Stathis Psaltis

Stathis Psaltis
Born	(1951-02-27)27 February 1951 Velo, Greece
Died	21 April 2017 (aged 66) Athens, Greece
Resting place	Zografou cemetery
Occupation(s)	Cinema, TV, theatre & comic actor
Notable work	Kamikazi agapi mou

Stathis Psaltis (Greek: Στάθης Ψάλτης; 27 February 1951 – 21 April 2017) was a Greek cinema, TV and theatre comic actor. He was best known for starring in many 1980s films, as many as four a year.^[1] He has been called "iconic" and a "household name".^[2]

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Early life

He was born in Velo, Corinthia in 1951, where he lived his childhood until the age of 11, when his family moved to Aegaleo. His brother is also the actor Yiannis Rotas. He studied at the Drama school of Konstantinos Michaelidis. He married Taria Boura and in 2006 he married actress Christina Fitsaki. He already had one daughter, Maria, from his previous marriage to Katia Kyvelou.

Career

He starred in a lot of Greek films and also in theater. He became popular in the 1980s with commercial movies that included "Kamikazi agapi mou", "Troxonomos Varvara", "Ta kamakia", "Vasika Kalispera sas", "Kai o protos matakias", "Trellos eimai oti thelo kano", "Ela na agapithoume darling", and "Mantepse ti kano ta vradia".

Death

On April 12, 2014, the actor suffered a stroke. He was admitted to the Athens Oncology Hospital "Agios Savvas" on March 14, 2017, dealing with multiple cancer metastases. Since April 16, he was intubated in the Hospital's Intensive Care Unit, where he died on April 21, 2017. He was buried at the Zografou cemetery, in the presence of many of his friends and colleagues, on April 24, 2017. His remains were transferred to the First Cemetery of Athens on July 27, 2022.^[2]^[1]

Personal life

He was married to Christina, and had a daughter, Maria.^[1]

Filmography

Diamantia sto gymno sou soma (1972) ... aka Diamantia sto gymno kormi tis (Greece: TV title)
"Emporoi ton ethnon, Oi" (1973) TV Series .... Joker
Paidia tis piatsas, Ta (1979)
Fadarines, Oi (1979) ... aka Οι Φανταρίνες (Greece)
"Symvolaiografos, O" (1979) TV Series .... Panagiotis Merkatos
Podogyros, O (1980)
Parthenokynigos, O (1980)
Madepse ti kano ta bradia (1980) .... Kosmas Papakosmas
Kotsos stin EOK, O (1980)
Gefsi apo Ellada! (1980)
Trohonomos Varvara (1981)
Pame gia kafe? (1981)
Kotsos exo apo to NATO, O (1981)
Kamakia, Ta (1981)
Eisai stin EOK, pathe gia tin EOK (1981) ... aka Eisai stin EOK, mathe gia tin EOK
Vasika... kalispera sas (1982) .... Efstathios Koubaris... aka Radiopeirates, Oi
Sainia, Ta (1982) .... Sissifos
Periergos, O (1982) .... Simos
Kai... o protos matakias (1982)
Pes ta Chrisostome (1983)
Kamikazi, agapi mou (1983) .... Efstathios Sgouros
Trelos eimai, oti thelo kano (1984) .... Michalis Vidas
Ela na... gymnothoume, darling (1984) .... Stathis... aka Ela n' agapithoume, darling
Rakos... no. 14, kai o protos bounakias (1985) .... Iraklis Spinos... aka Rakos No. 14
Psilos, lignos kai pseftaros (1985)
Kleftroni kai gentleman (1986) .... Stathis Ledoakridis... aka Κλεφτρόνι και tζέντλεμαν (Greece)
Kavalaris ton FM Stereo, O (1986) .... Stathis Papastathis
Xenodoheio kastri (1987)
Pantachou paron (1987)
Kivernisseis peftoune alla o Psaltis menei, I (1987) (V) .... Mantis Kalhas
Megalos paramythas, O (1988)
Kai deilos kai tolmiros (1988) .... Markos Tremoulas
Enas, alla... leon (1988) .... Stathis
Akatamahitos pilotos (1988) (V) (An Irresistible pilot)
Treladiko polyteleias (1989) .... Stathis Ksetripis (The Luxurious Nuthouse)
Protaris batsos kai i troteza, O (1989)
Apagogi sta tyfla (1989) .... Stathis (The Blind Kidnapping)
Erastis, O (1990) (V) .... Stathis Birbitsolis (The Lover)
Kalimera zoe (1994) TV Series
Kotes (2003)
An m'agapas (2006) TV Series .... Dimitris Marnis
Achristos, atalantos, asximos alla diashmos (2007) .... Himself
Ta Thelei o.....Kolotravas Mas (2007)
Oi Prasines, Oi Kokkines, Oi Thalassies oi Tsouxtres (2008)
Nou Dou oi Asximi (2008)
Pou Pas Re Giorgaki me tetoio Kairo (2011)