Giannis Argyris
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Love on a Horse
1973
as Alexis
Thanos and Despina
1967
as Haralambos
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Vrontakis
Antigone
1961
as Sentry
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Konstadis Velousis
I am innocent
1960
as Emile Zola
Pavlos Melas
1973
Provocation
1971
as Eirini's father
The Ogre of Athens
1956
as Hondros
The Big Streets
1953
Abuse of authority
1971
as Arxigos
The Harbor Bum
1961
as police officer
Dating Agency
1956
as Pipis
Poverty
1965
as Keti's father
The She-Wolf
1951
as Manousos
The Drawer of Sin
1966
Attik's Street Organ
1955
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Boulis
To Our Teacher, with Love
1969
as Thanasis Liapis
In the name of the law
1970
as Forensic Surgeon