
Christos Politis
Acting
Biography
Christos Piatoulakis (Heraklion, 27 December 1942 - Athens, 5 January 2026), known artistically by the pseudonym Christos Politis, was a Greek actor of theater, television and cinema. He worked in the theater from 1966-1967 to 1997-1998, in more than 45 theater productions, while in the cinema, mainly, from 1968 to 1974, participating in 18 films. He worked on television from 1973 to 2005, starring in 8 television series. He was born on 27 December 1942 in Heraklion, Crete, where he grew up, originally from the village of Kavousi, Rethymno. He was a graduate of the Drama School of the National Theater (1965). He first appeared in the troupe of Yannis Fertis - Xenia Kalogeropoulou, in the play Ten Little Negroes (1965-1966) and was followed by the troupe of Titika Nikiforakis - Nikos Hatziskos in the plays Too Bad for Nothing (1968) and Tea and Sympathy (1969) while he collaborated with the troupe of Kostas Mousouris and the National Theatre. He worked in theatre from 1966 to 1998, participating in over 45 theatre productions, and in cinema, from 1968 to 1974, participating in 18 films. He worked in television from 1973 to 2005, starring in 8 television series, with the best known being the series Lampsi by Nikos Foskolos. He first appeared in cinema with a very small role in 1968, in Nikos Foskolos' film Avenue of Hate and with a leading role in 1969 in the films Saint Nektarios: The Protector of the Poor. In 1969, he also won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, for his performance in the film The Girl of 17. He then collaborated mainly with film producer James Parris. He reappeared in cinema in 2022, after many decades of abstinence, participating in the film Broadway by Christos Massalas. He first appeared on television in 1973, in the series The Nets of Terror. Among other things, he participated in the series Queen Amalia with Al. Vougiouklakis and Dimitris Papamichael (1975) and Aphrodite with Nora Valsami (1977). In the 1980s, he had few participations in television programs. In 1991, he reappeared on television with N. Foskolos' daily series I Lampsi, a collaboration that established him in the consciousness of the television audience as "Iago Drako", a role he performed for 14 years, until the summer of 2005. His participation in Lampsi was one of his last artistic activities. During the 1970s and 1980s he participated in several theatrical productions for radio and television and in two video productions, in the late 1980s. He died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 83.
Known For

Lampsi is one of the most popular series on Greek television. It was broadcast for more than 14 years by the Greek television station ANT1 nearly every day. This TV series was played on Greek television station ANT1 and began broadcasting on 16 September 1991 and the last episode was broadcast on 29 July 2005. In total 3,457 episodes were broadcast in 14 years. The script was written by Nikos Foskolos and on the filming of the episodes directors were Nikos Foskolos, Spyros Foskolos and other five directors. All the actors and the actresses, who were performed roles on TV series, were 1.500 who were already well-known or became well-known from their acting careers on the TV series.
The Shine

A soldier runs away from the horrors of war, finds love with a virgin farm girl and a mistreated housewife, and will find that it is difficult to survive the battles of sex and love.
The Deserter

The picture is set during Battle of Greece and Crete Battle in 1941, after the fall of the mainland when the Germans entered Athens.
At the Battle of Crete

In 1940, during the outbreak of Greek-Italian war, Dimitris Nicolaou goes to fight as lieutenant in Greek-Albanian border. After their victory over Italians by epic battles, Dimitris is.....
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Shortly after the Occupation, businessman Konstantinos Mavroleon approaches Alekos Kallergis, a fallen aristocrat and professional gambler, and offers to hire him for three months for a large sum of money. Alekos was initially surprised. However, when Mavroleon explained the situation to him, he finally accepted. At the beginning of the war, Mavroleon's daughter, Olga, met army officer Dimos Fokas, who was killed shortly afterwards. Her father, however, told her that he had been taken prisoner. Olga is seriously ill and will die in three months. Mavroleon thought of giving her a few moments of happiness, since Alekos looks remarkably like Dimos. His daughter, although she suspects the deception, accepts the man close to her, so that she can end her life with the deceptive feeling of the presence of the man she once loved.
Until the Last Moment

Nelly has escaped from her wealthy and controlling family. As she dances in a strip club, she meets Markos, a small yet charismatic gangster, who helps her run away from her stepfather’s henchmen. Markos soon becomes her protector and lover. He brings her into Broadway, Athens, an abandoned entertainment complex squatted by a small community of dancers, tramps, thieves and a captive monkey. For a while, everything goes well, even when Broadway hosts a mysterious man, injured and covered with bandages, wanted dead by Athens’ most dangerous mafia. However, when Markos gets arrested and imprisoned, the newcomer will take an unexpectedly important place in the gang.
Broadway

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Δώστε τα χέρια

Souliotes learn that Ali pasha is planning to attack. Photos Tzavellas and his men are ready to defend their freedom. They repel repeatedly Ali's army but after a prolonged siege the decide that they are not to be taken alive. All women go to Zaloggo where they fall off the cliffs dancing, while the men decide to die exploding a convent at Kougi mountain.
Souliotes

A dramatic story, as true as life itself, as shocking as the harshest fate and as inhuman as the worst nightmare.
Triantafyllo ki agathi

3 different story's that a prostitute says to her patrons whe she is asked about her story life
The Constellation of Virgin

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Στα Δίχτυα του Τρόμου

A dramatic story, as true as life itself, as shocking as the harshest fate and as inhuman as the worst nightmare.
Rose and Thorn: Part II

Spring 1941. A group of soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Alexis Komninou, protects the border at Fort Rupel and prepares to accept the German attack. The officer together with the soldier Kosmas Georgiou undertake a spying mission of the German forces in Bulgaria.
Los heroes del patibulo

A dancer, Vera, is married to a nuclear scientist, Tasos. She suffers from multiple sclerosis and is in very bad condition. In a little church on Aegina, according to rumors, supernatural things happen. True miracles. The President of the community is Tasos' father, and so Tasos himself has the chance to experience from up close many remarkable incidents. Bedridden Vera reads the biography of Saint Nektarios, patron saint of the island, whose life we follow in parallel. This strengthens the religious faith of both the heroine and her husband. A new diagnosis, however, changes the facts, and Vera, after a surgical operation, is completely cured.
Saint Nektarios
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Μικρογραφίες

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Το κορίτσι του "17"

After the Albanian war, the Kyriakos Platanias xanagyrnaei in the village, his little white, but with many badges and mutilated legs. The father of the delight that was always proud of his son could not bear the situation and resort to drink. Soon, the little white occupy the Germans led by Willy Knut, who behave like the inhabitants of servants. The new slavery is not prepared to accept the delight ...
28th October, 5:30

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Ο γιος μου ο Στέφανος

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