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Giannis Argyris

Acting Born Jan 1, 1918 Schimatari, Viotia, Greece 24 credits

Biography

Yannis Argyris (Schimatari, Boeotia, 1918 − 23 July 1993) was a Greek actor with a fifty-year career, one of the best known of his generation. He studied acting at the Drama School of the National Theatre and made his first appearance with the Carousos troupe in 1937, in William Shakespeare's Othello, at the age of just 19. Since then, he has performed hundreds of roles, both in theatre and cinema, and on television. He was the father of conductor Spyros Argyris.

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Known for

O Hristos xanastavronetai

as Αγάς

Loxandra

as Δημητρός

Full filmography

  • O Hristos xanastavronetai (1975) as Αγάς
  • Loxandra (1980) as Δημητρός
  • Love on a Horse (1973) as Alexis
  • Provocation (1971) as Eirini's father
  • I Neraida Kai to Palikari (1969) as kapetan Vrontakis
  • Antigone (1961) as Sentry
  • Crazy, Nuts and Vengos (1967) as Mihalis (taxi driver)
  • Astrapogiannos (1970) as Konstadis Velousis
  • Thanos and Despina (1967) as Haralambos
  • Ματωμένα στέφανα (1961)
  • Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου (1970)
  • Abuse of authority (1971) as Arxigos
  • Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού (1969)
  • The Drawer of Sin (1966)
  • Dead City (1951) as Lambros
  • Pavlos Melas (1973)
  • O orkos tou misous (1988)
  • Παράξενο σπίτι (1991)
  • The Ogre of Athens (1956) as Hondros
  • The Constellation of Virgin (1973) as Boulis
  • O Ippolytos kai to violi tou (1963) as Αγησίλαος
  • Love and Blood (1968) as Nestoras Gerakas
  • Joe, the Amazing (1955) as boss
  • Rose and Thorn: Part II (1988)