Giannis Argyris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

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

  • Δέσπω

    Δέσπω

  • Astrapogiannos

    Astrapogiannos

  • The Big Streets

    The Big Streets

  • The Child of the Street

    The Child of the Street

  • To Our Teacher, with Love

    To Our Teacher, with Love

  • Poverty

    Poverty

  • Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου

    Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου

  • Thanos and Despina

    Thanos and Despina

  • Attik's Street Organ

    Attik's Street Organ

  • I Neraida Kai to Palikari

    I Neraida Kai to Palikari

  • Those who forgot God

    Those who forgot God

  • Sinful Women of the Night

    Sinful Women of the Night

  • Provocation

    Provocation

  • For the love of the shepherdess

    For the love of the shepherdess

  • Pavlos Melas

    Pavlos Melas

  • Abuse of authority

    Abuse of authority

  • The She-Wolf

    The She-Wolf

  • Λουίζα

    Λουίζα

  • Dead City

    Dead City

  • The Harbor Bum

    The Harbor Bum

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • The Constellation of Virgin

    The Constellation of Virgin

  • The fate of the innocent

    The fate of the innocent

  • The Drawer of Sin

    The Drawer of Sin

  • The Ogre of Athens

    The Ogre of Athens

  • Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως

    Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως

  • Dating Agency

    Dating Agency

  • In the name of the law

    In the name of the law

  • Ματωμένη γη

    Ματωμένη γη

  • Loxandra

    Loxandra

  • Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

    Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

  • Joe, the Amazing

    Joe, the Amazing

  • O Hristos xanastavronetai

    O Hristos xanastavronetai

  • O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

    O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

  • Love on a Horse

    Love on a Horse

  • O orkos tou misous

    O orkos tou misous

  • As the bride and groom wish

    As the bride and groom wish

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • Triantafyllo ki agathi

    Triantafyllo ki agathi

  • Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου

    Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου

  • Παράξενο σπίτι

    Παράξενο σπίτι

  • Καραγκούνα

    Καραγκούνα

  • For the Love of my Child

    For the Love of my Child

  • Ο γυρολόγος

    Ο γυρολόγος

  • Love and Blood

    Love and Blood

  • Η ανταρσία των 10

    Η ανταρσία των 10

  • Το κορίτσι του "17"

    Το κορίτσι του "17"

  • Rose and Thorn: Part II

    Rose and Thorn: Part II

  • I am innocent

    I am innocent

  • Η μάνα της φόνισσας

    Η μάνα της φόνισσας

  • Μας ενώνει ο πόνος

    Μας ενώνει ο πόνος

  • Ματωμένα στέφανα

    Ματωμένα στέφανα

  • Το σπίτι των ανέμων

    Το σπίτι των ανέμων

  • Two Grapes

    Two Grapes

  • Love In The Dunes

    Love In The Dunes