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.

Known For

The Ogre of Athens

as Hondros

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

as kapetan Vrontakis

Antigone

as Sentry

Thanos and Despina

as Haralambos

Provocation

as Eirini's father

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

as Mihalis (taxi driver)

The Constellation of Virgin

as Boulis

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

as Αγησίλαος

Astrapogiannos

as Konstadis Velousis

Two Grapes