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Alekos Tzanetakos

Alekos Tzanetakos

Acting

Born: January 1, 1937Athens, Greece

Alekos Tzanetakos (1937–2010) was a Greek film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Maniatika, Piraeus, in 1937. He studied at the Karolos Koun School of Theatre Arts and the Lykourgos Stavrakos Higher Film School. He made his theatre debut in 1957 with the troupe of Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos in the play "Our People", while with the Thessaloniki Regional Theatre of Kostas Hatziskos he also appeared in classical repertoire roles. He first appeared on the big screen in Grigoris Grigoriou's comedy The Abduction of Persephone (1956), written by Iakovos Kambanellis. Later he participated in several films such as Elias of the 16th Century, My Dad the Tendyboy, The Crazy Fifty, Some Prefer the Cold, Law 4000, etc. In the early 1980s he retired from the theater and became involved in writing scripts for video films in which he starred. Tzanetakos was also a racing car and motorcycle driver, taking part in the Panhellenic championships and races of the time and scoring many victories. The actor suffered from serious health problems in the last years of his life, culminating in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in November 2009. He passed away at the age of 73 in April 2010.

Known For
Filmography
Τρεις παρθένες στο κρεβάτι μου

Τρεις παρθένες στο κρεβάτι μου

1989
Seduction... of an Adult

Seduction... of an Adult

Terry

1987
Rabbits and Bunnies

Rabbits and Bunnies

Πέτρος, διευθυντής ξενοδοχείου

1987
Roky-0 No. 2

Roky-0 No. 2

Ρόκυ

1987
Οι εγκέφαλοι

Οι εγκέφαλοι

1987
Εδώ παπάς εκεί...λαπάς

Εδώ παπάς εκεί...λαπάς

1987

Mia sto karfi kai mia sto petalo

1987
Στα μανούλια λέμε ναι

Στα μανούλια λέμε ναι

1987
The cleaners

The cleaners

1987
Σφαλιάρα Κίντ

Σφαλιάρα Κίντ

1987
Επιχείρηση προίκα

Επιχείρηση προίκα

1987
Anamesa se 7 gynaikes

Anamesa se 7 gynaikes

1986
Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος

Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος

Αλέκος Αλεξίου

1986
Οι ατσίδες

Οι ατσίδες

1986
Ταξί αγάπη μου

Ταξί αγάπη μου

1986
Raki No. 0, the Number!

Raki No. 0, the Number!

Rocky

1986
The maid of the night

The maid of the night

1985
Untouched... flirting!!

Untouched... flirting!!

Frixos

1983
Επαγγελματίες ρεμάλια

Επαγγελματίες ρεμάλια

1976
If I Were Rich

If I Were Rich

Mihalis

1972
Great Brides, Gullible Grooms

Great Brides, Gullible Grooms

Aspromousis

1972
One Groom, Many Lightweight

One Groom, Many Lightweight

Grigoris

1972
Carefree... Nut

Carefree... Nut

crook

1971
Carefree... Nut

Carefree... Nut

Customer in Gas Station

1971
Two Modern Revelers

Two Modern Revelers

Marios

1971
Holidays in Vietnam

Holidays in Vietnam

Makis

1971
Two Clever Fools

Two Clever Fools

Loukas

1971
King of Liars

King of Liars

Andreas

1971
My Adopted Son the Rally Driver

My Adopted Son the Rally Driver

1971
Ship Owner Without Wanting To

Ship Owner Without Wanting To

1971
The Crazy Fifty

The Crazy Fifty

Lakis Agarinos

1971
Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα

Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα

Babis

1971
The Three Liars

The Three Liars

1970
The Headstrong

The Headstrong

Δημήτρης Ποντικόπουλος / Τζέιμς Ποντ

1970
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys

Crazy Girls Awesome Boys

1970
My Luck Went Crazy

My Luck Went Crazy

Alekos Detsikas

1970
The Incredible

The Incredible

Petros Karalis

1970
One Vengos for All Jobs

One Vengos for All Jobs

Fotis

1970
Two Crazy and crafty, clever and cunning person

Two Crazy and crafty, clever and cunning person

1970
I Neraida Kai to Palikari

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

Manolios

1969
The Bluffer

The Bluffer

Andreas

1969
The... victim

The... victim

Dimitris

1969
The Barber's Beauty

The Barber's Beauty

Loukas

1969
The Crooked Wood

The Crooked Wood

Petros Markopoulos

1969
Two Feet in One Shoe

Two Feet in One Shoe

Harilaos (voice)

1969
Wake up, you sucker...

Wake up, you sucker...

Lakis Baroles

1969
The Right-Minded Madman

The Right-Minded Madman

Tzilis

1968
The Avenue of Hate

The Avenue of Hate

Stamos

1968
Captain Fandis Bastounis

Captain Fandis Bastounis

racing driver

1968
The Giant of Kypseli

The Giant of Kypseli

Alekos

1968
A Rich Without Money

A Rich Without Money

John Birdas

1967
Welcome Dollar

Welcome Dollar

Takis Aggeloutsos

1967
The Drunk of the Harbor

The Drunk of the Harbor

1967
The World Has Gone Mad...

The World Has Gone Mad...

Lelos Dynamitis

1967
Kokovios and Sparos in the Spider's Web

Kokovios and Sparos in the Spider's Web

Sparos

1967
The Playful Girl

The Playful Girl

Mikes Stamatiou

1967
Father, Behave Yourself!

Father, Behave Yourself!

Thomas Papastafidas

1967
For the heart of beautiful Helen

For the heart of beautiful Helen

1967
Ο Μπαμπάς Μου Ο Τεντυμπόυς

Ο Μπαμπάς Μου Ο Τεντυμπόυς

Leandros

1966
Five Thousand Lies

Five Thousand Lies

Vasilis Hatzikosmas

1966
The Parliamentarian Lady

The Parliamentarian Lady

1966
A Man for All Jobs...

A Man for All Jobs...

Fanis

1966
The Smart Aleck

The Smart Aleck

Tzinos

1966
A Crazy Crazy Family

A Crazy Crazy Family

Miltos

1965
A Very Clever Guy

A Very Clever Guy

Pashalis

1965
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

Alekos Grigoriadis

1965
Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό

Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό

Zannis

1965
Egoism

Egoism

Dimitris

1964
The Orgies Villa

The Orgies Villa

Thomas [uncredited]

1964
Something Hot

Something Hot

Sotiris

1964
One Girl For Two Men

One Girl For Two Men

1963
Vertigo

Vertigo

Fotis

1963
Mr. Wing Commander

Mr. Wing Commander

staff sergeant

1963
Someone like It Cold...

Someone like It Cold...

1963
Thymios in the Land of Striptease

Thymios in the Land of Striptease

1963
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

member of the band

1962
Astronauts

Astronauts

student

1962
Nomos 4000

Nomos 4000

Alkis

1962
Women want beat

Women want beat

1962
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

Spanomarias

1959
The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens

1956