

Jealousy is a reasonable indication of love and expressions of interest for the other half. But when it exceeds the reasonable limits, is suffering for both. Typical is the case of a jealous wife who during a cruise in the Mediterranean, will upset everyone with her antics.

The Cruise of Love

1988

No synopsis available yet.

Μαντάμ Ορτάνς

1986

6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Εγκατάλειψη

1965

8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The years of rage

1973

10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Η ώρα της οργής

1968

Stefanos is secretary of the Greek team at the European Commission, married and successful. But completely unexpectedly, Lena, a well-known model, enters his life, and from that moment on, his whole life is turned upside down. His passion carries him away, even though he knows where it will lead him. But he doesn't care about anything else...

Horis oria

1989

4.0

A three-part video film featuring a police investigation.

I blofa

1986

No synopsis available yet.

Μου την πέσανε δικέ μου!

1987

9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ο φακίρης

1989

4.0

When a timid villager sees bureaucracy's ugly side, he makes a hollow bomb threat, unbeknownst to him that, only moments after his outburst, a very real bombing attack will level the Tourism Organisation.

A Coward and a Brave

1988

5.0

Elsa and her husband Alkis vacation with their friend Vera in Nafplio, where Elsa's former love, Markos, is imprisoned. Years ago, Markos, a poor man, was framed for a crime by Alkis, leading to his imprisonment. Now, with Markos released and Alkis involved with Vera, old secrets resurface, and Elsa must confront her past and follow her heart.

Thymisou, agapi mou...

1969

6.5

An officer in his secret mission to India is injured by foreign agents. He returns to Greece but must be considered dead by his wife for the needs of the service, since he must discover who betrays the state secrets.

Εσχάτη Προδοσία

1971

No synopsis available yet.

Το ρεπορτάζ

1988

No synopsis available yet.

Ένας Κλέφτης με Φιλότιμο

1990

3.0

Alexis, wanting to relive his childhood memories, travels to a deserted location, searching for the place where he was born. At some point, he loses control of his car, crashes, and is slightly injured. Aphrodite, a 20-year-old girl who lives with her father in isolation in this deserted area, rushes to help him. They take him in, and a tender relationship develops between them, which will inevitably go through many trials and adventures, as Alexis is hiding a big secret from her...