Giannis Argyris
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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Movies (47)
Triantafyllo ki agathi
1988
Rose and Thorn: Part II
1988
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
O orkos tou misous
1988
Αστέρι στη λάσπη
1988
Ο γυρολόγος
1980
Love on a Horse
as Alexis
1973
The Constellation of Virgin
as Boulis
1973
Pavlos Melas
1973
Provocation
as Eirini's father
1971
Abuse of authority
as Arxigos
1971
Η ανταρσία των 10
1970
Astrapogiannos
as Konstadis Velousis
1970
In the name of the law
as Forensic Surgeon
1970
Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
1970
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
as kapetan Vrontakis
1969
Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969
To Our Teacher, with Love
as Thanasis Liapis
1969
Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού
1969
Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968
Love and Blood
as Nestoras Gerakas
1968
Thanos and Despina
as Haralambos
1967
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
as Mihalis (taxi driver)
1967
Ματωμένη γη
1967
Το σπίτι των ανέμων
as Argyris Iordanidis
1966
Λουίζα
1966
The Drawer of Sin
1966
Sinful Women of the Night
1966
The fate of the innocent
as Nikolas
1965
Poverty
as Keti's father
1965
The Dressmaker
1964
Μας ενώνει ο πόνος
as Markos
1964
Those who forgot God
1964
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
as Αγησίλαος
1963
For the Love of my Child
1963
Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
as Gerasimos Lahanatos
1962
Δέσπω
1962
The Harbor Bum
as police officer
1961
Antigone
as Sentry
1961
Ματωμένα στέφανα
1961
Καραγκούνα
1961
I am innocent
as Emile Zola
1960
As the bride and groom wish
1959
For the love of the shepherdess
1959
Love In The Dunes
as Father
1958
The Child of the Street
as Phaedon
1957
The Ogre of Athens
as Hondros
1956
