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George Regas

{{Short description|Greek-American actor (1890–1940)}}

{{for|the American priest|George F. Regas}}

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| name = George Regas

| image = George Regas in Daniel Boone (1936).jpg

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| caption = Regas in Daniel Boone, 1936

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| birth_name = Georgios Thomas Regakos

| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|11|19}}

| birth_place = Goranoi, Peloponnese, Greece

| death_date = {{death date and age|1940|12|13|1890|11|19}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| years_active = 1921–1940

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| notable_works =

| spouse = Reine Davies (19??–1938; divorced)

| relatives = Pedro Regas (brother)

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

Biography

Regis was born near Sparta, Greece, the brother of actor Pedro Regas. 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.Character People, First Edition, Citadel Press, 1977; {{ISBN|0-8065-0669-5}}

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. He was married to actress Reine Davies,{{cite news |title=On New Honeymoon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39634086/chicago_tribune/ |accessdate=November 26, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=August 21, 1925 |location=Illinois, Chicago |page=34|via = Newspapers.com}} the sister of Marion Davies. He starred as Mateo in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939).

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On Broadway, Regas portrayed Pedro in Zombie (1932).{{cite web |title=George Regas |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/george-regas-57401 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=November 26, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126030855/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/george-regas-57401 |archivedate=November 26, 2019}}

Death

Regas died In St. Vincent's Hospital{{cite news |title=Death Ends Long Career on Screen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39633771/obituary_for_george_regas_aged_50/ |accessdate=November 26, 2019 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=December 14, 1940 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=19|via = Newspapers.com}} after an operation for a throat infection on December 13, 1940, in Hollywood, California, at age fifty.

Partial filmography

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Category:1890 births

Category:1940 deaths

Category:People from Sparta, Peloponnese

Category:Greek emigrants to the United States

Category:Greek male film actors

Category:Greek male stage actors

Category:Male Western (genre) film actors

Category:Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery