Athens
23
01
2023
CULTURE

Actor and singer Nikos Xanthopoulos dies

Actor and singer Nikos Xanthopoulos died on Sunday at the age of 89. Xanthopoulos was suffering from serious health problems and was treated in hospital. Xanthopoulos was very popular mostly in the 60s and played in many films.
Actor and singer Nikos Xanthopoulos died on Sunday at the age of 89. Xanthopoulos was suffering from serious health problems and was treated in hospital. Xanthopoulos was very popular mostly in the 60s and played in many films.

Nikos Xanthopoulos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1934. After working for a few years as a theater actor, from 1958 he made exclusively movies.

In 1964 he began to work with the director and producer Apostolos Tegopoulos and the film company KLAK Film. Xanthopoulos often appeared in his films as a singer and bouzouki player.

The funeral of the famous actor will take place on Tuesday.

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