Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff (5 May 1938 - 3 June 2017)[1][2] was a Polish-Australian actor. He specialised in playing Poles, Russians, Greeks and other Mediterranean types.

Stefan Gryff
Born5 May 1938
Warsaw, Poland
Died3 June 2017 (aged 79)

Gryff studied law at the University of Sydney and during his studies appeared in several plays and revues with the University dramatic societies. He practised as a criminal lawyer in Australia before leaving for London where he appeared in a number of stage plays before moving into television and films. He is best known for his role as Captain Krasakis in the TV series The Lotus Eaters, its sequel Who Pays the Ferryman?, and also as Charolambous in The Aphrodite Inheritance.

In 1967 he appeared in the Television series The Avengers in the episode entitled "Mission ... Highly Improbable". http://www.theavengers.tv/forever/peel2-24.htm

His film appearances include Julia (1977), Reds (1981), White Nights (1985), Surviving Picasso (1996), Anna Karenina (1997) and The Saint (1997). He also appeared in episodes of the television series The Avengers, Beau Geste, The Onedin Line, Poirot, Midnight Man and Holby City.

Before his death, he worked as a screen acting coach.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1968A Dandy in AspicRussian
1968IsadoraRussian Party Interpreter
1970The ExecutionerShay Cell Group Survivor
1972Ooh... You Are AwfulCapo Mafioso
1975Legend of the WerewolfMax Gerard
1977The AssignmentOrtega
1977Julia'Hamlet'
1978Sweeney 2Nino
1980Bad TimingPoliceman #2
1981RedsAlex Gomberg
1985EleniTasso
1985White NightsCaptain Kirigin
1985RevolutionCapt. Lacy
1987IshtarKGB Agent #1
1988Pascali's IslandIzzet Effendi
1996Surviving PicassoDrunken Comrade
1997The SaintPresident's Aide
1997Anna KareninaKorunsky
2000Proof of LifeBank Official

References
  1. "Find a will | GOV.UK".
  2. Stefan Gryff – In Memory Of The Actor Who Played Captain Michael Krasakis, Alongside Ian Hendry In The Lotus Eaters [1938 – 2017]


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