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Giannis Argyris

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Giannis Argyris

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 1, 1918 (108 years old)

Place of Birth

Schimatari, Viotia, Greece

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.

Known For

Acting
1991Παράξενο σπίτι
1988Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988Triantafyllo ki agathi
1988Rose and Thorn: Part II
1988O orkos tou misous
1988Αστέρι στη λάσπη
1980Ο γυρολόγος
1980LoxandraΔημητρός
1975O Hristos xanastavronetaiΑγάς
1973Love on a HorseAlexis
1973The Constellation of VirginBoulis
1973Pavlos Melas
1971ProvocationEirini's father
1971Abuse of authorityArxigos
1970Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
1970AstrapogiannosKonstadis Velousis
1970In the name of the lawForensic Surgeon
1970Η ανταρσία των 10
1969Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969I Neraida Kai to Palikarikapetan Vrontakis
1969To Our Teacher, with LoveThanasis Liapis
1969Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού
1968Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968Love and BloodNestoras Gerakas
1967Thanos and DespinaHaralambos
1967Crazy, Nuts and VengosMihalis (taxi driver)
1967Bloody earth
1966Το σπίτι των ανέμωνArgyris Iordanidis
1966The Drawer of Sin
1966Λουίζα
1966Sinful Women of the Night
1965PovertyKeti's father
1965The fate of the innocentNikolas
1964The Dressmaker
1964Μας ενώνει ο πόνοςMarkos
1964Those who forgot God
1963O Ippolytos kai to violi touΑγησίλαος
1963For the Love of my Child
1962Κατηγορούμενος... ο ΈρωςGerasimos Lahanatos
1962Δέσπω
1961The Harbor Bumpolice officer
1961AntigoneSentry
1961Ματωμένα στέφανα
1961Καραγκούνα
1960I am innocentEmile Zola
1959As the bride and groom wish
1959For the love of the shepherdess
1958Love In the Sand DunesFather
1957The Child of the StreetPhaedon
1956The Ogre of AthensHondros
1956Dating AgencyPipis
1955Two Grapes
1955Joe, the Amazingboss
1955Attik's Street Organ
1953The Big Streets
1951Dead CityLambros
1951The She-WolfManousos