Spyros Kalogirou
Spyros Kalogirou
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).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
87
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-11-03 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Acting

2004

Όλα στην Ταράτσα as Σαββίδης

2003

Liza and All the Others as παππούς

2001

Stakaman! as Petros

2000

Αλίκη as Not available

1990

O Tamtakos Zei! as Major

1990

Ο Εραστής as Vyron

1990

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα as Markos, the drug dealer

1990

Βάρβαρος εραστής as Not available

1989

The Craziest Star as Not available

1989

Ο Πανταχού Παρών as Not available

1989

Υπέρ επείγον as Not available

1989

O kapetanios ki i horeftria as Not available

1988

Άι λαβ-γιού Μήτσο as Vladimiros Iordanoglou

1988

O kontos me to papaki as Theodore

1988

Érotas sta Kýmata as Not available

1987

Τα ντερέκια as Not available

1987

Ο ξεμωραμένος as Kyriakos

1987

Άγραφος Νόμος as Κυριάκος

1987

Επιχείρηση προίκα as Not available

1986

A Thief and a Gentleman as Arhelaos

1986

Μαντάμ Ορτάνς as Not available

1986

Ο Καβαλάρης Των F.M. Stereo as Markos Papastathis

1986

Jobber crazy awesome girls as Policeman

1985

Ο Αγκαλίτσας as Karolos Antypas

1985

Tall, Thin and a Big Liar as Listarhos Karvelis

1984

Ο Θείος μας ο Μίμης as Λυκούργος

1982

The Red Train as Logothetis

1981

Τα Τσακάλια as Manolis Anastasopoulos

1977

I theatrina as Not available

1974

The Trial of the Judges as Minister Shinas

1973

Maria in Silence as Antonis Vournas

1972

Monday's Theater as Not available

1971

The Revolutionary as Αυγουστής

1971

O Katergaris as Ploutarhos Varnis

1971

The Daughter of the Sun as Stratos Karatzas

1971

Abuse of authority as Vasilis Apostolopoulos

1971

Εσχάτη Προδοσία as Not available

1970

Astrapogiannos as Giamouris

1970

A Funny Girl as Παντελής

1970

Lieutenant Natassa as Major

1970

Visibility Zero as Irodotos Richter

1970

The Jungle of Cities as Frantzis

1970

A German in Kalavryta as Not available

1970

In the name of the law as Dimosthenis Evelpidis

1969

I Neraida Kai to Palikari as kapetan Skandalakis

1969

The Teacher with the Golden Hair as Sotiris Garbis

1969

The little man as Panagiotis

1969

Panic as Nikos

1969

The... victim as Straatis

1968

Love and Blood as Theofilos Argouzis

1967

Trouba '67 as Tsardas

1967

Άγρια Πάθη as Not available

1967

The Asphalt Fever as Miltiadis Tsipouras

1966

Five Thousand Lies as Not available

1966

Stefania as Armandos

1966

I blame the People as Matthaios Tsaltas

1966

Jimmy the Tiger as Jimmy the Tiger

1965

The Ruthless as Thanasis

1964

Lola as Μαύρος

1963

Amok as Minas

1962

Hands Up, Hitler as Periklis

1962

Athens by Night as Not available

1960

Madalena as Giakoumis

1960

I am innocent as Not available

1960

Hymnographer Kassiani as Not available

1957

Of Fortune The Written as Not available