Nikos Rizos was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He married Elsa Rizou and raised a son. He began his career with the classic film Anthropoi, anthropoiPeople, People in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre, made his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 as Vasilis Avlonitis - Georgia Vasileiadou - Nikos Rizos to great success in 1965. Nikos Rizos appeared in various comedies in Greece and Germany, performing for the immigrant Greeks abroad.In 1986, he appeared at the Astor Theatre on Stadiou Street which he ran from the artistic performance until 1990. Nikos Rizos changed and he was a much lucky theatrical entrepreneur for 27 years. He starred in around 300 comedy films including To soferaki with Giorgos Tzavellas, O thisavros tou makariti with Nikos Tsiforos, O Klearchos, i Marina kai o kontos, Simoria eraston and more. On television, he starred alongside Martha Karagianni in the show O dromos (The Road) with Kostas Lychnaras and writer Kostas Pretenteris and in 1999 in the TV presentation of the novel by academic Tassos Athanassiadis I aithousa tou thronou on Mega. It was his last appearance on television. The final years of his life were spent in Gkyzi. Nikos Rizos suffered a heart attack on April 20, 1999 and rushed himself to the hospital where he died from edema. He is buried at Athens First Cemetery. |
