Harry Demopoulos
Harry B. Demopoulos was an American researcher in the medical aspects of
film actor, appearing in Clint Eastwood
films.
Free radical research
Ischaemic injury (injury to cells due to oxygen deprivation) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans. For example, most deaths in
NXY-059, which was under development for the treatment of stroke.[1]
Demopoulos and his coworkers were active in this research. The opening sentence of a paper by Nita et al. states: "The concept of generation of free radicals during ischemia was first presented by Demopoulos, Flamm and co-workers..."[2]
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Although
Personal life
Dr. Demopoulos was also a friend of Clint Eastwood,[5] in whose films he appeared, and who also invested in his research for decades before Demopoulos's death on June 29,[citation needed] 2016.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Dr. Barton | with Clint Eastwood |
| 1984 | City Heat | Roman Orgy Patron | with Clint Eastwood |
| 1986 | Cobra | Dr. Demopoulos | with Sylvester Stallone |
| 1988 | The Dead Pool | Doctor in Hospital Room | with Clint Eastwood (final film role) |
References
- PMID 16467546.
- PMID 12067499.
- ^ Article at Howarth Smith.com Archived March 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cornell Law
- ^ "San Onofre Case's Star Witness Has Diverse Interests". Los Angeles Times. 1994-02-16. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (2018-07-24). "Clint Eastwood Sues Claiming He Was Swindled Out of Medical Patents". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Harry Demopoulos at IMDb