Sotiris Moustakas

Acting

Sotiris Moustakas

Born 1940-09-17 · Limassol, Cyprus

Sotiris Moustakas (Greek: Σωτήρης Μουστάκας) (17 September 1940 – 4 June 2007) was a Greek Cypriot actor born in Kato Platres, Limassol. His acting career lasted for over four decades, with 1960s–80s as his most successful years. He was described as an "Actor without a Label" cause of his variety of playing in theatrical plays (many different genres), films, television movies, television series, videotape/videocassette movies and many more with great reviews and success in all of them. He became internationally famous with his role "Mimithos" in 1964 Oscar-winning film Zorba the Greek. After that he became a national star in Cyprus and Greece, being part of the Golden Age of the Cypriot and Greek Cinema (1950s–1970s). His last cinema performance was in 2007 Goya Award-winning film El Greco, where he played "Titian". He gave his voice in the Greek dub of 2007 Disney film Meet the Robinsons, as his last role. He mainly played comedy roles throughout his career. Moustakas was regarded as one of the greatest Cypriot and Greek comedian actors in history.

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

Zorba the Greek poster
7.5

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Zorba the Greek

1964

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

Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments poster
4.4

Two friends get involved in a scam involving selling of land plots.

Electricity... Water... Telephone, Plots with Installments

1966

Ο Χασοδίκης poster
NR

Low- life advocate Aristides is fed up of constantly having trials, trying to save his stupid son's ass so he decides to sell him as sperm donor.

Ο Χασοδίκης

1988

Lover From The Refrigerator poster
8.0

Angelos Klapsopoulos, a former actor, has lost all of his money on charities. One day a young female director appears on his house.

Lover From The Refrigerator

1987

Kamikazi Tsantakias poster
5.6

Poseidon is a peaceful man who cares about nothing more than his job at the factory and his violin at home. One day, he discovers that his brother, Michalis, whom he considered a conscientious medical student, has become involved with a gang of pickpockets. To save him and bring him back into line, he transforms himself into a kamikaze pickpocket...

Kamikazi Tsantakias

1982

El Greco poster
6.1

The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".

El Greco

2007

The Sighing Chord poster
5.7

Against prejudice, the beautiful daughter of Cyprus' most prominent industrialist falls for a humble fisherman; but, fate has a cruel future in store for her. Now, they all need a miracle. Can the poor lad from Cyprus save his beloved?

The Sighing Chord

1970

Mourlenium 2000 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mourlenium 2000

2000

Chickens... poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chickens...

2003

Erotes sti Lesvo poster
NR

A Greek-American expatriate with six months to live embezzles millions from his New York City company and flees to his hometown of Mytilene. But law and fate never forget, and a chance encounter with love complicates matters.

Erotes sti Lesvo

1967

For a Handful of Tourist ladies poster
3.3

In search of the perfect location to start a camping business, a lovely investor visits a sun-kissed Greek island, only to get caught in the middle of a long-standing feud between two antagonistic villages. Can they let bygones be bygones?

For a Handful of Tourist ladies

1971

Martha poster
6.9

The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.

Martha

1967

Kolonaki Conduct Zero poster
5.3

When an open-hearted folk man, a butcher of the profession, buys an apartment to stay with his family in a block of flats in a lush neighborhood, the tenants are colluding in order to get him away. The only defenders are the concierge and a general who will think of a clever way to correct the situation.

Kolonaki Conduct Zero

1967

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

The love-struck poster
NR

Thanasis loves his wife but his mother-in-law puts pressure on him. His friend Giorgos convinces him to make them feel jealous by having a false mistress but things go wrong and Thanasis tries to save his marriage.

The love-struck

1988

The crazy farm poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The crazy farm

2004

The Unpraised poster
6.5

Struggling to make ends meet, the talented but still unrecognised artist, Miltos, knows firsthand what's it like to try to live off art alone. Already behind in the rent, Miltos is utterly unaware that he has just inherited a fortune from his long-lost uncle; a piece of vital information only the secretary in the notary's office, and her statuesque friend, Popi, know. Under those circumstances, Popi hatches an ambitious plan, intent on getting her hands on Miltos' money; however, the impecunious painter is head-over-heels in love with Litsa, the beautiful daughter of the neighbourhood's taverner. Will Miltos give in to Popi's intoxicating beauty? But, what is more precious, love or money?

The Unpraised

1970

My PASOK, sorry... poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My PASOK, sorry...

2003

A Madman Will Save Us poster
10.0

The Timolaos is a teacher of Greek province and to find a job, do not hesitate to hit even the door of the minister. But the minister instead to appoint the school, finds work in a factory and there, by a strange quirk of fate, you will love the daughter of industrialist.

A Madman Will Save Us

1988

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

To Be or Not To Be poster
6.6

After his business' bankrupcy, Giorgos Alexiou decides to commit suicide. Rosa, his cousin's wife who stand to benefit form his death, hires a private detective to keep an eye on him in case he changes his mind. Minas, Giorgos' employee, becomes Giorgos' guardian angel preventing the suicide at the last minute.

To Be or Not To Be

1966

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Πετσί και Κόκκαλη

2001