Popular actor and former lawmaker from Nea Dimocratia Costas Karras, 76, passed away on Sunday in Athens due to cancer complications. A man with profound talent, a unigue voice and a chairy heart.
Costas Karras ( 21 June 1936 – 6 May 2012) had studied Political Sciences and was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He also studied theater in Greece. He debuted in Greek cinema in 1961 and on stage in 1963.
Although he became popular through several films of the 1960’s and 1970′, Karras was also a respectable theater actor. He had received positive criticism for Nikolai Gogol’s monologue “Diary of a Madman”.
Video: Rare appearance; Karras in Live Concert with Alexiou (1981)
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the rare video uploaded on YouTube May 6/2012 by Akis Papadopoulos
Costas Karras held many leading roles in successful television series.
His best film appearance is considered his role as Menelaos in “Ifigeneia” by Michalis Kakogiannis (1977).
From 2000 to 2007 Karras served as conservative Nea-Dimocratia member of the Greek Parliament.
He was engaged in many charities.
Costas Karras had been suffering from prostata cancer since 2006. He leaves behind his wife, Aggeliki Baroutsou, and one son.
