Takis Emmanuel (Greek: Τάκης Εμμανουήλ, 1933 – 26 August 2017) was a Greek-Australian actor. In Australia he was best known for his collaborations with Paul Cox.
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Biography
Emmanuel was born in Mesolongi and studied drama at the Athens Conversatory Drama School
He began his career in Greece, at the anciuent theatre in Epidaurus in Euripides Ifigenia, he appeared in many notable Greek films of the 1960s. He worked widely in Europe then for a number of years in Australia. He later returned to Greece.
He had a brief cameo part in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
After retiring from the film industry, he concentrted on literature and writing novels.
Filmography
To potami (1960) - Markos
Electra (1962) - Pylades
Ouranos (1962) - Giagos
Mikres Afrodites (1963) - Tsakalos
Amok (1963)
Mesanyhta sti villa Nelli (1963)
O krahtis (1964) - Mihalis
Zorba the Greek (1964) - Manolakas
Ou klepseis (1965) - Petrakas
Ta dyhtia tis dropis (1965)
Otan simanoun oi kabanes (1965) - Alkis Hristopoulos
Enonei o ponos dyo kardies (1965) - Lambros
I exodos tou Mesolongiou (1966)
Oi ekdikitai (1966)
Erotas stin kafti ammo (1966) - Agalos
Ta skalopatia (1966) - Hristo
Ekeinos ki ekeini (1967) - Rider
Cry in the Wind (1967) - Petros Samarakis
Matomeni gi (1967) - Kostas
Oedipus the King (1968) - Chorus
The Magus (1968) - Kapetan
Katarameni agapi (1968)
Vareia katara o dihasmos (1968) - Sergeant Ouranis
Play Dirty (1969) - Kostas Manou
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Kleff (uncredited)
Hell Boats (1970) - Salvatore
Cannon for Cordoba (1970) - Campo
The Martlet's Tale (1970) - Apelis
N.P. il segreto (1971) - Leali
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) - Achmed
Promised Woman (1975) - Manolis
That Lucky Touch (1975) - Arab Sheik
O katadikos (1975) - Peponas
Caddie (1976) - Peter
Kostas (1979) - Kostas Andropolous
Lion of the Desert (1980) - Bu-Matari
Levkas Man (1981, TV miniseries) - Kotiades
Island (1989, Short)
