Minas Chatzisavvas

Minas Chatzisavvas — Biography

Minas Chatzisavvas (Greek: Μηνάς Χατζησάββας; 28 January 1948, Athens – 30 November 2015, Athens) was a prominent Greek film and stage actor who also worked as a screenwriter. He trained first in France and then at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School in Athens, making his stage debut in 1965 at the Ancient Theatre of Dodona as Paris in Euripides' Rhesus.

He began his film career in 1970 and, over the following decades, took on both leading and supporting roles, earning four film awards for his work in Ta Paidia tou Kronou, Kleisti Strofi, Lilly's Story, and Worlds Apart, plus two television awards for the series I Agapi Argise mia Mera and Nyhterino Deltio. His filmography also includes internationally recognized productions such as Unfair World, The King, J.A.C.E., and Hostage.

Chatzisavvas died in his native Athens on 30 November 2015; Worlds Apart, released the same year, stands among his final screen appearances.