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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Ogre of Athens
as Hondros
1956
Provocation
as Eirini's father
1971
Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968
The Dressmaker
1964
Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
1970
Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969
Το σπίτι των ανέμων
as Argyris Iordanidis
1966
Two Grapes
1955
As the bride and groom wish
1959
The Big Streets
1953
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
as kapetan Vrontakis
1969
Thanos and Despina
as Haralambos
1967
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
as Αγησίλαος
1963
The Child of the Street
as Phaedon
1957
The Drawer of Sin
1966
Love on a Horse
as Alexis
1973
The Harbor Bum
as police officer
1961
Dating Agency
as Pipis
1956
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
as Mihalis (taxi driver)
1967
The Constellation of Virgin
as Boulis
1973
