Nikos Rizos was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He and his wife Elsa had one son. Rizos began his career with "Anthropoi, anthropoi" in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre. He founded his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 with
Vasilis Avlonitis and
Georgia Vasileiadou. He appeared in various comedies in Greece and Germany, performing for the immigrant Greeks abroad. In 1986, he appeared at the Astor Theatre on Stadiou Street which he ran from the artistic performance until 1990. Rizos changed and he was a theatrical entrepreneur for 27 years. He starred in around 200 comedy films including
The Taxi Driver (1953),
The Dead Man's Treasure (1959),
O Klearhos, i Marina kai o kontos (1961),
Symmoria eraston (1972), and others. On television, he starred alongside
Martha Karagianni in
O dromos (1977). In 1999, he appeared in the television series of
Tasos Athanasiadis's
I aithousa tou thronou (1998). It was his last appearance on television. Rizos' last years were spent in Gyzi. He suffered a heart attack on 20 April 1999 and died in an Athens hospital from edema. He was 74 years old. He is buried at Athens First Cemetery.
Armege lagous & koureve helones(2000)
I aithousa tou thronou(1998)as Major
Alli to proi, alli to vrady(1995)as Thanasis
Ston asterismo tis gravatas(1993)as Tony
The Cicada and the Ant(1958)
The Happy Beginning(1954)
Nyhterinos episkeptis(1994)as Self (1998)
An thymamai kala(1986)as Self (1986)
To kallitehniko kafeneio(1986)as Self (1986)
