Manos Katrakis

Emmanuel Manos Katrakis Greek Εμμανουήλ Μάνος Κατράκης 14 August 1908 3 September 1984 was a Greek actor of theater and film Along with actordirector Kostas Leloudas he acted in his first movie To Lavaro tou 21 in 1928 He later performed in the Ethniko Theatro the National Theatre in 1931 During the 1930s he continued acting in theatrical plays he was friends with the maestro Dimitris Mitropoulos He married Anna Lori in 1943 He took part in the resistance as a member of EAMELAScitation needed and after refusing to sign a declaration of repentance during the Greek Civil War of 194649 he was exiled to Makronisos along with such other wellknown figures as Yiannis Ritsos Nikos Koundouros Mikis Theodorakis and Thanasis Veggos In the 1950s he returned to Athens from Makronisos but there was little acting work He was handed both small and big roles in plays and films In 1954 he married his third and last wife named Linda Alma real name Eleni Malioufa Shortly before his death he filmed his last and best movie Taxidi sta Kythira the Journey to KytheraKythira with director Theo Angelopoulos