
Giannis Argyris
ActingAlso Known As
Yannis Argyris, Giannis Argyris, Γιάννης Αργύρης, Яннис Аргирис
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.
Movies
(54 total)
The Ogre of Athens
as Hondros

I Neraida Kai to Palikari
as kapetan Vrontakis

Antigone
as Sentry

Thanos and Despina
as Haralambos

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
as Mihalis (taxi driver)

Provocation
as Eirini's father

The Constellation of Virgin
as Boulis

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
as Αγησίλαος

Astrapogiannos
as Konstadis Velousis

Love on a Horse
as Alexis

Dating Agency
as Pipis

Abuse of authority
as Arxigos

Dead City
as Lambros

In the name of the law
as Forensic Surgeon

Μας ενώνει ο πόνος
as Markos

Love and Blood
as Nestoras Gerakas

Love In The Dunes
as Father

Joe, the Amazing
as boss
TV Shows
(3 total)
Loxandra
as Δημητρός


