Known for
Writing
Credits
15
Gender
Man
Birthday
1 Jan 1937 (87)
Place of birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Also known as
—
Petros Markaris
Biography
Novelist, playwright, screenwriter and translator, Petros Markaris was born in Istanbul, studied economics and since 1976 has been working as a freelance writer. His detective novels ("Night Bulletin", "Defense Zone", "Che Killed himself", "Major Shareholder", "Old, very old", "Overdue Loans") are published in fourteen languages and his hero, the policeman Haritos , is one of the most popular detective heroes in Europe. He collaborated with Theodoros Angelopoulos in many of his film scripts. He has also translated into Greek the works of Brecht, Wedekind, Schnitzler. His latest translation is the two parts of Goethe's Faust.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eternity and a Day | |
| 1972 | Days of '36 | Murdered Trade Unionist |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Dust of Time | Writer |
| 2004 | The Weeping Meadow | Writer |
| 2003 | Waiting for the Clouds | Writer |
| 2003 | Watch Out! Red Light | Writer |
| 1998 | Eternity and a Day | Screenplay |
| 1998 | Nykterino deltio | Creator |
| 1995 | Ulysses' Gaze | Screenplay |
| 1992 | Ανατομία ενός εγκλήματος | Creator |
| 1991 | The Suspended Step of the Stork | Writer |
| 1990 | Lovers Beyond Time | Writer |
| 1982 | Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων | Writer |
| 1980 | Alexander the Great | Writer |
| 1972 | Days of '36 | Writer |