Giannis Argyris

Yannis Argyris (Greek: Γιάννης Αργύρης, 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1918-01-01 · Schimatari, Viotia, Greece
- Died
- 1993-07-22
Known for
- The Ogre of Athens (1956) — Hondros
- I Neraida Kai to Palikari (1969) — kapetan Vrontakis
- Antigone (1961) — Sentry
- Thanos and Despina (1967) — Haralambos
- Crazy, Nuts and Vengos (1967) — Mihalis (taxi driver)
- Provocation (1971) — Eirini's father
- The Constellation of Virgin (1973) — Boulis
- O Ippolytos kai to violi tou (1963) — Αγησίλαος
- Abuse of authority (1971) — Arxigos
- Astrapogiannos (1970) — Konstadis Velousis
- Two Grapes (1955)
- Love on a Horse (1973) — Alexis
- Dating Agency (1956) — Pipis
- Love and Blood (1968) — Nestoras Gerakas
- In the name of the law (1970) — Forensic Surgeon
- Dead City (1951) — Lambros