Alekos Tzanetakos

Acting

Alekos Tzanetakos

Born 1937-01-01 · Athens, Greece

Alekos Tzanetakos (Greek: Αλέκος Τζανετάκος, 1937–2010) was a Greek film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Maniatika, Piraeus, in 1937. He studied at the Karolos Koun School of Theatre Arts and the Lykourgos Stavrakos Higher Film School. He made his theatre debut in 1957 with the troupe of Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos in the play "Our People", while with the Thessaloniki Regional Theatre of Kostas Hatziskos he also appeared in classical repertoire roles. He first appeared on the big screen in Grigoris Grigoriou's comedy The Abduction of Persephone (1956), written by Iakovos Kambanellis. Later he participated in several films such as Elias of the 16th Century, My Dad the Tendyboy, The Crazy Fifty, Some Prefer the Cold, Law 4000, etc. In the early 1980s he retired from the theater and became involved in writing scripts for video films in which he starred. Tzanetakos was also a racing car and motorcycle driver, taking part in the Panhellenic championships and races of the time and scoring many victories. The actor suffered from serious health problems in the last years of his life, culminating in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in November 2009. He passed away at the age of 73 in April 2010. (Source: Wikipedia)

Acting credits

King of Liars poster
3.3

Achilleas, who works together with his friend Paminos at Prokopis’ gas station, tries, via correspondence, to find a rich woman from abroad to marry and, in this way, hit the jackpot.

King of Liars

1971

Five Thousand Lies poster
9.5

A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.

Five Thousand Lies

1966

The Headstrong poster
NR

To get their hands on the inheritance of a Greek-American multimillionaire, a pair of swindlers convince a well-meaning petrol station attendant to pose as the missing heir.

The Headstrong

1970

The Barber's Beauty poster
5.5

A barber tries to find husbands for his four sisters so that he can marry his fiancee.

The Barber's Beauty

1969

Nomos 4000 poster
6.1

Maria falls in love with George who is a student of her strict father, Andreas Economou. Dolly, a classmate of Maria spends a night with George and the next morning tells Maria about it. ..

Nomos 4000

1962

Runaway Bride poster
6.6

In her delicate bridal gown and bent on finding her beloved, a determined would-be wife flees from a dreadful marriage of convenience and enlists the help of a kind wandering salesman. Can anyone stand in the way of a woman in love?

Runaway Bride

1962

The Crazy Fifty poster
6.4

Andreas Tependris, the director of a mannequin school, meets again with an old friend who has returned from America. He proposes to get him a partner in his business, provided that he has grown up and changed his way of life. So, a new life begins for him by pretending the big businessman. But when he meet a wealthy American woman, he loses his mind and even renounces his fiancé. She, with the help of her daughter and his friends, sets him up for a trap to convince him...

The Crazy Fifty

1971

The Orgies Villa poster
6.1

A parliamentary candidate and his mistress will spend the night at the police station. After all, no one is above the law, no matter what his credentials or social status may appear to be.

The Orgies Villa

1964

Mr. Wing Commander poster
6.5

Sotiris, the president of Ano Latini, goes to Athens to get information about the project of expropriation for the construction of a military airport in the village. Dimitroula, president's daughter, is in love with Vangelis, an aircraftsman, who serves his duty in Athens. When Vangelis learns that a wealthy villager asked to marry his girlfriend, he goes to the village with his friend Kanellos, to find out what's happening. Kanellos is a naive hotel concierge who wears a fancy uniform, making everyone in the village believe that he is a Wing Commander.

Mr. Wing Commander

1963

Holidays in Vietnam poster
6.3

Returning from a 3 year captivity in Vietnam, a kind chemist finds his wife married to his boss who has become rich due to his invention.

Holidays in Vietnam

1971

Wake up, you sucker... poster
5.4

The Tasia chasing the impostor Lepoura Vangelis arrives with hitchhiking in Athens. Gaining confidence wholesaler Kyriacou Bolore and taken to his house as a maid. The daughter of Kiriakos, Lia, presents the writer Phaedon Tramountana and asks him to finance the scenario. His son Lakis, wants to succeed in the profession of wholesaler and prefers to deal with the rock band. His sister Ismene has in mind only the deck.

Wake up, you sucker...

1969

Οι ατσίδες poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Οι ατσίδες

1986

The Crooked Wood poster
4.0

Nikos, a grumpy and clumsy man, is the manager at a shoe factory and he's living with his wife and his niece. Everyone regards him as a curmudgeon, especially his niece who maintains a parallel relationship with Nikos' partner and a client and doesn't want to get married.

The Crooked Wood

1969

A Rich Without Money poster
4.2

A poor accountant, in order to raise money for his marriage, finds a second job in a luxury hotel where he accepts to change his name and life with a rich playboy who wants to try if women want him for his money .

A Rich Without Money

1967

Επαγγελματίες ρεμάλια poster
4.2

No synopsis available yet.

Επαγγελματίες ρεμάλια

1976

The Incredible poster
7.5

Thomas, the owner of an electrical appliances store, is having business problems due to his short-fuse temper and bad luck.

The Incredible

1970

The Smart Aleck poster
6.3

A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.

The Smart Aleck

1966

Τρεις παρθένες στο κρεβάτι μου poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Τρεις παρθένες στο κρεβάτι μου

1989

Οι εγκέφαλοι poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Οι εγκέφαλοι

1987

One Vengos for All Jobs poster
6.0

An honest man is trying to find a job, but finds it difficult just because of the honesty. The need becomes more urgent when falls in love for a young girl who lives near him.

One Vengos for All Jobs

1970

I Neraida Kai to Palikari poster
6.1

Fourtounakis’ daughter, Katerinio, is forced to get engaged with a brutal Cretan, Skandalakis. But the return of Manousos Vrontakis from Athens and his flirtation with the girl leads to a great romance, without them knowing that they belong to families who are longstanding enemies.

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

1969

The Ogre of Athens poster
7.1

On New Year’s Eve, a timid bank clerk is mistaken for a notorious criminal mastermind who rules the streets of Athens. Embracing his mistaken identity comes with a price though, as his unwitting white lie begins to unravel.

The Ogre of Athens

1956

For the heart of beautiful Helen poster
6.5

Louisa's father does not approve her young painter lover because he is poor.

For the heart of beautiful Helen

1967

Μια στο καρφί και μια στο πέταλο poster
NR

Greek comedy

Μια στο καρφί και μια στο πέταλο

1987

Behind the camera