
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Οικογένεια Μουσαμά
1991
6.5A 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
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα
2000
6.5Aliki 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
7.0A 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Οι απόμαχοι
1982
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
6.01950s Athens. Prince, a self-made impresario and the owner of the "Acropole" review theater, fires one of his leading ladies when she shows up drunk on opening night. In order to replace her, he turns to Lakis Loizos, an expert at comic female roles and an ex-wonder-child of movies, who now runs an agency for extras. At first, Lakis is surprised by the prince's proposal, but finally decides to try his luck on the stage of the legendary theater.
Acropol
1996
3.0No synopsis available yet.
Αύριο θα ξέρουμε
1997
1980s · 3 titles
4.7Anthology film with a number of sketches that satirize modern Greece.
Taste from Greece
1980
9.0A forgotten satirical (and occasionally dark) comedy about sex life in the Greek countryside.
Edo einai Valkania!
1984
3.2With Greece about to join the EEC, the folks in a village are split: the right-wing president, Nomass, is an ardent supporter of accession, the left-wing secretary Leonidas is categorically opposed, and the socialist Michalis has some doubts. In addition to their common concerns, they are also preoccupied with the charms of the voluptuous and provocative widow Margarita. However, when they go down to Athens to sell their harvest and try to get decent prices for their oranges, they find that all the authorities are mocking them. The farmers find them sticks.
You are in the EEC, Learn About the EEC
1981
1970s · 5 titles
5.0Stavros has a cafe with his brother years and are the only ones in the family who care to get by. He is in love with Mary, which, however, not turning to look at him. Mary comes from an ...
The Princess's Little Boy
1972
NRAn active building contractor hires a failed private detective, Pantelis. His mission is to sabotage her competitor, Bastounas, who is planning to build a hotel complex. When Bastounas forgets the suitcase with the money for the purchase of the land on which the hotel will be built, Pantelis will do everything he can to delay his secretary, who is responsible for delivering the money to him.
The Playful One
1970
4.1Tonia, the director of an advertising company will visit along with the employee, Kostas tavern. There will fall on the cross, the dude in the region and will be surprised by their rude ways. Then Tonia would wager that can transform him into a man of high society in a few days.
The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
1972
9.0An advertising executive, in order to deal with his financial problems, uses his talent to impersonate the Italian son of a businessman, the fruit of a youthful passion. His appearance will cause a lot of turmoil and misunderstandings. When the owner of his office comes to ask for his overdue rent, he is accompanied by a client from Italy.
Stavros Is Cunning!
1970
5.3No synopsis available yet.
The firecracker
1970
1960s · 32 titles
6.5A 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
6.5Aliki 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
7.0A 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
5.9The 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
7.0A 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
4.7An 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
5.5Two 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
4.5The 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
4.8Charilaos 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
6.0A 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
7.4Although 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
5.6A 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Εσκότωσα για το παιδί μου
1962
6.5The 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
6.7An 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
4.5Stavros, 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
7.0Angelina 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
5.6Antonis 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
5.2Yearning 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
6.7A 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
6.3Trying 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
5.5Iraklis (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
7.1A 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
5.8Four 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
6.0Stavros 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
6.7As 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
3.8Bursting 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
6.8A 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
7.5To 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
5.2No synopsis available yet.
Women want beat
1962
3.5Claiming 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
3.5Claiming 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
Series credits
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Οικογένεια Μουσαμά
1991
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα
2000
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Οι απόμαχοι
1982
Bittersweet satirical stories about the lives of a man and a woman (garbage collectors) who meet by chance on the street and move forward together, looking for a living in the main streets and neighborhoods of Athens. In many cases, they will get involved with people from the underworld but will also face mundane reality with humor.
Junk collectors
1994
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Έξι Ψέματα και Μια Αλήθεια
1999
