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Giannis Argyris

Jan 01, 1918 - Jul 22, 1993 (75 years old) in Schimatari, Viotia, Greece

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

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The Child of the Street
Phaedon
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Thanos and Despina
Haralambos
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Poverty
Keti's father
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Dating Agency
Pipis
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Pavlos Melas
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Abuse of authority
Arxigos
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Λουίζα
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Dead City
Lambros
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Those who forgot God
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The Ogre of Athens
Hondros

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