Giorgos Spanos

Giorgos Spanos (Greek: Γιώργος Σπανός; September 2, 1925 - February 23, 2012) was a Greek film producer, screenwriter, director, entrepreneur and politician. He was best known for co-owning The Beacon Group with his cousin Spiro Manousakis. Beacon specialized in producing low-to-mid-budget American films, primarily genre films, during the 1980s after Spanos and Manousakis had achieved significant filmmaking success in their native during the 1970s.

Spanos also wrote and "polished" numerous film scripts under the pen name George Costas. At the time of his death, Spanos had produced over 200 films, directing 44.

Early life
Born in in the  into a Greek family, Spanos studied directing at the  in, and filmmaking at. He arrived in in 1951.

Film career
Upon arrival in Athens, Spanos was an apprentice at the. He gained experience as a filmmaker by working odd jobs for various Greek film directors.