Spyros Kalogirou
Known for Acting · 101 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 (94)
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
as Andreas
Amok
1963
as Minas
Abuse of authority
1971
as Vasilis Apostolopoulos
Visibility Zero
1970
as Irodotos Richter
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
as Sotiris Garbis
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Skandalakis
Madalena
1960
as Giakoumis
Five Thousand Lies
1966
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Giamouris
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
as Outlaw
Stefania
1966
as Armandos
Lola
1964
as Μαύρος
Panic
1969
as Nikos
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
as Stratos Karatzas
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
as Periklis
Athens by Night
1962
The Jackals
1981
as Manolis Anastasopoulos
In the name of the law
1970
as Dimosthenis Evelpidis
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
as Listarhos Karvelis
Confession of a Mother
1962
as Stathis
Love and Blood
1968
as Theofilos Argouzis
I am innocent
1960
The Jungle of Cities
1970
as Frantzis
Trouba '67
1967
as Tsardas
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955
The Red Train
1982
as Logothetis
The First Cup and Troteza
1989
as Noulis
Robbers and insurers
1988
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
as Arhelaos
Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός του Μήτσου
1989
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
as Major
Ο παπαφαγάνας
1987
A Funny Girl
1970
as Παντελής
The Ruthless
1965
as Thanasis
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
as Agent
The Lover
1990
as Vyron
O Katergaris
1971
as Ploutarhos Varnis
The Asphalt Fever
1967
as Miltiadis Tsipouras
Fire in my pants
1988
A German in Kalavryta
1970
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Leonidas
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
as Markos, the drug dealer
Stakaman!
2001
as Petros
Of Fortune The Written
1957
The Black Bank banker lady
1987
Cyprus in flames
1964
I blame the People
1966
as Matthaios Tsaltas
Varvaros erastis
1990
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
The... victim
1969
as Straatis
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
as Jimmy the Tiger
Jobber crazy awesome girls
1986
as Policeman
The little man
1969
as Panagiotis
Young Lad at the School Desks
1987
as Mr. Kalavrezos
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
The Revolutionary
1971
as Αυγουστής
Maria in Silence
1973
as Antonis Vournas
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
The Omnipresent
1989
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
O kontos me to papaki
1988
as Theodore
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido
1985
as Karolos Antypas
Markisia tou limaniou
1988
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
Liza and All the Others
2003
as παππούς
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
Tamtakos Lives!
1990
as Major
Love in Waves
1988
Ο παπαλεβέντης
1988
Τα ντερέκια
1987
The Trial of the Judges
1974
as Minister Shinas
At Hell's Door
1960
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1987
Conjugal Short Circuits
1987
as Nontas Skilakos
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
1986
as Markos Papastathis
The Craziest Star
1989
Brain With Screw... And Valve!!!
1988
as Andreas Pirounis
Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
1986
The unmarried father
1988
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
O xemoramenos
1987
as Kyriakos
I Love You, Mitso
1988
as Vladimiros Iordanoglou
Agrafos nomos
1987
as Κυριάκος
To koritsi tou batsou
1987
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
The Captain and Dancer
1989
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
Κλέβετε και προσεύχεσθε
1987
Το παιδί... Που είναι το παιδί;
1988
Ο εθνικός μας έρωτας
1989
Ένας τίμιος απατεώνας
1989
Λούφες θρανία και τρελλά σχολεία
1989
Ena moro... gia treis
1988
Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια
1987
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 101 credits spanning from 1955 to 2004, Spyros Kalogirou has appeared in 94 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Spyros Kalogirou Movies
- Darling, Let's Get Naked! (1984) — as Andreas
- Amok (1963) — as Minas
- Abuse of authority (1971) — as Vasilis Apostolopoulos
- Visibility Zero (1970) — as Irodotos Richter
- The Teacher with the Golden Hair (1969) — as Sotiris Garbis
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