Nikos Kourkoulos was a Greek theatrical and film actor.
10 Facts About Nikos Kourkoulos
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Nikos Kourkoulos grew up in the Athens district of Zografou.
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Nikos Kourkoulos belonged to Panathinaikos FC roster during his school years.
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Nikos Kourkoulos studied acting at the National Theatre of Greece's School of Drama, and made his stage debut in a 1958 Athens production of Alexandre Dumas, fils' La dame aux camelias, opposite Ellie Lambeti and Dimitris Horn.
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Nikos Kourkoulos was one of the founders of the prestigious musical group, Proskinio and appeared in the 1967 Broadway musical, Illya Darling, with Melina Mercouri, in a role for which he was nominated for a Tony Award as a best supporting actor.
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Nikos Kourkoulos created his personal group in the early 1970s, with a repertory which included, among others, Franz Kafka's The Trial, Arthur Miller's View from the Bridge and Brecht's The Threepenny Opera.
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Nikos Kourkoulos was awarded twice at the Thessaloniki Film Festival with the Best Actor Prize for his performance in Adistaktoi and Astrapogiannos.
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Nikos Kourkoulos died at the Errikos Dynan Hospital, Athens, on 30 January 2007, after a long battle with cancer, aged 72.
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Nikos Kourkoulos was survived by his companion of twenty years, Marianna Latsi, and four children: Errieta and Philip from his relationship with Marianna Latsis, and Melita and Alkis from his legal marriage.
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Nikos Kourkoulos headed companies and his own theatre in Athens and Thessaloniki, and played leading roles in:.