Stavros Paravas

Acting

Stavros Paravas

Born — Died

1935-04-15 — 2008-09-15

Place of birth

Athens, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

48 titles

Stavros Paravas (Greek: Σταύρος Παράβας, Athens, 15 April 1935 - 15 September 2008) was a Greek actor with anti-dictatorship activities, for which he was exiled to Gyaros during the Ioannides dictatorship. He was born in Tourkovounia and his parents were from Asia Minor. In order to help his family financially, he started working from a young age, doing various errands. The first person to notice his artistic talent was his singing teacher at the fifth high school of Athens where he was studying. Before finishing school and despite the reactions of his family, he enrolled in the drama school of Kostas Michaelides, who, assessing his talent, kept him in the school without paying tuition. A…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 32 titles

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας poster
6.5

A romantic saleswoman nurtures the sweet fantasy of marrying a rich lad who will turn her life around, as a low-ranking office clerk has exactly the same aspirations. Can they count on true love, or is it all about the money?

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας

1961

Alice in the Navy poster
6.5

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguises as a navy soldier and gets aboard her lover's ship. Things get more complicated when she comes accross the ship's captain; her father!

Alice in the Navy

1961

I stole my wife poster
7.0

A self-assured and extremely rich business entrepreneur who is convinced that money is everything has a chance encounter with a feisty young lawyer who couldn't care less about his financial status. In the end, can money buy love?

I stole my wife

1964

Descended from Heaven poster
5.9

The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.

Descended from Heaven

1965

Fifis the Unbeatable poster
7.0

A tough sailor, Fotis, returns to Greece to marry his beloved and to settle certain inheritance issues with his twin brother Fifis, who is an effeminate artist. Their striking resemblance will upset the lives of both of them equally.

Fifis the Unbeatable

1966

Cleopatra was Antonis poster
4.7

An unemployed man poses as a housekeeper to stay afloat; but, his fiancée starts to suspect something, the gardener wants more of "her", and his employer's scheming cousins want everything for themselves. Can he get out of the tight spot?

Cleopatra was Antonis

1966

10 Days in Paris poster
5.5

Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives.

10 Days in Paris

1962

The tailor poster
4.5

The relationship between a doctor and his wife gets broken after he came home late last night. Meanwhile, he has to pretend to be a dressmaker because of a misunderstanding between him and the furious fiancé of an old girlfriend he met.

The tailor

1967

Eftyhos... trellathika! poster
4.8

Charilaos Maraziotis owns a store and owes so much money both to his lenders and to the state, that he is in danger of going to jail. He decides to pretend to be a psychopath and is sent to an asylum. His lenders, upon hearing the news about his mental health, change their attitude towards him and release him from his debts.

Eftyhos... trellathika!

1961

Michalios of the 14th Regiment poster
6.0

A guileless peasant with a heart of gold enlists in the prestigious Hellenic Special Forces and finds himself neck-deep in trouble when his superior entrusts him to keep an eye on his beloved only daughter.

Michalios of the 14th Regiment

1962

The Saucy Guy poster
7.4

Although a gas station employee, a young man has a great idea about himself and chases brides with a great dowry, ignoring his neighbor who loves him.

The Saucy Guy

1968

O thymios tahei 400 poster
5.6

A brief altercation in a railroad car will lead to a golden opportunity, as the famous actor, Kostas Chatzis (Kostas Hatzihristos), and the cheerful countryman, Thimios, are like two peas in a pod. Will the popular actor learn his lesson?

O thymios tahei 400

1960

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου

1962

Another One for the Million poster
6.5

The honest and meticulous cashier, Savvas, works in a business and is often pressured by his wife’s siblings to embezzle money from his job and lend it to them. When his manager, leaving on a trip, entrusts him with a million drachmas without a receipt, Savvas succumbs to the pressure and gives some of the money to his brother-in-law. In the end, however, an unexpected development awaits Savvas, since his manager is killed in an airplane crash and he has to decide what to do with the money.

Another One for the Million

1964

The child of the square poster
6.7

An unemployed man (Kostas Chatzichristos), prone to endless amusements, economically sucks his uncle (Periklis Christoforidis) in order to satisfy his desires. His despair, when his uncle decides to stop the economic benefits, will lead him to sell some furniture of the house. He sells four armchairs and then he learns that in one of them were hidden precious jewels of the aunt. He looks desperately to find and to get them back, but he only discovers three of them, and in these there is no trace of jewelry. To find the fourth and lucky one, whose traces are completely ignored, he accepts partnered with a friend (Takis Christoforidis). He is transformed into an organized, consistent and good working man, and falls in love with his sister's partner (Stella Stratigou) and discovers that the fourth chair was held by his uncle, who set up this whole story to motivate him and make him active.

The child of the square

1961

The Card Player poster
4.5

Stavros, having just finished his military service and fearing that he will lose his beloved Rita, decides to imitate the fortune teller in his neighborhood. He succeeds with great success, convincing even Rita's parents that the man they were matchmaking her with is not suitable for their daughter.

