About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1906-07-02
Place of birth:
Braila, Romania
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Hristos Tsaganeas

Overview

Christos Tsaganeas was born in Braila, Romania on July 2, 1906. He came from a wealthy Greek and aristocratic family and from a young age he showed great love for the theater. His parents, however, had demanded that he finish some university school, and that's why when he graduated from the Greek high school in Romania, they sent him to Athens for academic studies. He initially enrolled in Medicine but soon dropped out and went to Law from which he never got a degree. The reason for this event was his acquaintance and love for the actress Nitsa Vitsori, seven years older than him, for whose sake he abandoned his studies and began to appear in the theater.

When Nitsa divorced her first husband, Giorgis Vitsoris, Tsaganeas not only married her but also enrolled in the Drama School of the National Theater to get a proper foundation and an acting degree.

For this career choice, he had several fights with his parents, with whom he finally broke up and cut off his funding. Another version cites his participation in the political movement of the Archio-Marxists, in which his wife Nitsa also participated, as the reason for the elimination. This development led him, for some time, to live on a boat in the port of Piraeus while he was forced to take part in performances of itinerant troupes, which at that time were underestimated. "There are few theaters, few theater squares, many practitioners", as he used to say.

During the German-Italian occupation he actively participated in the National Resistance through the ranks of the EAM together with his wife Nitsa. During the December 1944, his name was involved in the execution of the actress Eleni Papadakis by OPLA. As a member of the board of the National Militia of the EAM Theater, he had put his signature - together with his colleagues, Emilio Veakis, Theodoros Moridis, Spyros Patrikios and Panos Karavousiano - for the death sentence of Eleni Papadakis, who had been accused of dowry.

A year later, Christos Tsaganeas was in danger of losing his life in the armed attack against the then president of SEH, Spyros Patrikios.

Known for

Acting
1971 Η Κρεβατομουρμούρα Actor Makromihaleas 59
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1971 Ο Μανωλιός ξαναχτυπά Actor 59
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1971 Σέργιος και Άννα Actor N/A
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1971 Ena agori... alloiotiko ap' t' alla Actor 59
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1970 Ο ακτύπητος κτυπήθηκε Actor Androklis Hardoupis N/A
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1969 Ένας Μάγκας στα Σαλόνια Actor Gerasimos Nikolaou 59
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1968 Ο Παλιάτσος Actor Theodoros N/A
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1968 Apollo Goes on Holiday Actor Ambassador 58
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1968 Doctor Z-Vengos Actor Babis 59
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1968 Satrapis Actor 58
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1968 Greek Pride Actor Kriton Stefanis 58
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1967 My Dimitri... My Dimitri Actor Gerasimos Karras 58
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1967 Aspasia's dollars Actor 58
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1967 To ploio tis haras Actor 59
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1967 Κοκοβιός και Σπάρος στα Δίχτυα της Αράχνης Actor ceremony man N/A
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1966 Five Thousand Lies Actor Patroklos Sokratidis 59
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1966 Artesta Actor Ilias N/A
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1966 Love that time does not fade Actor N/A
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1966 Το συρτάκι της αμαρτίας Actor Filonas 59
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1966 Ένα Καράβι Παπαδόπουλοι Actor Pel Pap 58
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1965 Η Στοργή Actor Kleopas Hatzigeorgiou N/A
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1965 Του χωρισμού ο πόνος Actor Marios Peresiadis N/A
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1965 Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος Actor Kostas Pergialis N/A
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1965 Η πικραγαπημένη Actor N/A
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1964 If Luck Favors You Actor Fokion Karyadis 59
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1964 Something Hot Actor Mr. Petridis 59
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1964 With Many Children Actor Pafsanias Karatsoukalas 59
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1964 Αλύγιστη Στη Ζωή Actor N/A
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1963 My friend, Lefterakis Actor doctor 59
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1963 What the Night Hides Actor 59
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1962 Theodore and the gun Actor Pantelis 59
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1962 Ο διάβολος και η ουρά του Actor Charalabos 59
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1962 Betrayed love Actor Impresario 58
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1962 The Miss Of The Mister Actor Theofanis Delakis 58
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1962 Sidewalk Actor Ninos N/A
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1962 Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday Actor Mikes Zargantis 59
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1961 Φτωχαδάκια και Λεφτάδες Actor Leonidas Dekrisis 59
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1961 Death Will Return Actor Doctor 59
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1960 Murder Backstage Actor Pavlos Stefanou 59
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1960 Το χαμίνι Actor Nikiforos N/A
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1960 Rich Without Money Actor Mr. Ploutidis 59
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1959 Maiden's Cheek Actor school headmaster 59
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1959 Vacation in Kolopetinitsa Actor Iordanis Mouratoglou 58
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1959 Crime in Kolonaki Actor Kostas Floras 59
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1959 Να ζήσουν τα φτωχόπαιδα Actor Ploutarhos Pahoulos N/A
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1958 We Have Only One Life Actor Bank Manager 59
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1958 Ο Μισογύνης Actor N/A
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1955 The Hurdy-Gurdy Actor Benardis 59
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1955 To Fintanaki Actor Giavrousis 59
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1955 Joe, the Amazing Actor Lavrentios Kalyvas 59
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1954 The Happy Beginning Actor program manager 59
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1952 That's How My Life Ended Actor N/A
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1948 Fallen Angels Actor Hristos Terakis 59
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1948 The Germans Strike Again Actor madman 59
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1948 Μαντάμ Σουσού Actor N/A
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1939 Αγνούλα Actor N/A
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1933 Wrong Path Actor Dimos 58
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