Stefanos Fotiadis

Stefanos Fotiadis

Personal information

Known for
Writing
Known credits
14
Gender
Male
Born
January 1, 1913
Died
January 1, 1975
Place of birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Also known as
Στέφανος ΦωτιάδηςΣτεφανος Φωτιαδης

Biography

Stefanos Fotiadis was a Greek actor, screenwriter and playwright. He studied theater at the Sokratis Karatinos Drama School. He began his career as an actor appearing with various troupes such as the National Theater of Vasilis Argyropoulos and post-war with the Hellenic Comedy troupe. From 1950 he turned to his writing activity, wrote many comedies and translated for theatrical plays by Molière and Sacha Guitry. He also adapted his works for the cinema, the first being Greedy for Everything (1952). He wrote 15 plays, many of which were transferred to the big screen, in adaptations by himself or other screenwriters. He was a board member of the Society of Greek Playwrights.

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Lazy like a dog
Movie
1963

Lazy like a dog

Movie · 1963

Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Movie
1966

Oh, If I Only Were a Man

Movie · 1966

Hooray for Madness
Movie
1962

Hooray for Madness

Movie · 1962

Thieves out!
Movie
1961

Thieves out!

Movie · 1961

Satrapis
Movie
1968

Satrapis

Movie · 1968

My Groom, the Lawyer!
Movie
1962

My Groom, the Lawyer!

Movie · 1962