# Kostas Hatzichristos

Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos (Greek: Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor.

## Biography

He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh child of the family. His parents were from Constantinople (today Istanbul), and they were initially relocated to Kavala, moved to Thessaloniki thereafter, and later moved to the northern Athens suburb of Pagkrati.
The young Kostas studied initially at the Sergeants Major Military School of Syros and finished his studies in the Kavala. He worked in the variety theatre Missouri in Piraeus and with the Nitsa Gaitanaki company where he played in The Grouch (Το Στραβόξυλο) by Dimitris Psathas. From 1945 until 1948, he worked in an operetta company owned by Paraskevas Oikonomou and appeared in the Pefka variety with Oikonomidis and Oasia with Mimis Traiforos. In 1949‒50, he participated in Koula Nikolaidou's musical company at the Verdun theatre (Θέατρο Βερντέν) at Alexandras Avenue.
At the Verdun theatre, Hatzichristos acted for his first time in his successful run in the role of a villager character called Thymios, a role inspired by Kostas Nikolaidis, brother of his wife Mary Nikolaidou. Hatzichristos first screen appearance was in the movie The Knights' Castle in 1952 with Giorgos Asimakopoulos and Nikos Tsiforos. At the same time, he was successful at the theatre founded in 1952 by his own theatrical troupe. In 1960, he became a theatrical entrepreneur and founded his own theatre: Hatzichristos Theatre (Θέατρο Χατζηχρήστου). The theatre premiered on 18 February 1960, and was later renamed as the Treatre Orfeas. It was located at Panepistimiou Avenue in the Athens neighborhood of Akadimia. Among the greatest successes in his career were the films What a Mess (Της Κακομοίρας) in 1963 and Τhe Man Who Returned from the Plates (Ο Άνθρωπος που Γύρισε από τα Πιάτα!) in 1969 with Anna Fonsou and Dionysis Papagiannopoulos. He also produced three films and directed eight.
His theatrical work continued until 1983. After a long period of absence, he returned into the theatre in 1994‒95 era and played in the local Hatzichristos Theatre. His difficult years begun when his third wife, Eleni Pantazi died at the age of 42.
Kostas Hatzichristos died by cancer on 3 October 2001, suffering from economic problems. He was interred at public expense at First Cemetery of Athens on 5 October 2001.

## Personal life

He was engaged with the actress Ntina Trianti with whom they had starred in several movies together. His first marriage was done during the Axis occupation of Greece with a woman named Nitsa who was from Naousa, Imathia. They were living together for many years. In 1949 he married Mary Nikolaidou with whom he had one daughter, Teta Hatzichristou who was married actor Petros Fyssoun with whom he had one daughter, actress Ania Fyssoum. In 1955 he married actress Ketty Diridaoua and divorced in 1975, with whom he had one daughter Marialena Hatzichristou. His third wife was Eleni Pantazi. His last wife was Voula Arvanitaki-Hatzichristou.

