Giannis Argyris
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1918-01-01
- Died
- 1993-07-22
- Place of birth
- Schimatari, Viotia, Greece
- Also known as
- Yannis Argyris · Giannis Argyris · Γιάννης Αργύρης · Яннис Аргирис
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (54)
Provocation
1971
as Eirini's father
Abuse of authority
1971
as Arxigos
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Vrontakis
Love on a Horse
1973
as Alexis
The Ogre of Athens
1956
as Hondros
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Konstadis Velousis
The Harbor Bum
1961
as police officer
Antigone
1961
as Sentry
Love and Blood
1968
as Nestoras Gerakas
Dead City
1951
as Lambros
I am innocent
1960
as Emile Zola
In the name of the law
1970
as Forensic Surgeon
Thanos and Despina
1967
as Haralambos
The Drawer of Sin
1966
Bloody earth
1967
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967
as Mihalis (taxi driver)
The Dressmaker
1964
Pavlos Melas
1973
The She-Wolf
1951
as Manousos
Two Grapes
1955
Καραγκούνα
1961
To Our Teacher, with Love
1969
as Thanasis Liapis
Triantafyllo ki agathi
1988
Poverty
1965
as Keti's father
Attik's Street Organ
1955
Joe, the Amazing
1955
as boss
Dating Agency
1956
as Pipis
Those who forgot God
1964
Λουίζα
1966
The fate of the innocent
1965
as Nikolas
For the Love of my Child
1963
Το σπίτι των ανέμων
1966
as Argyris Iordanidis
Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
1970
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
1963
as Αγησίλαος
O orkos tou misous
1988
The Big Streets
1953
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Boulis
Ο γυρολόγος
1980
Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969
The Child of the Street
1957
as Phaedon
Rose and Thorn: Part II
1988
As the bride and groom wish
1959
Δέσπω
1962
Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968
Η ανταρσία των 10
1970
Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
1962
as Gerasimos Lahanatos
Μας ενώνει ο πόνος
1964
as Markos
Love In the Sand Dunes
1958
as Father
For the love of the shepherdess
1959
Ματωμένα στέφανα
1961
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού
1969
Sinful Women of the Night
1966
Αστέρι στη λάσπη
1988
About Giannis Argyris
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. With 57 credits spanning from 1951 to 1991, Giannis Argyris has appeared in 54 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Giannis Argyris Movies
- Provocation (1971) — as Eirini's father
- Abuse of authority (1971) — as Arxigos
- I Neraida Kai to Palikari (1969) — as kapetan Vrontakis
- Love on a Horse (1973) — as Alexis
- The Ogre of Athens (1956) — as Hondros
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