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Thanasis Veggos
Born · May 29, 1927
Died · May 3, 2011 (83 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Piraeus, Greece
Bio
Thanasis Veggos (29 May 1926 – 3 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in more than 50 among them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time. His famous comedic catchphrase was "Καλέ µου άνθρωπε" ("My good man"). Veggos' first appearance in a film was in Windfall in Athens, produced by Mihalis Kakogiannis, which premiered in Athens as Kiriakatiko Xsipnima on 11 January 1954. Nikos Koundouros gave him a role in Magiki polis in 1955. His first major role was in Psila ta heria Hitler ("Hands Up, Hitler"), 1962 and continued many more films. For his acting in What did you do in the war, Thanasi? (1971), the public of Thessaloniki °apotheosized° him and the movie won three awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. He often played everyman characters struggling to get by, but he has also played anti-heroes, he has acted in pure dramas, and on stage in the comedies of Aristophanes. His characters were often self-named "Thanasis". He often worked with directors Panos Glykofridis and Giorgos Lazaridis. In 1995, Theo Angelopoulos cast Veggos and American actor Harvey Keitel in "Ulysses Gaze". In 1997, in the role of Dikaiopoli he appeared in a live performance at the ancient Epidaurus theater. In 2000, he survived a car accident involving a collision with a train. He later participated in advertisements promoting road safety. A documentary of his life, whose title translates as A Man for All Seasons, was made in 2004. He always did his own stunts including the most dangerous ones, like hanging from a rope tied to a balcony fifty feet above a pavement without anything to break his fall, walking through a glass door, or falling down a stone staircase head first. During the "Golden Sixties" of the Greek film industry he made his most popular comedy films such as the sequel of Secret Agent 000, Papatrehas, Enas trellos Vengos and many others, also with surrealist humor, most of them by his own company Θ-Β Comedies (Θ-Β Tainies Geliou) which founded in 1964. In 2008, Veggos was appointed Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias. On 3 May 2011, he died at 7:10 a.m. He had been hospitalized at the Red Cross hospital, in Athens, since 18 December 2010. He is survived by his wife Asimina and two sons. He will always be remembered in the more than 120 films and more recent documentaries that he starred in. The phrase "τρέχει σαν το Βέγγο" (English translation: "runs like Veggos") has been adopted into common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies.
The Flight of the Swan
7.6
2011
With Heart & Soul
a Father
6.7
2009
Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας
(19 episodes)
5.0
2009
Έχω ένα μυστικό...
Κυρ-Κυριάκος · (23 episodes)
2.0
2008
A Man for Εverything
Self
0.0
2004
Έρωτας όπως έρημος
(1 episode)
8.0
2003
Peri Anemon kai Ydaton
Λύσσανδρος · (95 episodes)
6.0
2000
The Enigma
Linos
0.0
1998
It's a Long Road
Antonis
7.3
1998
Ulysses' Gaze
Taxi Driver
7.4
1995
Quiet Days in August
Νίκος Γκούφας
5.0
1991
Αστυνόμος Θανάσης Παπαθανάσης
(69 episodes)
0.0
1990
Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής
Thanasis
0.0
1990
Champion
Thanasis Manaris / Sakis
4.0
1989
Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς
Thanasis
3.7
1989
Bed for five
4.0
1989
Thanasis the Optimist
Thanasis Rodinos / Mother
4.0
1989
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
7.5
1988
Βεγγαλικά
(1 episode)
0.0
1988
Thanasis in the country of Will
Thanasis Pitas
3.0
1988
Crazy of all Greece
Thanasis Koukouras
4.3
1983
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
Thanasis
5.0
1982
The Big Cannon
Thanasis Apaloheris
5.5
1981
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
Thanasis Trampas
5.4
1980
Thanasi tightened your belt even more
Thanasis Maganas
5.5
1980
The Wicked World of Thanasis
Thanasis Mpesagiampesas
5.0
1979
The Bald Student
Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos
4.8
1979
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
Thanasis Papathanasis
5.7
1978
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Thanasis
6.0
1976
Paraskinio
Thanasis Vengos · (1 episode)
0.0
1976
The Charlatan
Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
0.0
1973
Dictator calls Thanasis
Thanasis Delithanasis
4.0
1973
The Man Who Ran a Lot
Thanasis Zevedaios
5.0
1973
Thanasis, Take Your Gun
Thanasis
7.1
1972
Carefree... Nut
Thanasis
4.5
1971
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
Thanasis Karathanasis
6.8
1971
Holidays in Vietnam
Thanasis Hatzifapas
5.2
1971
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
Thanasis Karathanasis
5.2
1970
One Vengos for All Jobs
Thanasis Hatzikarathanasis
5.4
1970
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Thou-Vou
7.0
1969
An Unbelievable Sucker
Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos
5.8
1969
Who Thanasis!
