Giannis Argyris

Giannis Argyris

Actor

Schimatari, Viotia, Greece
January 1, 1918

Biography

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)

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Representative Works

Provocation
Provocation
4.6
/ Greek
Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
9.0
/ Greek
Το κορίτσι του "17"
Το κορίτσι του "17"
8.0
/ Greek
Ματωμένα στέφανα
Ματωμένα στέφανα
7.0
/ Greek
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
6.4
/ Greek
Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
Η ζωή μου στα χέρια σου
7.0
/ Greek
Το σπίτι των ανέμων
Το σπίτι των ανέμων
10.0
/ Greek
Love and Blood
Love and Blood
7.3
/ Greek
Rose and Thorn: Part II
Rose and Thorn: Part II
No Rating Yet
/ Greek
Love on a Horse
Love on a Horse
4.4
/ Greek
Καραγκούνα
Καραγκούνα
7.0
/ Greek
Triantafyllo ki agathi
Triantafyllo ki agathi
No Rating Yet
/ Greek

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Provocation
1971Nominee

Best Performance

Provocation

Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1968Winner

Best Performance

Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου

Το κορίτσι του "17"
1969Winner

Best Performance

Το κορίτσι του "17"

Career Highlights

Ματωμένα στέφανα
1961Highlight

Best Performance

Ματωμένα στέφανα

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967Highlight

Best Performance

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

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