Giannis Argyris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-01-01

Day of death

1993-07-22 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Schimatari, Viotia, Greece

Giannis Argyris

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.

Known For

  • Loxandra

    Loxandra

  • The Ogre of Athens

    The Ogre of Athens

  • The Child of the Street

    The Child of the Street

  • I Neraida Kai to Palikari

    I Neraida Kai to Palikari

  • Pavlos Melas

    Pavlos Melas

  • Ματωμένη γη

    Ματωμένη γη

  • Λουίζα

    Λουίζα

  • The Harbor Bum

    The Harbor Bum

  • O Hristos xanastavronetai

    O Hristos xanastavronetai

  • Dead City

    Dead City

  • Poverty

    Poverty

  • The fate of the innocent

    The fate of the innocent

  • Thanos and Despina

    Thanos and Despina

  • The Constellation of Virgin

    The Constellation of Virgin

  • Those who forgot God

    Those who forgot God

  • Provocation

    Provocation

  • To Our Teacher, with Love

    To Our Teacher, with Love

  • For the love of the shepherdess

    For the love of the shepherdess

  • Abuse of authority

    Abuse of authority

  • In the name of the law

    In the name of the law

  • The Big Streets

    The Big Streets

  • Dating Agency

    Dating Agency

  • The Drawer of Sin

    The Drawer of Sin

  • Love on a Horse

    Love on a Horse

  • The She-Wolf

    The She-Wolf

  • Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου

    Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου

  • Sinful Women of the Night

    Sinful Women of the Night

  • Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

    Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

  • Attik's Street Organ

    Attik's Street Organ

  • Joe, the Amazing

    Joe, the Amazing

  • Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως

    Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως

  • I am innocent

    I am innocent

  • Δέσπω

    Δέσπω

  • Astrapogiannos

    Astrapogiannos

  • Η μάνα της φόνισσας

    Η μάνα της φόνισσας

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

    O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

  • As the bride and groom wish

    As the bride and groom wish

  • Καραγκούνα

    Καραγκούνα

  • Μας ενώνει ο πόνος

    Μας ενώνει ο πόνος

  • Παράξενο σπίτι

    Παράξενο σπίτι

  • Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού

    Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού

  • Love In The Dunes

    Love In The Dunes

  • Το σπίτι των ανέμων

    Το σπίτι των ανέμων

  • Triantafyllo ki agathi

    Triantafyllo ki agathi

  • O orkos tou misous

    O orkos tou misous

  • Love and Blood

    Love and Blood

  • For the Love of my Child

    For the Love of my Child

  • Rose and Thorn: Part II

    Rose and Thorn: Part II

  • Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου

    Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου

  • Ο γυρολόγος

    Ο γυρολόγος

  • Two Grapes

    Two Grapes

  • Η ανταρσία των 10

    Η ανταρσία των 10

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • Ματωμένα στέφανα

    Ματωμένα στέφανα

  • Το κορίτσι του "17"

    Το κορίτσι του "17"