Thanasis Trikorfos
6.1
1969
Doctor Z-Vengos
Thanasis
6.2
1968
Come on People
Agathoklis
5.0
1967
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas)
7.8
1967
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
Thanasis
5.2
1967
Ο Παπατρέχας
Polydoros Lagos
7.9
1966
He's a Mad Mad Veggos
Thanasis
6.3
1965
Ο Καταφερτζής
Kanellos Karabatsas
6.5
1964
Out Poverty and Good Heart
Thanasis Koutras
5.2
1964
I'll Make You Queen
Antonis Tsilivikis
7.3
1964
With Many Children
Polykarpos Kolovos
6.6
1964
School for Chauffeur Ladies
Babis
6.6
1964
The Poor Demons
Frixos
6.3
1964
The Twins
Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis
5.1
1964
Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο
Stefanos Avgerinos
6.7
1963
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Thanasis Birbilis
7.1
1963
Restless youth
0.0
1963
The lucky pants
Thanasis Foukaras
5.0
1963
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
Ιππόλυτος
4.8
1963
The Madman
Errikos Delaportas
6.8
1963
Min eidate ton Panai?
Panagis Papapanagopoulos
6.7
1962
Runaway Bride
Harilaos
6.1
1962
Hands Up, Hitler
Panagis
6.2
1962
Astronauts
Thanasis
5.0
1962
Δουλειές του ποδαριού
Mitros
6.3
1962
The King of Gaffes
Frixos
5.5
1962
The Wise Guy
Thrasyvoulos
7.0
1962
Hooray for Madness
Romeos
4.6
1962
The jar
Andreas
6.0
1962
Γαμπρός για Κλάματα
Loukas
5.0
1962
The Proud
Priest
0.0
1962
Lisa and the Other Woman
Petros Valdis
5.6
1961
Eftyhos... trellathika!
Manolis
5.6
1961
A mistake in love
Thymios
5.5
1961
Liar Wanted
Vrasidas
7.6
1961
Μυρτιά
Giannos
0.0
1961
Lost dreams
Vangelis
6.2
1961
Oi 900 tis Marinas
Partsaklis
5.0
1961
Διαμάντω
Karderinas
5.5
1961
Who Is Margarita?
Grigoris Ladias
5.9
1961
Sharp as a Needle
Detective Van Gray
4.2
1961
The mother's curse
6.5
1961
Οι χαραμοφάηδες
4.5
1961
Love Games
hotel owner
4.3
1960
The Dawn of Triumph
Περιπτεράς
6.0
1960
Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
0.0
1960
Madalena
Policeman
6.1
1960
Three Ladies and me
receptionist
5.8
1960
Μια Του Κλέφτη...
Salesman
4.0
1960
For You My Love
Manetas
0.0
1960
Sunday's Date
Car Workshoper
0.0
1960
Never on Sunday
Thanasis
6.8
1960
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι
Janitor
5.6
1960
Blind Angel
Kotsos
4.5
1960
Papadopoulou family
Spyros
5.4
1960
Τα ντερβισόπαιδα
Polydoros
4.0
1960
Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα
Mitros
4.2
1960
Οι Δοσατζήδες
Thomas Kalafatis
6.7
1959
Mousitsa
Foivos
4.1
1959
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Thomas
7.7
1959
The Uncle from Canada
3.5
1959
Erotic Stories
Vangelis
5.0
1959
Marriage Adventures
Ice Seller
5.7
1959
A Water Mrs. Baggelio
7.0
1959
The Tomboy
waiter
4.3
1959
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
5.0
1959
Blossoming Almond Tree
Doctor
4.0
1959
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos
6.0
1958
Χαρούμενοι αλήτες
Waiter
6.0
1958
Mimikos and Mary
Harilaos
5.0
1958
Holidays in Aegina
Thodoros' assistant
4.5
1958
Poverty can be bearable while living well
husband
7.8
1958
Το Εισπρακτοράκι
0.0
1958
Just for One Night
Sirios's assistant
4.0
1958
Maria Pentagiotissa
Papalaris
3.0
1957
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
Taxi Driver
5.2
1957
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
Hanos (uncredited)
0.0
1957
A Girl in Black
Policeman
6.3
1956
Experts on the Football Field
Sailor
2.0
1956
The Ogre of Athens
Spathis
7.0
1956
The Fairy Tale Girl
2.0
1956
The Magic City
Thanasis
6.3
1955