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George Thomas Regas (Greek: Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρεγάκος; November 9, 1890 – December 13, 1940) was a Greek American actor.

George Regas
Regas in Daniel Boone, 1936
Born	Georgios Thomas Regakos (1890-11-19)November 19, 1890 Goranoi, Peloponnese, Greece
Died	December 13, 1940(1940-12-13) (aged 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1921–1940
Spouse	Reine Davies (19??–1938; divorced)
Relatives	Pedro Regas (brother)

Biography

Regis was born in the village of Goranoi^{[citation needed]} near Sparta, Greece, the brother of actor Pedro Regas.[1] He was a stage actor in Athens before coming to the United States. In New York City he played Romeo in a Grecian version of Romeo and Juliet.[2]

In 1921, Regas acted in his first motion picture, The Love Light with Mary Pickford. This film was produced by Pickford's production company. He would go on to create character roles in over one hundred films.[2] His rugged looks and Mediterranean complexion allowed him to play a wide variety of nationalities in action and adventure films.^{[citation needed]} He was married to actress Reine Davies,[3] the sister of Marion Davies. He starred as Mateo in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939).

On Broadway, Regas portrayed Pedro in Zombie (1932).[4]

Death

Regas died In St. Vincent's Hospital[1] after an operation for a throat infection on December 13, 1940, in Hollywood, California, at age fifty.[2] His last film role was Sergeant Gonzales in The Mark of Zorro. He is entombed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery alongside his brother.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Works by or about George Regas at Internet Archive
• George Regas at IMDb
• George Regas at the Internet Broadway Database
• George Regas at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[ru] Ригас, Джордж

Джордж То́мас Ри́гас (англ. George Thomas Regas, имя при рождении — Гео́ргиос Фома́с Рига́кос (греч. Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρηγάκος); 9 ноября 1890, Горани, Пелопоннес, Греция — 13 декабря 1940, Лос-Анджелес, Калифорния, США) — один из первых американских актёров греческого происхождения в Голливуде. Старший брат актёра Педро Ригаса[4][5].

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