# Kostas Triantafyllopoulos

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos (Greek: Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor.

## Biography

After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Aristophanes and Shakespeare to contemporary American drama (Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Thornton Wilder, Sam Shepard).
He performed frequently at the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and at many other major Greek theatres, appearing in both classics and new works. His most notable stage roles include: Joe Keller in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Kilroy in Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith in Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick in Tone Clusters by Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Old Man in Fool for Love by Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin in No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Gilbert Horn in Knives in Hens by David Harrower, Creon in Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, Xanthias in The Frogs and Lamachus in The Acharnians both by Aristophanes.
From November 1998 to July 1999 and from July 2002 to March 2003 he participated in the world tours of the National Theatre of Greece with the tragedies Medea by Euripides (as Creon), Electra (as Paedagogus) and Antigone (as Guard) both by Sophocles. The tour included performances in France, Australia, Israel, Portugal, United States, Canada, Brasil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, China and Japan. Medea was well received by the critics and especially by The New York Times.
He appeared in numerous Greek television series and films, such as Ela sti thesi mou, Ta mystika tis Edem, Kaneis de leei s' agapo, Peninta Peninta and Symmathites. He had also established himself as a voice actor, performing the Greek dubbing voices of numerous popular Disney characters such as Pete of the Mickey Mouse universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, Don Carlton in Monsters University, Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast, Django in Ratatouille and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch.

## Work
### Theatre (partial)

| Year | Play | Writer | Role | Theatre |
| 2019–20 | Medea | Bost | Oedipus | Thiseio Theatre |
| 2017–19 | The Lying Kind | Anthony Neilson | Balthasar | Mousouri Theatre |
| 2016–17 | Schumann | Sofia Kapsourou | Friedrich Wieck | National Theatre of Greece |
| 2015–16 | To Panigiri | Dimitris Kechaidis | Paplomatas | National Theatre of Greece |
| 2014–15 | 12 Angry Men | Reginald Rose | Juror #3 | Alkmini Theatre |
| 2014–15 | Protipos oikos anochis | Haris Romas | Alkiviadis/Aristomenis Lachanas | Akadimos Theatre |
| 2013–14 | A Flea in Her Ear | Georges Feydeau | Augustin Ferraillon | Aliki Theatre |
| 2013 | Ears on a Beatle | Mark St. Germain | Howard Ballantine | Aggelon Vima Theatre |
| 2011–12 | Stallerhof | Franz Xaver Kroetz | Staller | Neos Kosmos Theatre |
| 2010–11 | Fool for Love | Sam Shepard | Old Man | Kappa Theatre |
| 2009–10 | Hughie | Eugene O'Neill | Erie Smith | Altera Pars |
| 2008–09 | Eldorado | Marius von Mayenburg | Aschenbrenner | Hora Theatre |
| 2008–09 | Hughie | Eugene O'Neill | Erie Smith | Bios |
| 2006–08 | I theia ap' to Chicago | Alekos Sakellarios | Harilaos | Ivi Theatre |
| 2005–06 | All My Sons | Arthur Miller | Joe Keller | National Theatre of Northern Greece |
| 2005 | Tone Clusters | Joyce Carol Oates | Frank Gulick | Porta Theater |
| 2004–05 | Pugilist Specialist | Adriano Shaplin | Colonel Johns | Kefallinias Street Theatre |
| 2003 | Oedipus at Colonus | Sophocles | Creon | Greek Art Theatre |
| 2002–03 | Antigone | Sophocles | Guard | National Theatre of Greece |
| 2001–02 | No Exit | Jean-Paul Sartre | Joseph Garcin | Kefallinias Street Theatre |
| 2001 | Oresteia | Aeschylus | Herald | National Theatre of Greece |
| 2000–01 | Camino Real | Tennessee Williams | Kilroy | National Theatre of Greece |
| 1999–00 | Knives in Hens | David Harrower | Gilbert Horn | Athens Praxi Theatre |
| 1999 | Doña Rosita | Federico García Lorca | Uncle | National Theatre of Greece |
| 1998–99 | Electra | Sophocles | Paedagogus | National Theatre of Greece |
| 1997–99 | Medea | Euripides | Creon | National Theatre of Greece |
| 1997 | La Celestina | Fernando de Rojas | Sempronio | Odeon of Herodes Atticus |
| 1996–97 | The Duchess of Malfi | John Webster | Cardinal | Amore Theatre |
| 1996–97 | Thérèse Raquin | Émile Zola | Grivet | Amore Theatre |
| 1996 | Othello | William Shakespeare | Roderigo | University of Athens |
| 1995–96 | The Government Inspector | Nikolai Gogol | Artemy Filippovich Zemlianika | Tzeni Karezi Theatre |
| 1995 | The Acharnians | Aristophanes | Lamachus | National Theatre of Greece |
| 1994–95 | The Last Ones | Maxim Gorky | Yakov | Porta Theater |
| 1994 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | William Shakespeare | Launce | Theatre of Central Greece (Lamia) |
| 1992–94 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Frances Goodrich – Albert Hackett | Mr. Van Daan | Kappa Theatre |
| 1990 | The Frogs | Aristophanes | Xanthias | Open Theatre |
| 1989–90 | Three Sisters | Anton Chekhov | Baron Nikolai Lvovich Tuzenbach | Open Theatre |
| 1988–89 | Lulu | Frank Wedekind | Rodrigo | Open Theatre |

