Spyros Kalogirou

Birthday: 1922-11-03
Deathday: 2009-06-27
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

Year Title Character
2003-03-07 Liza and All the Others παππούς
2001-02-02 Stakaman! Petros
1990-03-13 Ο Εραστής Vyron
1990-01-01 O Tamtakos Zei! Major
1990-01-01 Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα Markos, the drug dealer
1990-01-01 Βάρβαρος εραστής
1989-11-15 Ο Πρωτάρης Μπάτσος και η Τροτέζα Noulis
1989-10-01 Υπέρ επείγον
1989-01-01 Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989-01-01 O kapetanios ki i horeftria
1989-01-01 The Craziest Star
1989-01-01 Ο Πανταχού Παρών
1988-10-01 Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988-01-23 Άι λαβ-γιού Μήτσο Vladimiros Iordanoglou
1988-01-01 Érotas sta Kýmata
1988-01-01 O kontos me to papaki Theodore
1988-01-01 Εγκέφαλος Με Βίδα... Και Βαλβίδα!!! Andreas Pirounis
1988-01-01 Ληστές και ασφαλιστές
1988-01-01 Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988-01-01 Ένα Μωρό... για Τρεις
1988-01-01 Μαρκησία του λιμανιού
1987-12-01 Άγραφος Νόμος Κυριάκος
1987-01-01 Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987-01-01 Ο ξεμωραμένος Kyriakos
1987-01-01 Παλικάρι στα θρανία Mr. Kalavrezos
1987-01-01 Συζυγικά Βραχυκυκλώματα Nontas Skilakos
1987-01-01 Τα ντερέκια
1987-01-01 Το κορίτσι του μπάτσου
1987-01-01 Η τραπεζίτισσα της Black Bank
1987-01-01 Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1986-11-19 Ο Καβαλάρης Των F.M. Stereo Markos Papastathis
1986-02-04 A Thief and a Gentleman Arhelaos
1986-01-01 Jobber crazy awesome girls Policeman
1986-01-01 Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1985-10-17 Tall, Thin and a Big Liar Listarhos Karvelis
1985-01-01 Ο Αγκαλίτσας Karolos Antypas
1984-10-18 Darling, Let's Get Naked! Andreas
1982-03-13 The Red Train Logothetis
1981-06-07 Τα Τσακάλια Manolis Anastasopoulos
1974-01-01 The Trial of the Judges Minister Shinas
1973-12-03 The Constellation of Virgin Leonidas
1973-01-01 Maria in Silence Antonis Vournas
1971-12-27 The Daughter of the Sun Stratos Karatzas
1971-11-22 Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971-04-05 O Katergaris Ploutarhos Varnis
1971-03-04 The Revolutionary Αυγουστής
1971-01-01 Abuse of authority Vasilis Apostolopoulos
1970-12-12 Lieutenant Natassa Major
1970-10-26 A Funny Girl Παντελής
1970-09-23 A German in Kalavryta
1970-09-21 Astrapogiannos Giamouris
1970-08-12 The Jungle of Cities Frantzis
1970-05-09 In the name of the law Dimosthenis Evelpidis
1970-01-05 Visibility Zero Irodotos Richter
1969-12-22 I Neraida Kai to Palikari kapetan Skandalakis
1969-12-01 The little man Panagiotis
1969-11-20 Panic Nikos
1969-10-27 The Teacher with the Golden Hair Sotiris Garbis
1969-08-04 The... victim Straatis
1968-01-01 Love and Blood Theofilos Argouzis
1967-09-21 The Asphalt Fever Miltiadis Tsipouras
1967-09-01 Bullets Don't Come Back Outlaw
1967-07-22 Concert for Machine Guns Agent
1967-02-13 Trouba '67 Tsardas
1967-01-01 Άγρια Πάθη
1966-10-17 Five Thousand Lies
1966-10-01 I blame the People Matthaios Tsaltas
1966-03-20 Stefania Armandos
1966-01-01 Jimmy the Tiger Jimmy the Tiger
1965-06-12 The Ruthless Thanasis
1964-02-17 Lola Μαύρος
1964-01-01 Η Κύπρος στις φλόγες
1963-01-01 Amok Minas
1962-10-31 Hands Up, Hitler Periklis
1962-04-28 Εξομολόγησις μιας μητέρας Stathis
1962-01-01 Athens by Night
1960-10-24 Madalena Giakoumis
1960-01-01 Hymnographer Kassiani
1960-01-01 I am innocent
1960-01-01 Στην Πόρτα της Κολάσεως