# Vasilis Diamantopoulos

Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greek: Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος; 15 November 1920 – 5 May 1999) was a Greek actor. He was one of the founders of the Modern Theater and was the first actor to appear live on Greek television in the single act play Him and his pants by Iakovos Kambanellis in 1966. His most characteristic role was that of the austere professor in Giannis Dalianidis' movie Law 4000 and later in shorts including Ekmek Ice Cream in private TV.

## Biography

He was born in Piraeus and studied at Athens Law and at the National Theatre's Dramatic schools as well as Coon Art School. He ran together along with Maria Alkeou in 1956 at the New Theatre/Theater and in 1993 at the Different Theatre. He returned to Greece from Paris in 1970 and took part in several different companies, he also took part at the Public Theatre of Northern Greece. He also participated in many film and television productions, oppositely took part at the Dramatic Schools at the National Theatre and at Art School. His last years was a member of a hypocrite art factory for young actors. He died in Athens in 1999 from a heart attack at the Athens General Clinic due to his head fracture at the left femur which triggered from the fall. He is buried at the First Athens Cemetery.

## Personal life

He was married twice, firstly to the actress Tonia Karali with whom he had a daughter and secondly to the actress Marina Georgiou with whom he had a son.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Transliteration and translation | Role | Notes |
| Unknown | The Little Car | Το αμαξάκι To amaxaki | | |
| 1948 | Marinos Kontaras | Μαρίνος Κοντάρας | Grigoris Fousekis | |
| 1949 | The Last Mission | Τελευταία αποστολή | Colonel Miltiadis Marelis | |
| 1954 | Nychterini Peripeteia | Νυχτερινή Περιπέτεια Nighttime Adventures | Diamantis Nikolaou | |
| 1956 | I arpagi tis Persefonis | Η αρπαγή της Περσεφόνης | Dias | |
| 1956 | Ekklisiazousai | | | |
| 1957 | To amaxaki | | | |
| 1957 | Tis nihtas ta kamomata | Της νύχτας τα καμώματα | Stelios | |
| 1959 | Erotikes istories | | Vasilis | |
| 1959 | Na petheros, na malama! | Να πεθερός, να μάλαμα | Andreas Delis | |
| 1961 | O thanatos tha xanarthi | | Inspector Fox | |
| 1962 | Law 4000 | Νόμος 4000 Nomos 4000 | Andreas Ikonomou | |
| 1962 | The Journey | Το ταξίδι To taxidi | Lazy Manolis | |
| 1962 | Psila ta heria Hitler | | Anestis | |
| 1963 | Afosiosi | | | |
| 1964 | Mia 'vdomada ston paradeiso | | Aristos | |
| 1966 | A Bullet Through the Heart | | Rizzardi | |
| 1967 | The Road to Corinth | | | |
| 1970 | The Confession | | | |
| 1971 | L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste | | | |
| 1976 | Agnostos stratiotis | | | |
| 1977 | O toihos i Pos piastike o Ramon Novaro | | | |
| 1978 | I tembelides tis eforis kiladas | Οι τεμπέληδες της εύφορης κοιλάδας | father | |
| 1979 | Jack the Knight | Τζακ ο καβαλλάρης Jack o kavallaris | | |
| 1979 | To hamogelo tis Pythias | | | |
| 1980 | O gyrologos | | | |
| 1980 | Eleftherios Venizelos 1910-1927 | Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος 1910-1927 | Apostolos | |
| 1981 | Mathe pedi mou gramata | Μάθε παιδί μου γράμματα | Perilkos Papachristoforos | |
| 1981 | O teleftaios... antras! | | | |
| 1982 | The Red train | Το κόκκινο τρένο To kokino treno | conductor | |
| 1982 | O teleftaios dialogos | | | |
| 1983 | Horis martyres | | Lieutenant Loukas Haridimos | |
| 1984 | Akropolis Now | | Camilles Vater | |
| 1987 | Ta paidia tis Chelidonas | Τα παιδιά της Χελιδόνας | Spyros | |
| 1991 | Isimeria | | Teacher | |
| 1996 | Cavafy | Καβάφης | Constantine Cavafy | |
| 1996 | Business in the Balkans | Μπίζνες στα Βαλκάνια Biznes (Business) sta Valkania | a customer at a bar | |
| 1997 | The Overcoat | The overcoat | | Short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Transliteration and translation | Channel |
| 1973-1974 | Infamous War (1971–74) | Άγνωστος Πόλεμος Agnostos Polemos | YENED |
| 1972-1974 1989 | Himself and Himself | Εκείνος κι εκείνος Ekinos ki ekinos | EIRT ET2 ad his next appearance |
| 1979 | O symvolaiografos | Ο συμβολαιογράφος | ERT |
| 1984 | Hadjimanouil | Χατζημανουήλ | |
| 1986 | Here Tasso Karatasso | ERTΧαίρε Τάσο Καρατάσο Hail Tasso Karatasso | ERT |
| 1991 | Ekmek Ice Cream | Εκμέκ παγωτό Ekmek pagoto | Mega |
| 1994 | To gelion tou pragmatos | Το γελοίον του πράγματος | ANT1 |
| 1997 | I agapi argise mia mera | Η αγάπη άργησε μια μέρα | ERT |