The Card Player

1967

Sidewalk poster
7.0

Angelina is a prostitute. Her only friends are her colleague Nana and coachman Minas. George suddenly enters her life and confesses his love to her. Angelina begins to believe that her life can change, not suspecting that George has approached her on behalf of the drug dealer Nino.

Sidewalk

1962

Young and old in action... poster
5.6

Antonis and Marianna are in love and, although they are no longer young, they plan to get married. The only problem is how to break the news to their children, Elina and Giorgos, who are studying abroad. Elina sends a telegram saying that she will soon be returning to Greece, and Antonis and Marianna think they will make her like Marianna so that they can gradually tell her the truth. However, they do not know that she is returning with George...

Young and old in action...

1963

World and Kosmakis poster
5.2

Yearning to make a fast buck, a suave swindler and his statuesque fiancée approach a factory owner and his wife who thirsts to break into the high-end social circles, unbeknownst to them that he is on to them. Will he get rid of them?

World and Kosmakis

1964

My Groom, the Lawyer! poster
6.7

A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer.

My Groom, the Lawyer!

1962

Penelope's Suitors poster
6.3

Trying to marry off his sister Penelope so that he can finally marry his beloved, Odysseus accidentally gets involved with a gang. Meanwhile, his sister's beloved, who comes from America for her sake and knows her only through their correspondence, meets Odysseus dressed as a woman and mistakes him for his sister.

Penelope's Suitors

1968

The Tough Guy poster
5.5

Iraklis (Hercules) Leontopoulos is a low-paid employee with a heart of gold, who inherits a building together with its tenants. His easy disposition is his biggest problem because he can not collect any rents. In addition, he can not make any evictions nor can he demand any increase in the rents. Everything is about to change when his lawyer Aleka Palli makes him play the tough guy in order to collect the unpaid rents. The consequences of this transformation will be hilarious.

The Tough Guy

1961

Beethoven and Bouzouki poster
7.1

A dedicated classical music tutor who keeps burning bridges with everyone in the name of art is unwilling to reconcile with his successful bouzouki player neighbour. But, can those two bury the hatchet for their children's sake?

Beethoven and Bouzouki

1965

And All 14 Were Wonderful! poster
5.8

Four cousins inherit a rich uncle. In order to do this, however, they must first fulfill the terms that each uncle has laid down in his covenant.

And All 14 Were Wonderful!

1965

The Clown poster
6.0

Stavros finishes his military service, rents a small room in Mrs. Olympia's house, and, with the help of a friend, finds a job. However, Stavros cannot tell lies, and this will cost him three consecutive dismissals from the jobs he tries to do. At the same time, he falls in love with a blind girl, whom he will help regain her sight with the help of a surgeon. The couple will set up their own puppet theater, providing entertainment for children.

The Clown

1968

A Patented Stupid Man poster
6.7

As Pelopidas is going around hungry, trying to find something to eat, a misunderstanding makes him seem like a thief. In order to escape his persecutors, he runs trying to hide. He hitchhikes and gets a ride by a truck, whose driver happens to be his fellow villager who knows the runaway’s past. Pelopidas has been working hard since his childhood, but due to his naivety nobody is serious with him. His return to the village where was born gets him mixed up in more trouble.

A Patented Stupid Man

1963

The Watermelon poster
3.8

Bursting with excitement before meeting a blonde hottie and her equally good-looking companion, a lascivious merchant lures his gullible old friend into a splendid afternoon by the sea behind his wife's back. But, will he get away with it?

The Watermelon

1962

When the Cat is Missing! poster
6.8

A wealthy family is on a cruise. A rich young man falls in love with the family's maid and mistakes her for the businessman's daughter. A singer falls in love with the real daughter, and when he arrives with the rich young man at the businessman's house to ask for the rich daughter's hand in marriage, a misunderstanding arises with funny twists and turns.

When the Cat is Missing!

1962

For a Lousy Drachma poster
7.5

To convince his wealthy uncle to keep sending his monthly cheques, a poor man lies about his marital status. But, when the relative returns to Greece, he talks his partner into posing as his wife. Will they get away with fraud so easily?

For a Lousy Drachma

1968

Women want beat poster
5.2

No synopsis available yet.

Women want beat

1962

Dimos from Trikala poster
3.5

Claiming that he and his brother, Dimos, are like two peas in a pod, a womanising husband puts the blame on him when his wife discovers a compromising photograph. Now, he has a lot of explaining to do. Is he or Dimos the man in the photo?

Dimos from Trikala

1962

Dimos from Trikala poster
3.5

Claiming that he and his brother, Dimos, are like two peas in a pod, a womanising husband puts the blame on him when his wife discovers a compromising photograph. Now, he has a lot of explaining to do. Is he or Dimos the man in the photo?

Dimos from Trikala

1962

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