Dimos Starenios

Biography

Dimos Starenios (September 15, 1909 – October 23, 1983) was a Greek actor. Dimos Starenios was born in Cairo, to Egyptian parents in 1909. At a young age, he settled in Greece and studied acting. He acted in many films, including with Lambros Konstantaras. He distinguished himself in "bad" roles, such as the usurer or the moneylender. He is also credited with the infamous line: "The Germans love us, they came as friends", as we can see in the film The Dawn of Victory. His performance in the television adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' book Christ Recrucified (1975) in the role of old Lada is considered legendary. He had first played the same role in 1956 in the theater with the Manos Katrakis troupe and in 1957 in the cinema, in the film of the same name by Jules Dassin. He was buried in the 2nd Cemetery of Athens.

Known For

The 300 Spartans

Oedipus the King

O Hristos xanastavronetai

Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece

Never on Sunday

The Man on the Train

Weak Spot

What a Waste!

All Movies (56)

• Weak Spot1975
• Kierion1974
• Image of Love1972
• The Abductors1972
• The Dawn Of Victory1971 · as Fratzeskos
• The Deeds of Jealousy1971 · as Stavropoulos
• Provocation1971 · as Professor
• Captives of Pleasure1971
• Frenzy1971
• What a Waste!1970 · as Mr. Adamopoulos
• Martha, the Woman of Sorrow1970
• A Woman in the Resistance1970 · as Απόστολος
• A life without love1970
• A Man with a Conscience1969
• Robbery in Athens1969 · as Thomas Hristidis
• The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man1969
• Stratis Has Strayed1969 · as Leon Antypas
• In the vertigo of life1969
• Τα παιδιά του λιμανιού1969
• Oedipus the King1968 · as Priest
• Thanos and Despina1967 · as Karavidas
• Αντίο για πάντα1967
• Queen of Clubs1966 · as Teacher
• The 7th Day of Creation1966 · as Alekos' Father
• Το κορίτσι με τα βουρκωμένα μάτια1966
• Ου Κλέψεις1965 · as Matthaios
• Δύσκολοι δρόμοι1965
• Casablan1964
• Monemvasia1964 · as Nicolaos Komninos
• Act of Reprisal1964 · as The Mukhtar
• The 300 Spartans1962 · as Samos
• Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece1961 · as Scoubidouvitch
• The Harbor Bum1961 · as Chroutsoglou
• Σαπφώ1961
• Never on Sunday1960 · as Skoupidis
• Hymnographer Kassiani1960
• Zalongo, the Fort of Freedom1959 · as Pilios Gousis
• The Man on the Train1958 · as Old musician
• She's a Lunatic1958 · as Agisilaos Fystikidis
• He Who Must Die1957 · as Ladas
• Of Fortune The Written1957
• Jeep, Pavilion and Love1957 · as General
• Capital adventures1956
• Experts on the Football Field1956
• We Have to Marry Them Off1953
• Bitter Bread1951 · as Employer
• The She-Wolf1951
• Bloody Christmas1951 · as Junk Dealer
• The Engagement1950 · as Roupis
• Two Worlds1949
• The Last Mission1949 · as Informer
• Zero for Conduct1949 · as Tsirotos
• Anna of Rhodes1948 · as Pantelis
• Forgotten Faces1946 · as Petrakis
• Double Sacrifice1945 · as Commander
• Maya the Gypsy1943

All TV Shows (1)

• O Hristos xanastavronetai1975 · as Λαδάς