Spyros Kalogirou
Born 1922 (age 86) · Athens, Greece
Appears in 101 titles

Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured. He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy. He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi. In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).

Filmography

I Neraida Kai to Palikari
6.1
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Skandalakis
Lola
6.8
Lola
1964
as Μαύρος
Madalena
6.2
Madalena
1960
as Giakoumis
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
6.4
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
as Andreas
Lieutenant Natassa
6.9
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
as Major
Hands Up, Hitler
6.4
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
as Periklis
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
6.2
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
as Sotiris Garbis
Τα Τσακάλια
5.4
Τα Τσακάλια
1981
as Manolis Anastasopoulos
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
4.2
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
1986
as Markos Papastathis
The little man
7.1
The little man
1969
as Panagiotis
Liza and All the Others
4.3
Liza and All the Others
2003
as παππούς
Stakaman!
5.0
Stakaman!
2001
as Petros
Visibility Zero
7.2
Visibility Zero
1970
as Irodotos Richter
The First Cup and Troteza
4.3
The First Cup and Troteza
1989
as Noulis
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
5.2
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
as Listarhos Karvelis
Trouba '67
6.6
Trouba '67
1967
as Tsardas
Maria in Silence
6.0
Maria in Silence
1973
as Antonis Vournas
The Revolutionary
5.1
The Revolutionary
1971
as Αυγουστής
A Thief and a Gentleman
6.8
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
as Arhelaos
Stefania
4.9
Stefania
1966
as Armandos