Alexis Minotis

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Alexis Minotis
Alexis Minotis in The Chase
Born	Alexandros Minotakis (1900-08-08)8 August 1900 Chania, Cretan State
Died	11 November 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 90) Athens, Greece
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens
Other names	Alexis Minotis
Occupation(s)	Actor and stage director
Spouse	Katina Paxinou ​ ​ (m. 1940; died 1973)​

Alexis Minotis (Greek: Αλέξης Μινωτής; born Alexandros Minotakis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Μινωτάκης);^[1][2] 8 August 1900 – 11 November 1990)^[1] was a Greek actor and director.

He first appeared on stage in his native

In 1946, he went to Hollywood to appear in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains. In the same year, he also appeared with Robert Cummings and Michèle Morgan in The Chase. His other films include Siren of Atlantis (1949) with Maria Montez, Boy on a Dolphin (1957) with Sophia Loren, and Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Joan Collins.

In 1955, he directed Katina Paxinou in Euripides' Hecuba for the National Theatre of Greece at The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and starred in Oedipus Rex as well as directing. In 1956, he made his first appearance in Oedipus at Colonus. The production received great acclaim, and Minotis went on a long international tour with the company.

He appeared on

In 1958, Minotis directed

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