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Giannis Argyris

Giannis Argyris

Birthday: 1918-01-01 | Place of Birth: Schimatari, Viotia, Greece

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1980
Loxandra

as    Δημητρός

1975
O Hristos xanastavronetai

as    Αγάς

1973
Love on a Horse

as    Alexis

1973
The Constellation of Virgin

as    Boulis

1972
Provocation

as    Eirini's father

1971
Abuse of authority

as    Arxigos

1970
Astrapogiannos

as    Konstadis Velousis

1969
I Neraida Kai to Palikari

as    kapetan Vrontakis

1968
Love and Blood

as    Nestoras Gerakas

1967
Thanos and Despina

as    Haralambos

1967
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

as    Mihalis (taxi driver)

1966
Το σπίτι των ανέμων

as    Argyris Iordanidis

1965
The fate of the innocent

as    Nikolas

1961
Antigone

as    Sentry

1961
The Harbor Bum

as    police officer

1958
Love In The Dunes

as    Father

1956
The Ogre of Athens

as    Hondros