## Filmography

Feature Films :
| Year | Original Title | Adapted Title | Role |
| 1952 | Ο Πύργος των Ιπποτών | The Knights' Castle | |
| 1954 | Οι Τρεις Δραπέτες του Τρελοκομείου | Three Escapees From Asylum | Giorgos |
| 1954 | Νύχτες της Αθήνας | Nights in Athens | Kostakis |
| 1955 | Πιάσαμε την Καλή | We Finally Hit It | Thymios Touloumotyris |
| 1955 | Ο Αγαπητικός της Βοσκοπούλας | The Lover of the Shepherdess | Gerlas |
| 1955 | Γκόλφω | Golfo-Girl of the Mountains | Dimos |
| 1955 | Τα Τρία Μωρά | The Three Babies | Philip Mandaropoulos |
| 1955 | Κάλλιο Αργά Παρά Ποτέ | Better Late than Never | |
| 1956 | Τα Κωθώνια του Συντάγματος | Regimental Dummies | Thymios the Roumeliotis |
| 1956 | Ποιος θα Πληρώσει το Μάρμαρο; | Who Will Pay for the Marble? | Thymios |
| 1956 | Οι Τρακαδόροι της Αθήνας | The Spongers of Athens | Agamemnon |
| 1956 | Κυνηγώντας τον Έρωτα | Hunting for Love | Thymios |
| 1956 | Δολάρια και Όνειρα | Dollars and Dreams | |
| 1957 | Τζιπ, Περίπτερο Κι' Αγάπη | Jeep Kiosk and Love | Yiorgaras |
| 1957 | Μαρία η Πενταγιώτισσα | Maria Pentayiotissa | Thymios |
| 1957 | Τσαρούχι, Πιστόλι, Παπιγιόν | The Wooden Shoe, the Pistol and the Bowtie | Alexandros Kortakias, Takis, Thymios, Marked man |
| 1957 | Τρία Παιδιά Βολιώτικα | Three Guys from Volos | Policeman Dimos |
| 1957 | Έχει Θείο το Κορίτσι | The Girl Has an Uncle | Polyzois |
| 1957 | Μανούλα Θέλω να Ζήσεις | Mamma, I Want You Alive! | |
| 1957 | 3 Τρελοί Ντετέκτιβς | Three Crazy Detectives | Vagelis |
| 1958 | Ο Κόμης... Χατζηχρήστος | Count Hatzichristos | |
| 1958 | Γερακίνα | The Falcon | |
| 1959 | Ο Ηλίας του 16ου | The Policeman of the 16th Precinct | Ilias |
| 1959 | Λαός και Κολωνάκι | Poor People and Rich People | Kostas |
| 1959 | Σαρακατσάνισσα | Sarakatsanissa | |
| 1959 | Ο Θύμιος τα ‘κανε Θάλασσα | Thymios Screwed Things Up | Thymios Boukouras |
| 1959 | Να Ζήσουν τα Φτωχόπαιδα | Long Live the Poor Kids | Tonis Paxoulos |
| 1959 | Η Λίζα το ‘σκασε | Lisa, Tosca of Athens | Iordanis Kollaros |
| 1959 | Έρωτας... Με Δόσεις | Love with Installments | Fontas |
| 1959 | Δράκουλας και Σία | Dracula and Co. | Thanasis Karatribouras |
| 1959 | Διακοπές στην Κολοπετινίτσα | Vacation in Kolopetinitsa | Efthymios Tamzourlas |
| 1959 | Κρυστάλλω | Krystallo | |
| 1960 | Μακρυκωσταίοι και Κοντογιώργηδες | Makrikostae and Kodogeorgides | Thomas Makrykostas |
| 1960 | Αντίο Ζωή | Goodbye Life | Police officer at the theatre |
| 1960 | Τα Ντερβισόπεδα | The Dervish Boys | Thodoros |
| 1960 | Ο Θύμιος Τάχει 400 | Thymios is Fully Aware | Thymios Taboulas, Kostas Hatzis |
| 1961 | Ο Σκληρός Άντρας | The Tough Guy | Iraklis Leontopoulos |
| 1961 | Το Παιδί της Πιάτσας | The Boy of the Market | Mimis Fakis |
| 1961 | Το Έξυπνο Πουλί | The Clever Bird | Loukas Manis |
| 1961 | Καπετάνιος για Κλάματα | A Hopeless Captain | Simos Papafigos |
| 1962 | Ο Δήμος απ’ τα Τρίκαλα | Demos from Trikala | Paraskevas Pournaras |
| 1962 | Ο Ταξιτζής | The Taxi Driver | Thanasis Perimenis |
| 1962 | Πεζοδρόμιο | Sidewalk | |
| 1962 | Ο Μηχαλιός του 14ου Συντάγματος | Michalios of the 14th Regiment | Mihalios Karamihalis |
| 1962 | Η Αθήνα τη Νύχτα | Athens by Night | Policeman |
| 1963 | Της Κακομοίρας | What a Mess | Zikos |
| 1963 | Ο Ταυρομάχος Προχωρεί! | The Torreador Advances | Michalis |
| 1963 | Ο κος Πτέραρχος | Mister Wing-Commander | Kanellos |
| 1963 | Ο Καζανόβας | Casanova | Giorgos Hatzigeorgalas |
