Takis Emmanuel (, 1933 – 26 August 2017) was a Greek-Australian actor. In Australia he was best known for his collaborations with Paul Cox.
Biography Emmanuel was born in Mesolongi and studied drama at the Athens Conversatory Drama School
He began his career in Greece, at the anciuent theatre in Epidaurus in Euripides Ifigenia, he appeared in many notable Greek films of the 1960s. He worked widely in Europe then for a number of years in Australia. He later returned to Greece.
He had a brief cameo part in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
After retiring from the film industry, he concentrted on literature and writing novels.
Filmography To potami (1960) - Markos Electra (1962) - Pylades Ouranos (1962) - Giagos Mikres Afrodites (1963) - Tsakalos Amok (1963) Mesanyhta sti villa Nelli (1963) O krahtis (1964) - Mihalis Zorba the Greek (1964) - Manolakas Ou klepseis (1965) - Petrakas Ta dyhtia tis dropis (1965) Otan simanoun oi kabanes (1965) - Alkis Hristopoulos Enonei o ponos dyo kardies (1965) - Lambros I exodos tou Mesolongiou (1966) Oi ekdikitai (1966) Erotas stin kafti ammo (1966) - Agalos Ta skalopatia (1966) - Hristo Ekeinos ki ekeini (1967) - Rider Cry in the Wind (1967) - Petros Samarakis Matomeni gi (1967) - Kostas Oedipus the King (1968) - Chorus The Magus (1968) - Kapetan Katarameni agapi (1968) Vareia katara o dihasmos (1968) - Sergeant Ouranis Play Dirty (1969) - Kostas Manou On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Kleff (uncredited) Hell Boats (1970) - Salvatore Cannon for Cordoba (1970) - Campo The Martlet's Tale (1970) - Apelis N.P. il segreto (1971) - Leali The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) - Achmed Promised Woman (1975) - Manolis That Lucky Touch (1975) - Arab Sheik O katadikos (1975) - Peponas Caddie (1976) - Peter Kostas (1979) - Kostas Andropolous Lion of the Desert (1980) - Bu-Matari Levkas Man (1981, TV miniseries) - Kotiades Island (1989, Short)
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