# Stavros Xenidis

Stavros Xenidis (Greek: Σταύρος Ξενίδης; 1924 – 2 November 2008) was a Greek actor. He was married to actress Margarita Lambrinou.

## Biography

Stavros Xenidis was born in Turkey. He studied acting in Karolos Koun's Theatro Technis and made his theatre début in 1944. His theatre career was closely associated with Kostas Moussouris' theatrical company during the 1950s and the 1960s . As a film actor, he took part in more than 70 movies, mostly in secondary roles; his first film role was in "The Song of Pain" (1953) (Greek title: "Το Τραγούδι του Πόνου") and his last was in "Red White" (1993) ("Άσπρο Κόκκινο").
He also appeared in several TV shows since 1971; His last appearance on television was in 1994.
He died in a retirement home in Athens on 2 November 2008, after suffering a number of strokes.

## Selected filmography
### Cinema

| Year | Film title (English translation) | Original title and transliteration | Role |
| 1954 | I oraia ton Athinon | Η ωραία των Αθηνών | Mr. Tsilimirdis |
| 1957 | Barba Giannis, o kanatas | Μπάρμπα Γιάννης ο κανατάς | Platon Venetis |
| 1958 | An Italian in Greece | Μια ιταλίδα στην ελλάδα Mia italida stin Ellada | Giorgos |
| 1959 | The Policeman of the 16th Precinct | Ο Ηλίας του 16ου O Ilias tou 16ou | Vangelis |
| 1960 | To Klotsoskoufi | Το κλωτσοσκούφι | Stavros Ntanakoulis |
| 1960 | Christina | Χριστίνα | a mouse in the hotel |
| 1960 | To koroidaki tis despoinidos | Το κοροϊδάκι της δεσποινίδος | Manolis |
| 1965 | I gyni na fovitai ton andra | Η γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα | Haralabos |
| 1965 | Moderna stahtopouta | Μοντέρνα σταχτοπούτα Modern Cinderella? | Menios Haralabidis |
| 1966 | I vouleftina | Η βουλευτίνα | Periklis Arapis |
| 1967 | Patera katse fronima | Πατέρα κάτσε φρόνημα Father, Stay Calm | Lazaros |
| 1967 | The Shiniest Star | Το πιο λαμπρο αστέρι | Lazaros |
| 1968 | O Romios echei filotimo | Ο Ρωμιός έχει φιλότιμο | Stamatis |
| 1969 | Aphrodite's Island | Το νησί της Αφροδίτης To nissi tis Afroditis | George MacLean |
| 1970 | I yennei tou vorra | Οι γενναίοι του βορρά | Colonel |
| 1971 | Agapissa mia polythrona | Αγάπησα μια πολυθρόνα | psychiatrist |
| 1971 | I efoplistina | Η εφοπλιστίνα | Yerakis |
| 1971 | I krevvatomourmoura | Η κρεββατομουρμούρα | Menios Pournaros |
| 1971 | Mado Mavrogenous | Μαντώ Μαυρογένους | Ioanis Kolettis |
| 1971 | Manolios in Europe | Ο Μανωλιός στην Ευρώπη O Manolios stin Evropi | Apostolos |
| 1972 | Erotiki symfonia | Ερωτική συμφωνία | Thanos |
| 1972 | Seven Years of Marriage | Εφτά χρόνια γάμου Efta chronia gamou | Filippas |
| 1973 | Enas trellos, trellos aeropeiratis | Ένας τρελός - τρελός αεροπειρατής enas trelos - trelos aeropeiratis | Michel Sarantidis |
| 1980 | Eleftherios Venizelos | Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος | Emmanouil Repoulis |
| 1984 | Loufa kai parallagi | Λούφα και παραλλαγή | Col. Kodelis/Kondelis |

### Television

| Year | Film title (English translation) | Original title and transliteration | Role | Broadcaster |
| around 1970 and 1975 | Beka | αστυνόμου Μπέκα | an officer | ERT |
| 1990 | Aris Bonsalentis's Secret | Μυστικό του Άρη Μπονσαλέντη | Police Inspector Bekas | Mega |
| 1991-1992 | O episkeptis tis omihlis | Ο επισκέπτης της ομίχλης | Spyros Avdoulidis | Mega |
| 1992 | Mia gynaika apo to parelthon | Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν | Police Inspector Bekas | ANT1 |