Labros Konstadaras, a renowned Greek actor, was born on March 13, 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens, with ancestral roots in Istanbul. He was the brother of actress Mitsi Konstadaras and the father of former New Democracy MP Dimitris Konstadaras, who gifted him with two grandchildren, Pavlina in 1974 and Labros in 1979.
Konstadaras' early life was marked by a stint in the non-commissioned Navy School in Corfu, which he escaped by swimming after his family's insistence. He later moved to Paris to study goldsmithing, but abandoned his studies to pursue various jobs. It was during this time that he caught the attention of French Director Louis Zoybe, who discovered him in a theatrical performance.
Konstadaras then studied acting at the theatre "Atene" and, in the summer of 1938, returned to Greece to start his career. For the next 40 years, he dedicated himself to the Greek theatre, acting in 191 plays and making a name for himself through his films, with over 75 credits, mostly comedies.
Throughout his career, Konstadaras excelled in roles of the mature, rich, and womanizing, or the "father" of several well-known stars of the era, in movies such as "My Daughter, the Socialist", "Some Weary Lads", "A Matter of Earnestness", and "Alice in the Navy".
In his personal life, Konstadaras married twice, first to actress Julie Georgopoulou in 1945 and then to Filio Kekatou in 1971. He spent his later years in Varkiza, Athens, and passed away on June 28, 1985, at the "Asklepieion" hospital in Voula, Athens, after suffering two strokes in 1978 and 1983.
