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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
DiedDecember 13, 1940(1940-12-13) (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1921–1940
SpouseReine Davies (19??–1938; divorced)
RelativesPedro 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


  1. "Death Ends Long Career on Screen". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. December 14, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved November 26, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Character People, First Edition, Citadel Press, 1977; ISBN 0-8065-0669-5
  3. "On New Honeymoon". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. August 21, 1925. p. 34. Retrieved November 26, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "George Regas". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.



На других языках


- [en] George Regas

[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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