Kostas Triantaphyllopoulos

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos (Yunani: Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 Februari 1956 – 21 Agustus 2021) adalah seorang aktor Yunani. Setelah belajar di Sekolah Drama Theodosiadis di Athena, ia lulus pada tahun 1977 dan memainkan berbagai peran di atas panggung mulai dari tragedi Yunani, Aristophanes dan Shakespeare hingga drama Amerika kontemporer (Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Thornton Wilder, Sam Shepard). Dia sering tampil di Teater Nasional Yunani, Teater Nasional Yunani Utara dan di banyak teater besar Yunani lainnya, tampil dalam karya klasik dan baru. Peran panggungnya yang paling menonjol meliputi: Joe Keller di All My Sons oleh Arthur Miller, Kilroy di Camino Real oleh Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith di Hughie oleh Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick di Tone Clusters oleh Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 di 12 Angry Men oleh Reginald Rose, Old Man di Fool for Love oleh Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin di No Exit oleh Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce di The Two Gentlemen of Verona oleh William Shakespeare, Kardinal dalam The Duchess of Malfi oleh John Webster, Gilbert Horn dalam Knives in Hens oleh David Harrower, Creon dalam Oedipus di Colonus oleh Sophocles, Xanthias dalam The Frogs dan Lamachus dalam The Acharnians, keduanya oleh Aristophanes. Dari November 1998 hingga Juli 1999 dan dari Juli 2002 hingga Maret 2003 ia berpartisipasi dalam tur dunia Teater Nasional Yunani dengan tragedi Medea karya Euripides (sebagai Creon), Electra (sebagai Paedagogus) dan Antigone (sebagai Penjaga)[6] keduanya oleh Sophocles. Tur tersebut mencakup pertunjukan di Prancis, Australia, Israel, Portugal, Amerika Serikat, Kanada, Brasil, Jerman, Italia, Siprus, Denmark, Turki, Bulgaria, Tiongkok, dan Jepang. Medea diterima dengan baik oleh para kritikus dan khususnya oleh The New York Times. Ia muncul di berbagai serial televisi dan film Yunani, seperti Ela sti thesi mou, Ta mystika tis Edem, Kaneis de leei s' agapo, Peninta Peninta dan Symmathites. Dia juga memantapkan dirinya sebagai pengisi suara, menampilkan suara sulih suara Yunani dari berbagai karakter Disney populer seperti Pete dari alam semesta Mickey Mouse, Tigger di Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head di Toy Story, Don Carlton di Monsters University, Cogsworth di Beauty and the Beast, Django di Ratatouille dan Dr. Jumba Jookiba di Lilo & Stitch.

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos (Greek: Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor. After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Aristophanes and Shakespeare to contemporary American drama (Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, Thornton Wilder, Sam Shepard). He performed frequently at the National Theatre of Greece, the National Theatre of Northern Greece and at many other major Greek theatres, appearing in both classics and new works. His most notable stage roles include: Joe Keller in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, Kilroy in Camino Real by Tennessee Williams, Erie Smith in Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, Frank Gulick in Tone Clusters by Joyce Carol Oates, Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, Old Man in Fool for Love by Sam Shepard, Joseph Garcin in No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, Launce in The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, Cardinal in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Gilbert Horn in Knives in Hens by David Harrower, Creon in Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles, Xanthias in The Frogs and Lamachus in The Acharnians both by Aristophanes. From November 1998 to July 1999 and from July 2002 to March 2003 he participated in the world tours of the National Theatre of Greece with the tragedies Medea by Euripides (as Creon), Electra (as Paedagogus) and Antigone (as Guard)[6] both by Sophocles. The tour included performances in France, Australia, Israel, Portugal, United States, Canada, Brasil, Germany, Italy, Cyprus, Denmark, Turkey, Bulgaria, China and Japan. Medea was well received by the critics and especially by The New York Times. He appeared in numerous Greek television series and films, such as Ela sti thesi mou, Ta mystika tis Edem, Kaneis de leei s' agapo, Peninta Peninta and Symmathites. He had also established himself as a voice actor, performing the Greek dubbing voices of numerous popular Disney characters such as Pete of the Mickey Mouse universe, Tigger in Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Potato Head in Toy Story, Don Carlton in Monsters University, Cogsworth in the Beauty and the Beast, Django in Ratatouille and Dr. Jumba Jookiba in Lilo & Stitch.