| 1963 | Ο Θύμιος στη Χώρα του Στριπτήζ | Thymios in the Land of Striptease | Thymios |
| 1963 | Ο Ανηψιός μου ο Μανώλης | My Nephew, Manolis | Manolis Maramenos |
| 1964 | Οι Κληρονόμοι | The Heirs | Panagiotis Tsokos |
| 1964 | Η Σωφερίνα | The Chauffeur Girl | Policeman |
| 1964 | Ο Παράς και ο Φουκαράς | The Dough and Pauper | Kosmas Peristeris |
| 1964 | Ο Θαλασσόλυκος!.. | The Sea-Wolf | Pantelis Kazouras |
| 1964 | Ένας Ζόρικος Δεκανέας | The Tough Corporal | Corp. Thanasis Prasinadas |
| 1965 | Όχι Κύριε Τζόνσον | No, Mister Johnson | Buyer |
| 1965 | Πράκτορες 005 Εναντίον Χρυσοπόδαρου | Agents 005 vs Goldfoot | Kosmas Bouralas |
| 1966 | Φως... Νερό... Τηλέφωνο, Οικόπεδα με Δόσεις | Power, Phone, Water and Plots on Installments | Manolis Pelekoudis |
| 1966 | Ο Τετραπέρατος | Sharp As a Razor | Dimos Pournaris |
| 1966 | Ο Μελέτης στην Άμεσο Δράση | Meletis of the Flying Squad | Meletis |
| 1966 | Ένα Καράβι Παπαδόπουλοι | A Ship Full of Papadopoulos | Thymios |
| 1967 | Σήκω Χόρεψε Συρτάκι | Get Up and Dance the Syrtaki | Thymios |
| 1968 | Ο Τυχεράκιας | The Lucky One | Thymios |
| 1968 | Η Αθήνα Μετά Τα Μεσάνυχτα | Athens After Midnight | Thymios Vlacholeventis |
| 1969 | Ο Άνθρωπος που Γύρισε από τα Πιάτα! | Τhe Man Who Returned from the Plates | Laki Petris |
| 1969 | Κακός, Ψυχρός και Ανάποδος | Bad, Cold and Cantankerous | Thymios, Kostas Papachatzis |
| 1970 | Τι Κάνει ο Άνθρωπος για να Ζήσει | What a Man Has to Do to Survive | Leandros Perperis |
| 1970 | Ο Απίθανος | The Unbelievable | Makis Harisis |
| 1970 | Ένας Χίππυς με Τσαρούχια | A Hippy in Sandals | Grocer (Pharmacist) |
| 1970 | Ένα Μπουζούκι Αλλοιώτικο από τ’ Άλλα | A Bouzouki Different from the Others | Kostas Karavedouras |
| 1971 | Θύμιος Εναντίον Τσίτσιου | Thymios vs. Tsitsos | Thymios, Tsitsios |
| 1972 | Η Αλίκη Δικτάτωρ | Dictator Aliki | Director of Newspaper |
| 1979 | Γυναικες στα Όπλα | Women at Arms | Stamos Zoupas |
| 1981 | Άγριες Κότες | Wild Chickens | Thymios Touloumotyris |
| 2001 | Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ | Alexander and Aishe | |
Videos, TV Series, TV Videos From Theatrical Plays :
| Year | Original Title | Adapted Title | Category |
| 1974 | Το Παλιό το Κατοστάρι | The Old Katostari | TV series on YENED |
| 1975 | Χρονικό του Μουσικού Θεάτρου: Λιγο Από Όλα | Music Theatre Chronicles: Little of Anything | TV Video on EIRT |
| 1977 | Ο Ταξιτζής | The Taxi Driver | TV series on YENED |
| 1979 | Ο Ταξιτζής: Ένας Ταξιτζής από τ' Αλώνια | The Taxi Driver from the Alonia | TV series on YENED |
| 1984 | Βραδυά Επιθεώρησης | Revue Night | TV series on ERT |
| 1986 | Ο Γιος του Πάρτα Όλα | The Son of One-Takes-All | Video |
| 1987 | Ένας Πιλότος για Πέταμα | A Pilot To Be Thrown Away | Video |
| 1988 | Και το Πρώτο Κλαρίνο | And the First Clarinet | Video |
| 1988 | Ένας Μπάτσος με Τσαρούχια | A Policeman With Charouchia | Video |
| 1991 | Οι Δέκα Μικροί Μήτσοι | Ten Little Mitsoi | TV series on Mega |
| 1994 | Βλαμμένα Άχρηστα Μυαλά | Vlamena Ahrista Myala | TV Video on ANT1 |
| 1995 | Δεν Ήξερες Δεν Ρώταγες; | Didn't you Know? Didn't you Ask? | TV Video on Mega |
| 1997 | Σημίστε Μας και Αφήστε Μας | Simiste mas... kai Afiste mas | TV Video on Channel 5 |
| 1998 | Σκάι Νύφη... Σκάι Γαμπρός | Skai Nyfi... Skai Gabros | TV Video on Skai TV |
| 1999 | Αθάνατοι Ξεβράκωτοι και Ωραίοι | Athanatoi... Χevrakotoi ki Οraioi | TV Video on ANT1 |

