Stefanos Linaios

Stefanos Linaios Greek Στέφανος Ληναίος born Dionysios Mytilinaios Διονύσιος Μυτιληναίος 6 August 1928 18 April 2026 was a Greek actor writer director theatrical businessman and politician He was a member of PASOK and served as an MP for the 1st Athens constituency from 1989 to 1990 He graduated from the Athens Theatre School in 1951 and from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art RADA in London in 1969 During the period 1954 1967 he collaborated with more than 20 troupes in 100 theatrical plays while appearing in 100 films radio broadcasts and on television Since 1970 he had directed and participated in 50 plays and many radio and television programs He was the founder of the Contemporary Greek Theatre troupe at the Alpha Theatre in Athens He wrote short stories such as Some Deaths and many studies including Modern Theatre and TV as a Means of Education which was taken into account in the establishment of ERTs educational television He had served as general secretary of the Greek Actors Association in 19661967 when he was dismissed by the junta due to political views He had been an advisor to the Panhellenic Union of Free Theatre PEETH since 1975 and to the Greek Theatre Centre since 1977 He was also a member of the British Actors Association He was married to the also actress Elli Fotiou with whom they had two children Margarita 1968 for many years director of the Second Program of the Hellenic Radio and Alexis 1970