Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface Γιώργος Χωραφάς
Born	7 December 1952 (1952-12-07) (age 56) Paris, France
Years active	1984-present
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Georges Corraface (Greek: Γιώργος Χωραφάς, Giórgos Choraphás) (born 7 December 1952 in Paris, France) is a Franco-Greek actor who has had an international career in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the famed Peter Brook Company. His film credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu, Christopher Columbus and a feature film debut in The Mahabharata. His most famous television appearances include La Bicyclette Bleue, L'Ete Rouge and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Corraface's multi-cultural background enables him to work extensively in French and Greek, his native languages, as well as in English, Spanish, German and Italian, with roles ranging from dramatic leads to eccentric caricatures. He is particularly popular in France, Greece and Spain, due to the box office hits, critical acclaim, acting awards and television celebrity he has enjoyed in these countries. Corraface won the International Thessaloniki Film Award for Best Actor in 2001 for To Tama (Word of Honor).^[1] In 2005, he was named president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Selected credits

Films

• The Signature, (2010), by Stelios Haralambopoulos.
• Dangerous Cooking, (Epikindynes mageirikes),(2009), by Vassilis Tselemegos.
• The Prankster, (2008), by Tony Vidal.
• L'Ultimo Pulcinella, (2008), by Maurizio Scaparro.
• Without Borders, (2008), by Nick Gaitatji.
• Le Bal des Actrices, (2007), by Maiwenn Le Besco.
• Chariton's Choir (I Horodia Tou Hariton), (2005), by Grigoris Karandinakis.
• Camille des Lilas et les voleurs d'enfants, (2004), by Jean-Louis Milesi.
• A Touch of Spice “Πολίτικη Κουζίνα”, (2003), by Tassos Boulmetis.
• Reflejos, (2001), by Miguel Angel Vivas.
• Girls Can Get with Anything, (2001), by Charlotte Silvera.
• To Tama(World of Honor), (2001), by Andreas Pantzis.
• Km.0, (2000), by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda Garcia Serrano.
• Peppermint, (1999), by Kostas Kapakas.
• Stand by, (1999), by Roch Stéphanik.
• Preference, (1998), by Grégoire Delacourt.
• Long Live the Bride and the Liberation of Kurdistan, (1997), by Hiner Saleem.
• Algiers-Beirut: Remembrance, (1997), by Merzak Allouache.
• Escape from L.A., (1996), by John Carpenter.
• C'est la tangente que je préfère, (1996), by Charlotte Silvera.
• Minotaur, (1995), by Jonathan Tamuz.
• Quartet in Four Movements, (1994), by Lucia Rikaki.
• Pasion Turca, (1994), by Vicente Aranda.
• The Slaughter of Cock, (1993), by Andreas Pantzis.
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, (1992), by John Glenn.
• Meine Töchter Gehört Mir (My Daughter Belongs to Me), (1991), by Viviane Naffe.
• Not Without my Daughter, (1990), by Brian Guilbert.
• Impromptu, (1990), by James Lapine.
• The Mahabharata, (1989), by Peter Brook.
• The French Revolution, (1989), by Robert Enrico and Richard Heffron.

Television

• Les Associés, (2009), by Alain Berliner.
• Les Amants de l'ombre, (2009), by Philippe Niang.
• Disparitions, (2008), by Bruno Gantillon, by Robin Davis - 12 episodes.
• Alex Santana, negociator, (2002 to 2004), by José Pinheiro.
• The Red Summer, (2002), by Gérard Marx.
• Ecoute, Nicolas, (2002), by Roger Kahane.
• L'Emmerdeuse, (2001), by Mickael Perrotta.
• The Blue Bicycle, (2000), by Thierry Binistri.
• The Dispossessed (Les Déracinés), (2000), by Jacques Renard.
• The Teacher, (2000), by Henri Helman.
• Femme d'Honneur, (1999), by Gilles Béhat.
• Toutes les femmes sont des déesses, (1999), by Marion Sarraut.
• Winds of Passion" (Tramontane), (1998), by Henri Helman.
• Only Love, (1998), by John Ermin.
• Algiers-Beirut: A Souvenir, (1997), by Merzack Allouache.
• Une patronne de charme, (1996), by Bernard Uzan.
• Strangers, (1995), by Eleanore Lindo.
• Barrage sur l'Orénoque, (1995), by Juan Bunuel.
• Esperanza, (1994), by René Manzor.
• The Scarlet and The Black, (1993), by Ben Bolt.
• Highlander (Saving Grace), (1993), by Ray Austin.
• Le Château des oliviers, (1993), by Nicolas Gessner.
• Bambino Mio, (1993), by Edward Bennett.
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, (1992), by Mike Newell.
• Le Petit Milliard, (1992), by Pierre Tchernia.
• Palace Guard, (1991), by George d'Amato.
• Inspector Morse, (1991), by Gregg Collin.
• Runaway Bay, (1991), by Jerry Mill.
• Navarro, (1991), by Patrick Jamain.
• Fly By Night, (1991), by Bruno Gantillon.
• War and Remembrance, (1988), by Dan Curtis.
• La Louve, (1987), by José Giovanni.
• Drifting Cities" (Cités à la dérive), (1884), by Robert Manthoulis.
• Les Poneys Sauvages, (1982), by Robert Mazoyer.
• La Crêtoise, (1980), by Jean-Pierre Desagnat.
• Salut Champion, (1979), by Serge Friedman.
• Bunker, (1974), by George Shaeffer.

Theater

• The Mahabharata, by Jean-Claude Carriere, directed by Peter Brook. Avignon Theatre Festival and Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, European & world tour.
• The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, directed by Peter Brook. Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
• Sur le Fil, (On The Tightrope) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Pierre Constant. Avignon Theatre Festival: world premiere.
• Sur le Fil, (second version) - by Fernando Arrabal, directed by Jorge Lavelli.
• Blood Wedding, by Fédérico Garcia Lorca, directed by Telmo Herrera. Lucernaire Théâtre..
• Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare, directed by Michel Cacoyannis. Athens Festival, with Irène Papas.
• Phedra, directed by Antoine Vitez. Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique.
• Much Ado About Nothing et Beatrice & Benedicte, by William Shakespeare, combined with the Berlioz Opera, directed by Jean-Louis Thamin. Berlioz Festival in Lyons.
• Dialogue with Leuco, by César Pavese, directed by Antoine Bourseiller. Petit Odéon Théâtre.
• In Memphis, There is a Man of Prodigious Power, by Jean Audureau, directed by Henri Ronse. Théâtre de l'Odéon with Tania Torrens.
• The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, directed by Gérard Le Breton, at the Shakespeare Festival. Georges Corraface as Petrucchio..
• Le Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt. Théâtre Edouard VII & tournée. Georges Corraface as Bassanio.
• The Just, by Albert Camus, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt
• Springtime Awakening, by Franz Wedekind, directed by Pierre Romain. Grasse Theatre Festival.
• Le Bleu du ciel, by Georges Bataille, directed by Serge Martin. Théâtre Malakoff à Rennes.
• Play It Again, Sam, by Woody Allen, directed by Bob Hranichny.
• The Iron and the Rose" (La Rose et le Fer)", by Patrick Schmitt.
• Hello, là-bas, by William Sarroyan, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt.

References

1. ^ International Thessaloniki Film Festival official site, retrieved 4 February 2008.

External links

• Official site
• Georges Corraface at the Internet Movie Database