## Selected theatrical plays

| Year | Saison | Theatre Play | Adapted Title | Theatre |
| 1945 | 1944‒1945 | Η Φλόγα | The Flame | Kymata (in Volos) |
| 1953 | 1952‒1953 | 30 το Δολάριο | 30 the One Dollar | Acropole |
| 1953 | 1953‒1954 | Κοντή Φούστα | Mini Skirt | Papaioannou |
| 1953 | 1953‒1954 | Χρυσά Κουτάλια | Golden Spoons | Papaioannou |
| 1954 | 1953‒1954 | Όμορφα κι Ωραία | Beautiful and Nice | Peroke |
| 1954 | 1953‒1954 | Όσα Παίρνει ο Άνεμος | Gone with the Wind | Peroke |
| 1954 | 1954‒1955 | Το Τραγούδι της Αθήνας | The Song of Athens | Cybele |
| 1955 | 1955 | Ομόνοια Πλας | Omonoia Plage | Cybele |
| 1957 | 1957 | Να Ζήσουν τα Φτωχόπαιδα | Long Live the Poor | Peroke |
| 1958 | 1958‒1959 | Σαμπάνια και Ρετσίνα | Champagne and Retsina | Metropolitan |
| 1962 | 1962‒1963 | Κάτω οι Γυναίκες | Down the Women | Hatzichristos |
| 1969 | 1969‒1970 | Βίβα Απάτα | Viva Cheating On | Hatzichristos |
| 1973 | 1973‒1974 | Καίσαρ και Ναπολέων | Caesar and Napoleon | 1973, Avlaia, Thessaloniki. 1973‒1974, Hatzichristos. |
| 1983 | 1982‒1983 | Στου ΠΑΣΟΚ την πόρτα... όσο θέλεις βρόντα! | At PASOK’s door, Knock As Much As You Want | Hatzokou |
| 1993 | 1993 | Βλαμμένα Άχρηστα Μυαλά | Vlamena Ahrista Myala | Minoa |
| 1995 | 1994‒1995 | Δεν ήξερες!... Δε ρώταγες;... | Didn't you Know? Didn't you Ask? | Hatzichristos |
| 1997 | 1996‒1997 | Σημίστε Μας και Αφήστε Μας | Simiste mas... kai Afiste mas | Hatzichristos |
| 1997 | 1997‒1998 | Αθάνατοι Ξεβράκωτοι και Ωραίοι | Athanatoi... Χevrakotoi ki Οraioi | Hatzichristos |
| 1997 | 1997 | Σκάι Νύφη... Σκάι Γαμπρός | Skai Nyfi... Skai Gabros | Metropolitan |