George Coulouris
George Coulouris (born October 1, 1903 in Manchester , † April 25, 1989 in London ) was a British actor .
Life
Coulouris was the son of a Greek emigrant and an Englishwoman. In 1929 he made his debut on Broadway in New York. His breakthrough in the film business came in 1941 as Walter Parks Thatcher, the strict guardian and lawyer, in Orson Welles ' classic film Citizen Kane . For this role, Coulouris received an award from the National Board of Review . In the following decades he was seen as a supporting actor in numerous Hollywood films, where he was often allowed to impersonate repellent or villainous characters. In the Doctor films with Dirk Bogarde as Simon Sparrow, Coulouris regularly played supporting roles as a patient or ship's carpenter. In the Agatha Christie film version Murder on the Orient Express (1974) he played a Greek doctor. In total, he was seen in more than 130 productions from 1933 to 1985.
He was married to his first wife, Louise Franklin, from 1930 until her death in 1976. They had two children. In 1977 he married Elizabeth Donaldson, with whom he remained married until his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1940: The Lady in Question
- 1940: Citizen Kane
- 1940: grave, where is thy victory (All This, and Heaven Too)
- 1943: This is my country (This Land Is Mine)
- 1943: Watch on the Rhine
- 1944: The Life of Mrs. Skeffington (Mr. Skeffington)
- 1944: None But the Lonely Heart
- 1945: Polonaise (A Song to Remember)
- 1945: Hotel Berlin
- 1945: Hunt in the Fog (Confidential Agent)
- 1945: The lady on the train (Lady on a Train)
- 1946: Scotland Yard was wrong here (The Verdict)
- 1946: California
- 1948: The Super Spy (A Southern Yankee)
- 1948: Snares of Fear (Sleep, My Love)
- 1948: Johanna von Orleans (Joan of Arc)
- 1951: The Outcast of the Islands ( Outcast of the Islands )
- 1954: But, Herr Doktor ... (Doctor in the House)
- 1955: The best man in the military (Private's Progress)
- 1956: Doctor Ahoy! (Doctor at Sea)
- 1957: Help, the doctor is coming! (Doctor at Large)
- 1957: Tarzan and the Lost Safari
- 1958: No Time to Die (No time to die)
- 1960: Conspiracy of Hearts (Conspiracy of Hearts)
- 1961: The stolen Million (The Boy Who Stole a Million)
- 1961: King of Kings (King of Kings)
- 1966: Arabesque (Arabesque)
- 1969: Go to Hell, Gringo (Land Raiders)
- 1972: The grave Blood from the Mummy (Blood from the Mummy's Tomb)
- 1973: Papillon
- 1974: Mahler
- 1974: Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the Orient Express)
Web links
- George Coulouris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- George Coulouris in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- The George Coulouris Archive (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Coulouris, George |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1903 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester , UK |
DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1989 |
Place of death | London |