Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Biography

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 13 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas' Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon.

Known For

Voyage to Cythera

as Antonis

Stella

as Mitsos

We Have Only One Life

as Mr. Daouglou

Maiden's Cheek

as Mr. Makrydakis

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

as Labros

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

as kapetan Fourtounakis

Miss Manager

as Thomas Vasileiou

Throbs at the Desk

as Mr. Nikiteas

The Lady and the Tramp

as Mr. Katsaros

A Matter of Earnestness

as Thodoros Grouezas