Andreas Barkoulis

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Andreas Barkoulis

Andreas Barkoulis (Greek Ανδρέας Μπάρκουλης) (July 24, 1936 - August 23, 2016) was a Greek stage and screen actor.

Barkoulis was born in Piraeus and at an early age took part in several Greek tragedies put on by the troupe of Spiros Mousouris and Krinio Pappa. He debuted professionally in the theatre in 1956 and in the cinema in 1957 in the film "Maria Pentayiotissa", which co-starred Aliki Vougiouklaki.

Very quickly Barkoulis developed into a leading ladies man in many a Greek film. He starred in nearly 110 movies including:

Barkoulis left for the US in the 1970s. After his return to Greece in 1983, he mostly played in the theatre. He died on August 23, 2016 after a long illness.

Barkoulis had married three times and had three children.