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
Antigone
1961
as Sentry
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Vrontakis
I am innocent
1960
as Emile Zola
Provocation
1971
as Eirini's father
The Ogre of Athens
1956
as Hondros
Poverty
1965
as Keti's father
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Boulis
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Konstadis Velousis
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
1963
as Αγησίλαος
For the love of the shepherdess
1959
The She-Wolf
1951
as Manousos
Dead City
1951
as Lambros
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967
as Mihalis (taxi driver)
Pavlos Melas
1973
Sinful Women of the Night
1966
The Child of the Street
1957
as Phaedon
Dating Agency
1956
as Pipis
Abuse of authority
1971
as Arxigos