Spyros Kalogirou
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1922-11-03
- Died
- 2009-06-27
- Place of birth
- Athens, Greece
- Also known as
- Σπύρος Καλογήρου · Σπυρος Καλογηρου · Spiros Kalogirou
Biography
Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic.
He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured.
He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy.
He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi.
In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (95)
Five Thousand Lies
1966
Panic
1969
as Nikos
Love and Blood
1968
as Theofilos Argouzis
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
as Periklis
Amok
1963
as Minas
Trouba '67
1967
as Tsardas
Ο παπαφαγάνας
1987
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
as Outlaw
The First Cup and Troteza
1989
as Noulis
Τα ντερέκια
1987
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Giamouris
Young Lad at the School Desks
1987
as Mr. Kalavrezos
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
as Stratos Karatzas
Agrafos nomos
1987
as Κυριάκος
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
as Markos, the drug dealer
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
Robbers and insurers
1988
Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια
1987
Markisia tou limaniou
1988
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
Η ντίβα και ο πρωτάρης
1988
Ena moro... gia treis
1988
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
as Andreas
Fire in my pants
1988
Κλέβετε και προσεύχεσθε
1987
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
as Arhelaos
Madalena
1960
as Giakoumis
Ο παπαλεβέντης
1988
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
Varvaros erastis
1990
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
Brain With Screw... And Valve!!!
1988
as Andreas Pirounis
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
1986
as Markos Papastathis
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Skandalakis
Ένας τίμιος απατεώνας
1989
O kontos me to papaki
1988
as Theodore
I am innocent
1960
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1987
O xemoramenos
1987
as Kyriakos
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
A German in Kalavryta
1970
Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός του Μήτσου
1989
I Love You, Mitso
1988
as Vladimiros Iordanoglou
Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
1986
Ο εθνικός μας έρωτας
1989
Jobber crazy awesome girls
1986
as Policeman
Stefania
1966
as Armandos
Cyprus in Flames
1964
Το παιδί... Που είναι το παιδί;
1988
Λούφες θρανία και τρελλά σχολεία
1989
Confession of a Mother
1962
as Stathis
Lola
1964
as Μαύρος
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
as Major
Visibility Zero
1970
as Irodotos Richter
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
as Sotiris Garbis
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Leonidas
Abuse of authority
1971
as Vasilis Apostolopoulos
O Katergaris
1971
as Ploutarhos Varnis
The Jungle of Cities
1970
as Frantzis
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
as Agent
I blame the People
1966
as Matthaios Tsaltas
Liza and All the Others
2003
as παππούς
The Jackals
1981
as Manolis Anastasopoulos
A Funny Girl
1970
as Παντελής
Maria in Silence
1973
as Antonis Vournas
The Revolutionary
1971
as Αυγουστής
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
as Listarhos Karvelis
The Lover
1990
as Vyron
Of Fortune The Written
1957
Tamtakos Lives!
1990
as Major
Athens by Night
1962
The Red Train
1982
as Logothetis
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
The Ruthless
1965
as Thanasis
Stakaman!
2001
as Petros
The Omnipresent
1989
The little man
1969
as Panagiotis
Conjugal Short Circuits
1987
as Nontas Skilakos
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
The... victim
1969
as Straatis
The Captain and Dancer
1989
To koritsi tou batsou
1987
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido
1985
as Karolos Antypas
The unmarried father
1988
The Asphalt Fever
1967
as Miltiadis Tsipouras
Love in Waves
1988
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
as Jimmy the Tiger
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
In the name of the law
1970
as Dimosthenis Evelpidis
At Hell's Door
1960
The Black Bank banker lady
1987
The Craziest Star
1989
The Trial of the Judges
1974
as Minister Shinas
About Spyros Kalogirou
Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they forme… With 102 credits spanning from 1955 to 2004, Spyros Kalogirou has appeared in 95 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Spyros Kalogirou Movies
- Five Thousand Lies (1966)
- Panic (1969) — as Nikos
- Love and Blood (1968) — as Theofilos Argouzis
- Hands Up, Hitler (1962) — as Periklis
- Amok (1963) — as Minas
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