Spyros Kalogirou
Born
November 3, 1922
Died
June 27, 2009 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
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
Όλα στην Ταράτσα
Σαββίδης · (22 episodes)
2004
Liza and All the Others
παππούς
2003
Τα Φιλαράκια
Priest · (63 episodes)
2002
Stakaman!
Petros
2001
Αλίκη
Βασίλης (Πατέρας της Αλίκης) · (20 episodes)
2000
Και Εύθυμη και Χήρα
κ. Ράντεκ · (15 episodes)
1991
Ο Εραστής
Vyron
1990
O Tamtakos Zei!
Major
1990
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
Markos, the drug dealer
1990
Varvaros erastis
1990
O protaris batsos kai i troteza
Noulis
1989
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
O kapetanios ki i horeftria
1989
The Craziest Star
1989
The Omnipresent
1989
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
I Love You, Mitso
Vladimiros Iordanoglou
1988
Érotas sta Kýmata
1988
O kontos me to papaki
Theodore
1988
Εγκέφαλος Με Βίδα... Και Βαλβίδα!!!
Andreas Pirounis
1988
Ληστές και ασφαλιστές
1988
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
Ena moro... gia treis
1988
Markisia tou limaniou
1988
Agrafos nomos
Κυριάκος
1987
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
O xemoramenos
Kyriakos
1987
Παλικάρι στα θρανία
Mr. Kalavrezos
1987
Συζυγικά Βραχυκυκλώματα
Nontas Skilakos
1987
Τα ντερέκια
1987
To koritsi tou batsou
1987
I trapezitissa tis Black Bank
1987
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1987
O kavalaris ton F.M. Stereo
Markos Papastathis
1986
A Thief and a Gentleman
Arhelaos
1986
Jobber crazy awesome girls
Policeman
1986
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
Listarhos Karvelis
1985
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido
Karolos Antypas
1985
Ο Θείος μας ο Μίμης
Λυκούργος · (13 episodes)
1984
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
Andreas
1984
The Red Train
Logothetis
1982
Τα Τσακάλια
Manolis Anastasopoulos
1981
I theatrina
(33 episodes)
1977
The Trial of the Judges
Minister Shinas
1974
The Constellation of Virgin
Leonidas
1973
Maria in Silence
Antonis Vournas
1973
Monday's Theater
(2 episodes)
1972
The Daughter of the Sun
Stratos Karatzas
1971
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
O Katergaris
Ploutarhos Varnis
1971
The Revolutionary
Αυγουστής
1971
Abuse of authority
Vasilis Apostolopoulos
1971
Lieutenant Natassa
Major
1970
A Funny Girl
Παντελής
1970
A German in Kalavryta
1970
Astrapogiannos
Giamouris
1970
The Jungle of Cities
Frantzis
1970
In the name of the law
Dimosthenis Evelpidis
1970
Visibility Zero
Irodotos Richter
1970
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
kapetan Skandalakis
1969
The little man
Panagiotis
1969
Panic
Nikos
1969
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
Sotiris Garbis
1969
The... victim
Straatis
1969
Love and Blood
Theofilos Argouzis
1968
The Asphalt Fever
Miltiadis Tsipouras
1967
Bullets Don't Come Back
Outlaw
1967
Concert for Machine Guns
Agent
1967
Trouba '67
Tsardas
1967
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
Five Thousand Lies
1966
I blame the People
Matthaios Tsaltas
1966
Stefania
Armandos
1966
Jimmy the Tiger
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
The Ruthless
Thanasis
1965
Lola
Μαύρος
1964
Η Κύπρος στις φλόγες
1964
Amok
Minas
1963
Hands Up, Hitler
Periklis
1962
Confession of a Mother
Stathis
1962
Athens by Night
1962
Madalena
Giakoumis
1960
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
I am innocent
1960
At Hell's Door
1960
Of Fortune The Written
1957
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955