
Giannis Argyris
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.
Known for
1988Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988Triantafyllo ki agathi
1988Rose and Thorn: Part II
1988O orkos tou misous
1988Αστέρι στη λάσπη
1980Ο γυρολόγος
1973Love on a Horse
Alexis
1973The Constellation of Virgin
Boulis
1973Pavlos Melas
1971Provocation
Eirini's father
1971Abuse of authority
Arxigos
1970Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
1970Astrapogiannos
Konstadis Velousis
1970In the name of the law
Forensic Surgeon
1970Η ανταρσία των 10
1969Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969I Neraida Kai to Palikari
kapetan Vrontakis
1969To Our Teacher, with Love
Thanasis Liapis
1969Η αρχόντισσα του λιμανιού
1968Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968Love and Blood
Nestoras Gerakas
1967Thanos and Despina
Haralambos
1967Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
Mihalis (taxi driver)
1967Bloody earth