Spyros Kalogirou
Acting • Born 1922-11-03 – Died 2009-06-27
Biography
Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured. He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy. He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi. In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).
Filmography
98 credits
Επιχείρηση προίκα
Movie • 1987
Love in Waves
Movie • 1988
Άγρια Πάθη
Movie • 1967
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
Movie • 1989
Υπέρ επείγον
Movie • 1989
The Captain and Dancer
Movie • 1989
O xemoramenos
Movie • 1987
Kyriakos
Jimmy the Tiger
Movie • 1966
Jimmy the Tiger
The little man
Movie • 1969
Panagiotis
Visibility Zero
Movie • 1970
Irodotos Richter
Athens by Night
Movie • 1962
The Trial of the Judges
Movie • 1974
Minister Shinas
Hands Up, Hitler
Movie • 1962
Periklis
O Katergaris
Movie • 1971
Ploutarhos Varnis
The Craziest Star
Movie • 1989
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
Movie • 1969
Sotiris Garbis
The... victim
Movie • 1969
Straatis
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
Movie • 1971
The Jungle of Cities
Movie • 1970
Frantzis
Concert for Machine Guns
Movie • 1967
Agent
The Revolutionary
Movie • 1971
Αυγουστής
O kontos me to papaki
Movie • 1988
Theodore
A Thief and a Gentleman
Movie • 1986
Arhelaos
Young Lad at the School Desks
Movie • 1987
Mr. Kalavrezos
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
Movie • 1984
Andreas
Madalena
Movie • 1960
Giakoumis
Stakaman!
Movie • 2001
Petros
The Lover
Movie • 1990
Vyron
The Daughter of the Sun
Movie • 1971
Stratos Karatzas
Abuse of authority
Movie • 1971
Vasilis Apostolopoulos
Lieutenant Natassa
Movie • 1970
Major
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
Movie • 1969
kapetan Skandalakis
Panic
Movie • 1969
Nikos
Bullets Don't Come Back
Movie • 1967
Outlaw
Confession of a Mother
Movie • 1962
Stathis
Jobber crazy awesome girls
Movie • 1986
Policeman
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
Movie • 1985
Listarhos Karvelis
The Asphalt Fever
Movie • 1967
Miltiadis Tsipouras
Brain With Screw... And Valve!!!
Movie • 1988
Andreas Pirounis
Robbers and insurers
Movie • 1988
Tamtakos Lives!
Movie • 1990
Major
Trouba '67
Movie • 1967
Tsardas
Τα Τσακάλια
Movie • 1981
Manolis Anastasopoulos
A Funny Girl
Movie • 1970
Παντελής
The Constellation of Virgin
Movie • 1973
Leonidas
Love and Blood
Movie • 1968
Theofilos Argouzis
The Ruthless
Movie • 1965
Thanasis
The First Cup and Troteza
Movie • 1989
Noulis
I blame the People
Movie • 1966
Matthaios Tsaltas
Stefania
Movie • 1966
Armandos
Astrapogiannos
Movie • 1970
Giamouris
Hymnographer Kassiani
Movie • 1960
The Omnipresent
Movie • 1989
Maria in Silence
Movie • 1973
Antonis Vournas
In the name of the law
Movie • 1970
Dimosthenis Evelpidis
Amok
Movie • 1963
Minas
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
Movie • 1988
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
Movie • 1990
Markos, the drug dealer
Conjugal Short Circuits
Movie • 1987
Nontas Skilakos
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido
Movie • 1985
Karolos Antypas
A German in Kalavryta
Movie • 1970
Τα ντερέκια
Movie • 1987
Five Thousand Lies
Movie • 1966
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
Movie • 1986
Markos Papastathis
I am innocent
Movie • 1960
The Red Train
Movie • 1982
Logothetis
Agrafos nomos
Movie • 1987
Κυριάκος
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
Movie • 1988
I Love You, Mitso
Movie • 1988
Vladimiros Iordanoglou
To koritsi tou batsou
Movie • 1987
The Black Bank banker lady
Movie • 1987
Ena moro... gia treis
Movie • 1988
Markisia tou limaniou
Movie • 1988
Varvaros erastis
Movie • 1990
At Hell's Door
Movie • 1960
Lola
Movie • 1964
Μαύρος
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
Movie • 1986
Liza and All the Others
Movie • 2003
παππούς
Cyprus in flames
Movie • 1964
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
Movie • 1987
Of Fortune The Written
Movie • 1957
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
Movie • 1955
Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
Movie • 1986
Ο παπαλεβέντης
Movie • 1988
Ο εθνικός μας έρωτας
Movie • 1989
Ο παπαφαγάνας
Movie • 1987
Το παιδί... Που είναι το παιδί;
Movie • 1988
Fire in my pants
Movie • 1988
Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός του Μήτσου
Movie • 1989
Λούφες θρανία και τρελλά σχολεία
Movie • 1989
The unmarried father
Movie • 1988
Αλίκη
TV • 2000
Βασίλης (Πατέρας της Αλίκης)
Monday's Theater
TV • 1972
Τα Φιλαράκια
TV • 2002
Priest
Ο Θείος μας ο Μίμης
TV • 1984
Λυκούργος
I theatrina
TV • 1977
Όλα στην Ταράτσα
TV • 2004
Σαββίδης
Και Εύθυμη και Χήρα
TV • 1991
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