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Dimitris Horn

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Dimitris Horn
BornMarch 9, 1921
DiedJanuary 16, 1998 (age 76)
Alma mater
OccupationSinger, film actor, stage actor Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Anna Goulandri Edit this on Wikidata
Partner(s)Ellie Lambeti Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Gold Cross of the Order of George I Edit this on Wikidata

Dimitris Horn (Greek: Δημήτρης Χορν) (9 March 1921 – 16 January 1998) was a Greek theatrical and film actor.

Biography

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Horn was born in Athens in 1921, the son of playwright Pantelis Horn (himself descended from an Austrian father and Greek mother), and Euterpi, a Pontic Greek.[citation needed] He studied Drama at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School, where he made his stage debut in 1941. During his career, he co-operated many times with the Greek National Theater and made personal stage troops with actors such as Mary Aroni, Alekos Alexandrakis and Ellie Lambeti. The latter was also his companion from 1953 to 1958.

From an early stage he developed a reputation as "the best actor of his generation," performing many classics such as "Diary of a Madman" by Nikolai Gogol, Richard III by William Shakespeare, Dom Juan by Molière, and Enrico IV by Luigi Pirandello to critical acclaim.

His screen work was less important to him; he disliked cinema,[1] only starring in ten films. His most notable films were The Counterfeit Coin (1954) and A Girl in Black (1956). He later married shipping heiress Anna Goulandri, and became the first director of the Greek State Radio and Television after the restoration of democracy. He died of cancer on 16 January 1998, aged 76.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Dimitris Horn at cinemainfo.gr". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-10.