Danis Katranidis

Danis Daniel Katranidis Greek Δάνης Δανιήλ Κατρανίδης Aigaleo 4 August 1949 Athens 1 September 2024 was a Greek actor He was born on 4 August 1949 in Aigaleo He was a graduate 1971 of the Athens Higher Drama School Giorgos Theodosiadis During the period 19711978 he was an actor at the National Theatre In the 19781979 theatrical season he made history in the role of the compere in the legendary play Cabaret staged with great success by Aliki Vougiouklaki with whom he collaborated continuously for a decade He acted in all types of theatre from tragedy and comedy to musicals and revues while his participation in radio theatre is highly noteworthy He taught at the Higher Drama School Iasmos and at the Vassilis Diamantopoulos Theatre Workshop A lover of the sea and a keen sailor he had dozens of participations and victories in offshore competitions to his credit In 1971 he married fellow actress and classmate at the Theodosiadis School Mirka Papakonstantinou They divorced in 1977 He then married and divorced twice more with his last marriage being to choreographer Eliza Palli He died of cancer at the age of 75 on 1 September 2024 He was buried in Zografou Cemetery on 5 September