# Stavros Paravas

Stavros Paravas (Greek: Σταύρος Παράβας; April 15, 1935 – September 15, 2008) was a Greek actor.

## Biography

He was born on April 15, 1935, in the Athens neighborhood of Tourkovounia. His parents were poor refugees from Asia Minor, and he helped his family financially doing odd jobs. After a successful audition, he entered the drama school of K. Michailidis for free.
During the dictatorship, he was arrested for opposition against the regime and was exiled to Gyaros.
He married a British lady Anne and raised three children, Jonathan, Martha and Vanessa. The first child Jonathan suddenly died later.
In February 2006, he suffered severe health problems including headaches and years of lung problems with his heart in which he felt better.
He died on September 15, 2008, from a heart attack and he was buried two days later.

## As an artist

His first appearance in theater was in 1955 in To proto psema with Katerina Andreadi's company. In the early years of his career he worked with Vilma Kyrou, Dinos Iliopoulos and Kostas Hatzichristos.
In the 1970s, he turned with reviews. His presentation Dirlanda which halted and his reason for his exile. In the next decade, he appeared in several classical roles. His first appearance was in Epidaurus in Plutus by Aristophanes.

## Filmography

| Year | Film title (English translation) | Original title and transliteration | Role |
| 1960 | Christina | Χριστίνα | a hotel owner |
| 1960 | O Thymios ta hei 400 | Ο Θύμιος τα` χει 400 | - |
| 1961 | Children of the Piazza | Το παιδί της πιάτσας To pedi tis piatsas | Stavrakis |
| 1961 | To drama mias amartolis | Το δράμα μιας αμαρτωλής | - |
| 1961 | Alice in the Navy | Η Αλίκη στο ναυτικό I Aliki sto naftiko | | a sailor with a suitcase |
| 1961 | The Smart Bird | Το έξυπνο πουλί To eksipno pouli | Minis Santopoulos/Sandopoulos |
| 1961 | O skliros andras | Ο σκληρός άντρας | a police officer |
| 1961 | The Girls of Athens | Κορίτσια της Αθήνας | - |
| 1962 | Ten Days in Paris | Δέκα μέρες στο Παρίσι Deka meres sto Parissi | Dinos |
| 1962 | O Mihalios tou 140s syntagmatos | Ο Μιχαλιός του 14ου συντάγματος | Michalis |
| 1962 | Otan leipei i gata | Όταν λείπει η γάτα | - |
| 1962 | O gabros mou, o dikigoros | Ο γαμπρός μου, ο δικηγόρος My Husband, the Judge | Giagkos Kapsomanolis |
| 1962 | The Little Watermelon | Το καρπουζάκι Ta karpouzaki | - |
| 1962 | I yinekes theloun xylo | | - |
| 1962 | Eftychos trelathika | Ευτυχώς τρελάθηκα | - |
| 1962 | Dimos from Trikala | Ο Δήμος απ` τα Τρίκαλα O Dimos ap ta Trikkala | - |
| 1963 | Enas vlachas me patenda | Ένας βλάκας με πατέντα | - |
| 1963 | Mikri ke megali en drassi... | Μικροί και μεγάλοι εν δράσει... | Fifis |
| 1963 | Allos gia to ekatommyrio | Άλλος για το εκατομμύριο Somebody for a Millionaire | Stratos |
| 1964 | I Stole My Lady | Eklepsa ti yineka mou | Petros |
| 1964 | O emiris ke o kakomiris | | Fifis |
| 1964 | Kosmos kai kosmakis | | Didis |
| 1965 | O ouranokatevatos | | Fifis |
| 1965 | Kai oi... 14 itan iperohi | | Antoine |
| 1965 | Beethoven and Bouzouki | Beethoven ke bouzouki | Fifis |
| 1966 | Eftychos... trelathika! | | Stathis |
| 1966 | I vouleftina | | Kommotis |
| 1966 | I Kleopatra itan Adonis / I kleopatra en drasei | Cleopatra was Antony Cleopatra in Action | Adonis Hrissovergis / Cleopatra |
| 1966 | Fifis o aktyptos | | Fifis |
| 1967 | O modistros | | Stathis |
| 1967 | O hartorihtra | | - |
| 1968 | Gia mia trypia drachmi | | Stavros, even as Aspassia |
| 1968 | I mnistires tis Pinelopi | | Odysseus/Penelope |
| 1968 | I tsahpinis | | - |
| 1968 | O paliatsos | | - |
| 1970 | O Stavros ine poniros | | - |
| 1970 | O paichnidiaris | | - |
| 1970 | Dirlanda | | - |
| 1971 | To koroidaki tis prigkipessas | | Stavros Morros |
| 1972 | O magkas me to trikyklo | | Stavros Perivolaris |
| 1980 | A Taste of Greece | | - |
| 1984 | Here is the Balkans | Edo einai Valkania | - |
| 1994 | Ippoptos politis | | - |
| 1995 | Akropol | | Adonis Seferiadis the prince |
| 1997 | Avrio tha xeroume | | Thomas |