### Filmography
#### Television (partial)

| Year | Series | Role | Network |
| 2020–21 | Ι familia | Manos | ANT1 |
| 2019 | Ou foneuseis "Stachtes" | Dimitris | Open TV |
| 2018–19 | Ela sti thesi mou | Loukas Pasamitros | Alpha |
| 2015–16 | Symmathites | Androklis Nikolaidis | ANT1 |
| 2014 | Me ta pantelonia katw | Gerasimos | MEGA |
| 2011 | Ta mystika tis Edem | Eukleidis Fokas | MEGA |
| 2009 | Epta thanasimes petheres | Thanasis Karamitros | MEGA |
| 2008–09 | I katallili stigmi | Thodoros Mikromaniatis | ΝΕΤ |
| 2008 | Safe sex TV Stories | Vangelis | MEGA |
| 2007–08 | Amyna zonis | Brigadier General Aristides Gikas | ΝΕΤ |
| 2007 | Epta thanasimes petheres | Paraskevas Kollias | MEGA |
| 2007 | Irthe ki edese | Dionysis Stamoulis | MEGA |
| 2007 | Super babas | Kostis | ANT1 |
| 2006–07 | Peninta Peninta | Ippokratis Beloutsis | MEGA |
| 2006 | Safe sex TV Stories | Stelios Provatas | MEGA |
| 2004–05 | Kaneis de leei s' agapo | Stefanos Triantafyllou | MEGA |
| 2004 | Babalou | Zisis | Alpha |
| 2003–04 | Mia agapi, mia zoi | Giorgos | Alpha |
| 2003 | O dromos | Dimitris | MEGA |
| 2002–03 | Fevga | Pantelis | MEGA |
| 2001–02 | Drosoulites | Karolos Karolou | Star Channel |
| 2000–01 | Taksim | Antonis | ΕΤ1 |
| 2000 | Na me proseheis | Sokratis | MEGA |
| 1994–95 | To teleftaio antio | Dimitris Kosmatos | MEGA |
| 1994 | Tavros me toxoti | Vangelis | ANT1 |
| 1992–93 | Oi frouroi tis Achaias | Giannis Filinis | MEGA |
| 1991–92 | Ypografi Priftis | Notis Agorogiannis | ANT1 |
| 1990–91 | Akrivi mou Sofia | Constantine I of Greece | ET1 |
| 1990 | I Anagenisi enos Ethnous | Captain Dioskouridis | ΕΤ2 |
| 1990 | Jean-Paul Sartre's The Unburied Dead | Canoris | ΕΤ1 |

#### Film (partial)

| Year | Movie | Role |
| 2011 | Ap' ta kokkala vgalmena | Manolis Padouvakis |
| 2009 | Nisos | Inspector Athanasiou |
| 2006 | Paperboat | Father |
| 2005 | I gynaika einai... skliros anthropos | Detective Karabeos |
| 2002 | Avrio tha 'nai arga | Boss |
| 2001 | Ki avrio mera einai | Iordanis |

