Relatives and friends said their final goodbyes to the actor on Wednesday, June 3, at the Karystos Cemetery. According to information from protothema, the news of his death was not made public before his burial, as this was his wish. The funeral was held at 11 am at the Church of Agios Athanasios Aetos in Karystos. It is noted that Angelos Antonopoulos loved the region of Evia very much and spent his summers there.
The actor was born in Olympia, near Ancient Olympia, originally from Gortynia, and grew up in Tambouria and Ancient Olympia. He studied at the Drama School of the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater. For many years he was also an acting teacher. He began acting in performances by great Greek and foreign writers, under the guidance of Karolos Koun. After Koun, his theatrical career continued with collaboration with Dimitris Myrat at the Mousouri Theater.
From 1962 and for a decade, he participated in major troupes. He collaborated with all the important leading men and women of Greek theater, in all theatrical genres, in works such as Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Brecht's "The Rise of Arturo Uy", Ustinov's "The Loves of the Four Colonels", Chekhov's "The Seagull" and Jacques De Waal's "Tovarich", among others.
He made his film debut with the films "The Excursion" and "Parenthesis" by Takis Kanellopoulos. He subsequently collaborated with important directors, such as Vasilis Georgiadis, Dinos Dimopoulos, Yannis Dalianidis, Errikos Andreou, Giorgos Tzavellas and Filopoimin Finos, participating in more than 30 films in total.
He made his television debut in 1971, at the suggestion of director Kostas Koutsomytis, participating in the series "Unknown War" by Nikos Foskolos. This was followed by series such as "The Pantheons", "The Light of Dawn", "Madame Sousou", "Rainbow", "Family - Family Casino", "Symphony of Silence" and "Wedding Dress Rehearsal". His last television appearance was in the series "The Children of Niobe" in 2004.
At the same time, he was a teacher in drama schools for many years, while he collaborated with important theater personalities, such as Alexis Minotis, Katina Paxinou, Vera Zavitsianou, Manos Katrakis, Errikos Andreou and Vasilis Georgiadis. In 2007, he played the role of Karl Marx in the theater.
Angelos Antonopoulos also wrote the novel "The Passengers of the Moon" (Aiora Publications, 2006) and the poetry collection "Unguarded Passage" (Aiora Publications, 2011).
Source: protothema.gr
