Paul Stassino was a Greek Cypriot actor who played Miklos Zadic on Coronation Street in 1968. Born in 1932 in Platres, Cyprus he grew up in Limassol and moved to the UK when he was twenty. His family wanted him to be a lawyer but he wanted to be an actor. He deceived his family that he was going to Britain to study law and instead entered RADA, despite speaking little English. However he continued to read law at night for one year, but then gave it up and concentrated on acting. Often playing villains, his other credits include the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, The Saint, Department S and Jason King.