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- Height1.80 m
- Nikos Kourkoulos was born in 1934, in Athens, Greece. He studied acting at the Drama School of the Greek National Theater and made his stage debut in a 1958 Athens production of Alexandre Dumas fils's "La dame aux camélias", opposite Ellie Lambeti and Dimitris Horn. He was one of the founders of the prestigious stage group Proskinio and appeared in the 1967 Broadway musical "Ilya Darling", with Melina Mercouri. He created his personal group in the early 1970's, with a repertory which included, among others, Franz Kafka's "The Trial", Arthur Miller's "View from the Bridge" and Bertolt Brecht's "The Beggar's Opera". His last stage appearance to date was in the title role of Sophocles' "Philoktitis" (1991); he then became artistic director of the Greek National Theater. His film career has been equally successful: he starred in many films from the late 1950's until the early 1980's. His most commercial films have been melodramas with a social background, like Oratotis miden (1970).- IMDb mini biography by: Thanassis Agathos<thanaga@hol.gr
- SpousesMelita kourkoulou (divorced, 2 children)Marianna Latsi (his death, 2 children)Mariana Latsi(? - January 30, 2007) (his death, 2 children)
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- Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Illya, Darling."
- He was a soccer player before he became an actor, playing for "Panathinaikos" which is one of Greece's most popular teams.
- Artistic Director of National Theatre of Greece from 1994 until his death. Later, the New Stage of National Theatre was later named after him as an honor to the legacy of his significant, successful and acclaimed work.
- Father of Alkis Kourkoulos
- In 2001, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. After periods of his therapy since then, he passed away in 30th January 2007.
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