Spiros Manousakis

Spiros Manousakis (Greek: Σπύρος Μανουσάκης; born May 22, 1939) is a Greek–American film producer, screenwriter, director, cinema owner, and distributor. He is best known for his association with The Beacon Group and RKO Pictures, both of which he was involved in with his cousin Giorgos Spanos.

Early life
Spiros Manousakis was born on May 22, 1939 in in the  of. His father, Charis, owned a cinema, while his mother, Arete, was a Egyptian Greek originally from.

Career
In the 1960s, Manousakis and his cousin Giorgos Spanos began the company Spanos-Manousakis, which based its business model around producing movies in, in addition to co-productions elsewhere in Europe.

In the mid-1970s, Manousakis and Spanos started to make movies for the English-language market. The most successful turned out to be The Giant of New York, a film starring Greek bodybuilder Theodore Sakalis.