#### Dubbing (partial)

* Mickey Mouse TV series and films ... Pete
* ThunderCats ... Mumm-Ra
* The Transformers ... Optimus Prime
* Toy Story films ... Mr. Potato Head
* Winnie the Pooh films and TV series ... Tigger
* Monsters University ... Don Carlton
* Beauty and the Beast ... Cogsworth
* Lilo & Stitch films and TV series ... Dr. Jumba Jookiba
* A Bug's Life ... Heimlich
* Alpha and Omega ... Tony
* Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage ... Slim
* Shark Bait ... Jack
* Aladdin ... Fruit Shop Merchant
* Hercules ... Nessus, Cyclops
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame ... Additional voices
* Mulan ... Additional voices
* Happy Feet ... Additional voices

## Sources

* ↑ "Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος – Πέθανε ο σπουδαίος ηθοποιός". 21 August 2021.
* ↑ "Kostas Triantafyllopoulos interview" (in Greek). ypaithros.gr. 10 April 2016.
* ↑ "Kostas Triantafyllopoulos stars in National Theatre of Greece's production of Kechaidis famous play To Panigiri" (in Greek). diaskedasi.info.
* ↑ "Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος: Η ζωή μας είναι συνδεδεμένη με το ψέμα" (in Greek). townsendia.gr. 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
* ↑ "Ήταν όλοι τους παιδιά μου του Άρθουρ Μίλλερ, κριτική της παράστασης από τη Μαρία Δαμιανίδου: Ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος φιλοτέχνησε το ρόλο του Κέλλερ με ιδιαίτερη δεξιοτεχνία. Περνούσε με μία συναισθηματική πληρότητα από όλες τις πτυχές του χαρακτήρα του Κέλλερ, με αδρές χαράξεις και περισσή άνεση (...) Τέλος η παράσταση έχει να δώσει πολλά στο θεατρόφιλο κοινό, αφενός γιατί το έργο παραμένει επίκαιρο και είναι φτιαγμένο από έναν που γνώριζε πολύ καλά να χειρίζεται την πένα, αφετέρου γιατί ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος δίνει ένα ρεσιτάλ υποκριτικής." (in Greek). mic.gr. 17 March 2006.
* ↑ Ben Brantley (1 November 2002). "Theater review: A Timeless Rebel Afire With a Doomed Cause". The New York Times.
* ↑ Archive of the National Theater of Greece, "Sophocles' Electra – World tour dates and venues" (in greek).
* ↑ Archive of the National Theatre of Greece, "Sophocles' Antigone – World tour dates and venues" (in greek).
* ↑ "Theatre Review: Medea", The New York Times (www.nytimes.com), 25 September 1998.
* ↑ Archive of the National Theatre of Greece, "Photo of Kostas Triantafyllopoulos playing Creon in Euripides' Medea at the State Theatre of Sydney, Australia on 22 – 24 May 1998".
* ↑ Peter Marks (25 September 1998). "Medea: Anguish, Freeze-Dried and Served With Precision – New York Times review on Medea accompanied with a picture of Kostas Triantafyllopoulos and Karyofyllia Karabeti from the opening night at City Center Theater, Manhattan, New York on 23 September 1998". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018.
* ↑ "Kostas Triantafyllopoulos interview: Ela sti thesi mou series" (in Greek). tv-24.gr. 28 March 2018.
* ↑ "Αυτές είναι οι φωνές διασήμων που ακούμε στις μεταγλωτισμένες Disney ταινίες" (in Greek). studentlife.com.cy. 12 July 2017.
* ↑ "Winnie the Pooh" (in Greek). clickatlife.gr. 21 April 2011.
* ↑ "Ο Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος μιλάει για τη Μήδεια του Μποστ: Το έργο είναι μια πρόκληση" (in Greek). Proto Thema. 14 January 2020.
* ↑ «12 Angry Men» in Alkmini Theatre, parapolitika.gr (in Greek)
* ↑ A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau, Aliki Theatre, Athens