Spiros Focásactor Rambo 3 and other Hollywood action hits, died today, November 10, 2023, in Athens at the age of 86, his family announced.
The Greek actor died in a hospital in Athens, his wife said in a Facebook post. During the last few years Phocas was struggling with health problems, so he had moved to live in the city of Corinth.
Greece’s Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, mourned the death of Focás and said it was one of the “best known and most loved” actors in the country.
Her condolence message #Ministry Linas Mendoni for the loss of Spyros Fokas
“Cosmopolitan, noble, hard-working, modern and at the same time Dionysian and Apollonian, Spyros Fokas was beautiful as a Greek. His work will remind us of him”.
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— Ministry of Culture (@cultureGR) November 10, 2023
Who was Spiros Phocas?
Spiros Focás was born in the Greek port city of Patras, on August 17, 1937, and He started in cinematographic art in 1959 before moving to Italy where he started his career in the media and established himself for four decades in film and television.
His first appearance in a film was in 1959 in the film Bloody Twilight by Andreas Lambrino, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and was the starting point of his successful career. The movie Death of a friend It was the one who paved the way for Hollywood film studios.
With an incredible resemblance to the Egyptian star Omar SharifFocás collaborated with renowned directors such as Vincente Minnelli and Luchino Visconti, with whom he worked on the legendary film Rocco and his brothers In 1960.
Their most iconic appearances were in the 1980s as an Afghan warrior in Rambo 3 and the villain Omar in The jewel of the Nile, along with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Focás also participated in various television series and had performances in the theater.
Spiros Focás was married four times, but had no biological children. His last marriage was to Lilian Panagiotopoulou.
With information from AFP
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