Stefan Gryff

Stefan Gryff
Born	5 May 1938 Warsaw, Poland
Died	3 June 2017 (aged 79)

Stefan Gryff (5 May 1938 – 3 June 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	A Dandy in Aspic	Russian
1968	Isadora	Russian Party Interpreter
1970	The Executioner	Shay Cell Group Survivor
1972	Ooh... You Are Awful	Capo Mafioso
1975	Legend of the Werewolf	Max Gerard
1977	The Assignment	Ortega
1977	Julia	'Hamlet'
1978	Sweeney 2	Nino
1980	Bad Timing	Policeman #2
1981	Reds	Alex Gomberg
1985	Eleni	Tasso
1985	White Nights	Captain Kirigin
1985	Revolution	Capt. Lacy
1987	Ishtar	KGB Agent #1
1988	Pascali's Island	Izzet Effendi
1996	Surviving Picasso	Drunken Comrade
1997	The Saint	President's Aide
1997	Anna Karenina	Korunsky
2000	Proof of Life	Bank Official

External links

• Stefan Gryff at IMDb