Stefan Gryff

{{Short description|Polish-Australian actor (1938–2017)}}

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|birth_date = 5 May 1938

|birth_place = Warsaw, Poland

|death_date = 3 June 2017 (aged 79)

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Stefan Gryff (5 May 1938 – 3 June 2017){{Cite web|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=gryff&SurnameGrants=gryff&YearOfDeath=2017&YearOfDeathGrants=2017&IsGrantSearch=True&IsCalendarSearch=False|title = Find a will | GOV.UK}}[https://ianhendry.com/stefan-gryff-in-memory-of-the-actor-who-played-captain-michael-krasakis-alongside-ian-hendry-in-the-lotus-eaters-1938-2017/ Stefan Gryff – In Memory Of The Actor Who Played Captain Michael Krasakis, Alongside Ian Hendry In The Lotus Eaters [1938 – 2017]] was a Polish-Australian actor. He specialised in playing Poles, Russians, Greeks and other Mediterranean types.

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.