Titos Vandis
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1917-11-06
- Died
- 2003-02-23
- Place of birth
- Neo Faliro, Greece
- Also known as
- Titos Wandis · Τίτος Βανδής · Tito Vandis
Biography
Titos Vandis (7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor.
Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film Poliorkia at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years. Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965). Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in Illya Darling (1967), a musical based on his film Never on Sunday (1960). The title character Illya was a carefree Greek prostitute. Newsday critic George Oppenheimer wrote, "Major credit goes to Titos Vandis for his playing of Illya's oldest client, who sings and dances as rousingly as the youngsters ..." Vandis reprised his role in a Westbury Music Fair production in 1968. Newsday critic Murry Frymer wrote that Vandis "... is delightfully authentic. In fact, he's better than that. Vandis has been in both the film Never on Sunday and the Broadway production of Illya Darling and he's not tired of it at all. His portrayal was fresh and kept bringing the affair back to the colorful gayety that bubbled through the motion picture."
In 1970 Vandis joined the cast of Man of La Mancha as Sancho Panza at the Martin Beck Theater. He also played the title role in the musical Zorba at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Critic W. C. Flahault wrote, "His portrayal of the Greek vagabond with an eye for the girls has an earthiness which brings reality to the role."
In 1972 Vandis played an uneducated coal miner on Ironside who sought Ironside's help in discovering the murderer of his daughter. He admitted "that drama was easier for him than the musical stage." Vandis said, "I suppose this part can be considered a change of pace for me, but as an actor, I find myself considering each role I play as a separate entity ... During the days of my early training, I often played old men; in fact, I relished the opportunities. Today, of course, as I grow older, I wish the positions were reversed!"
That same year, he appeared in the Woody Allen film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) as Milos Stavros, an Armenian shepherd who was in love with a sheep. In The Exorcist (1973), he played the uncle of protagonist Father Damien Karras. Vandis wore a hat in one shot that obscured his face, as director William Friedkin felt that Vandis's face would be connected with his previous role as Milos.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
The Love Boat
1977
as Captain Kostopoulos
Mannix
1967
as Mayor
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as President Utomo Jhakal
The A-Team
1983
as Papa Kotero
M*A*S*H
1972
as Col. Andropolis
Ironside
1967
as Anton Bolen
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Hector Montero
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Gen. Zek
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Godza
Night Court
1984
as Papa Jack
Barney Miller
1975
as Jacinto Escobar / Dimitrios Stefanos / Stefan Beruit
Airwolf
1984
as Ivan Rivera
Hart to Hart
1979
as Xenophon Papadopoulos
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Laszlo Kralic
The Odd Couple
1970
as Aroestes
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Gene the Janitor
Kojak
1973
as Michael Viggers Sr.
Baretta
1975
as Mr. Nicholas
The Flying Nun
1967
as Antonio Fuentes
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Felipe
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Mr. Boravitch
Wonder Woman
1975
as Sutton
Banacek
1972
as Capt. Larkos
How the West Was Won
1977
as Henri
Nero Wolfe
1981
as Captain Onterous
Delvecchio
1976
as Gudio
Jericho
1966
as Cesare Ferretti
Paralliloi dromoi
1992
as Λουκάς Παπαγιάννης
Hotel Amore
1990
as Lazaros
Skorpios
1995
as Βάγιας (Ο Χασάπης)
Παππούδες εν δράσει
2000
as Πάνος Μιχαηλίδης
Vios Anthospartos
1998
as Μάνθος
Movies (60)
The Exorcist
1973
as Uncle John
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Milos
Oh, God!
1977
as Greek Bishop Markos
Fletch Lives
1989
as Uncle Kakakis
Young Doctors in Love
1982
as Sal Bonafetti
Topkapi
1964
as Harback
Genesis II
1973
as Yuloff
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Nixos Naxos ("Success Wanters")
Smile
1975
as Emile
The Betsy
1978
as Angelo Luigi Perino
Gus
1976
as Seth Petrovic
Zandy's Bride
1974
as Demas (uncredited)
Gridlock
1980
as Nuzzi
Never on Sunday
1960
as Jorgo
Satan's Triangle
1975
as Salao
Stiletto
1969
as Tonio
The Miracle Worker
1979
as Anagnos
Get Christie Love!
1974
as Spiliolis
Harrad Summer
1974
as Mr. Kolasukas
A Perfect Couple
1979
as Panos Theodopoulos
Black Samson
1974
as Joseph Nappa
A Piece of the Action
1977
as Bruno
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as Treska
The President's Mistress
1978
as Anatoly
The Star Maker
1981
as Edgar J. Winters
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Vince Leone
Island of Love
1963
as Father Anaxagoras
In Tandem
1974
as Guido
Newman's Law
1974
as Grainie
It Happened in Athens
1962
as Father Loues
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as Lt. Ginelli
...And Your Name Is Jonah
1979
as Grandpa
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974
as Dr. Fernandez
Homeward Bound
1980
as Charley
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
1977
as Claude DuCloche
The Last Angry Man
1974
as Mr. Parelli
The River
1960
Dawn on the Third Day
1962
as Stelios
The San Pedro Bums
1977
as Pop
The Bald Student
1979
as Vezouvios Karatabanos
Abduction
1964
Sunday's Date
1960
Astero
1959
as Mitros
The Outlaws
1958
as Kosmas
Θα σε περιμένω πάντα
1954
as Loukas
Cyprus in flames
1964
Desert Sky
1997
The Last Temptation
1964
The Child of the Street
1957
as Giorgis
Desires in the Straw
1960
The Key of Happiness
1953
Innocent Souls
1960
No, Mr. Johnson.
1965
as Titos
Caution, Danger!
1983
Good Luck, Charlie
1962
The mother's curse
1961
Murder Backstage
1960
as Inspector Bekas
Fiesta
1975
The years of the storm
1984
as Priest
Merry Kitschmas
2000
as Santa Claus
About Titos Vandis
Titos Vandis (7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film Poliorkia at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years. Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965). Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in Illya D… With 92 credits spanning from 1953 to 2000, Titos Vandis has appeared in 60 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Titos Vandis Movies
- The Exorcist (1973) — as Uncle John
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) — as Milos
- Oh, God! (1977) — as Greek Bishop Markos
- Fletch Lives (1989) — as Uncle Kakakis
- Young Doctors in Love (1982) — as Sal Bonafetti
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