Thanasis Veggos
Acting
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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Known for
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movieWith Heart & Soul
2009
a Father
tvΈχω ένα μυστικό...
2008
Κυρ-Κυριάκος
tvAbout Winds and Waters
2000
Λύσσανδρος
movieThe Enigma
1998
Linos
movieIt's a Long Road
1998
Antonis
Steps
1996
Iason Makris
movieUlysses' Gaze
1995
Taxi Driver
movieQuiet Days in August
1991
Νίκος Γκούφας
movieThanasis, o vomvistis
1990
Thanasis
movieChampion
1989
Thanasis Manaris / Sakis
movieTo didymo tis symforas
1989
Thanasis
movieThanasis the Optimist
1989
Thanasis Rodinos / Mother
movieThanasis in the country of Will
1988
Thanasis Pitas
movieCrazy of all Greece
1983
Thanasis Koukouras
movieThe Big Cannon
1981
Thanasis Apaloheris
movieVengos the Crazy Kamikaze
1980
Thanasis Trampas
movieThanasi tightened your belt even more
1980
Thanasis Maganas
movieThe Wicked World of Thanasis
1979
Thanasis Mpesagiampesas
movieThe Bald Student
1979
Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos
movieWhich Way to the Septic Tank?
1978
Thanasis Papathanasis
tvParaskinio
1976
Self
movieThe Charlatan
1973
Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
movieDictator calls Thanasis
1973
Thanasis Delithanasis
movieThe Man Who Ran a Lot
1973
Thanasis Zevedaios
movieThanasis, Take Your Gun
1972
Thanasis
movieCarefree... Nut
1971
Thanasis
movieWhat Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
1971
Thanasis Karathanasis
movieHolidays in Vietnam
1971
Thanasis Hatzifapas
movieThanasis, Juliet and the sausages
1970
Thanasis Karathanasis
movieOne Vengos for All Jobs
1970
Thanasis Hatzikarathanasis
movieAn Unbelievable Sucker
1969
Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos
movieWho Thanasis!
1969
Thanasis Trikorfos
movieDoctor Z-Vengos
1968
Thanasis
movieCome on People
1967
Agathoklis
movieHelp! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
1967
Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas)
movieCrazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967
Thanasis
moviePapatrechas
1966
Polydoros Lagos
movieHe's a Mad Mad Veggos
1965
Thanasis
movieThe Hustler
1964
Kanellos Karabatsas
movieOut Poverty and Good Heart
1964
Thanasis Koutras
movieI'll Make You Queen
1964
Antonis Tsilivikis
movieWith Many Children
1964
Polykarpos Kolovos
movieThe Poor Demons
1964
Frixos
movieThe Twins
1964
Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis
movieBlind Nache Marlon Brando
1963
Stefanos Avgerinos
movieJack of All Trades, Master of None
1963
Thanasis Birbilis
movieThe lucky pants
1963
Thanasis Foukaras
movieThe Madman
1963
Errikos Delaportas
movieMin eidate ton Panai?
1962
Panagis Papapanagopoulos
movieRunaway Bride
1962
Harilaos
movieHands Up, Hitler
1962
Panagis
movieAstronauts
1962
Thanasis
movieOdd Jobs
1962
Mitros
movieThe Wise Guy
1962
Thrasyvoulos
movieThe Jar
1962
Andreas
movieThe Proud
1962
Priest
movieLisa and the Other Woman
1961
Petros Valdis
movieA mistake in love
1961
Thymios
movieLiar Wanted
1961
Vrasidas
movieΜυρτιά
1961
Giannos
movieLost dreams
1961
Vangelis
movieOi 900 tis Marinas
1961
Partsaklis
movieDiamanto
1961
Karderinas
movieWho Is Margarita?
1961
Grigoris Ladias
movieSharp as a Needle
1961
Detective Van Gray
movieLove Games
1960
hotel owner
movieThe Dawn of Triumph
1960
Περιπτεράς
movieMadalena
1960
Policeman
movieThree Ladies and me
1960
receptionist
movieFor You My Love
1960
Manetas
movieSunday's Date
1960
Car Workshoper
movieNever on Sunday
1960
Thanasis
movieThe Underdog
1960
Janitor
movieBlind Angel
1960
Kotsos
movieThe Dervish Boys
1960
Polydoros
movieWandering Jews
1959
Thomas Kalafatis
movieMousitsa
1959
Foivos
movieErotic Stories
1959
Vangelis
movieMarriage Adventures
1959
Ice Seller
movieThe Tomboy
1959
waiter
movieEvery Cloud Has a Silver Lining
1958
Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos
movieHappy Bums
1958
Waiter
movieMimikos and Mary
1958
Harilaos
movieHolidays in Aegina
1958
Thodoros' assistant
movieJust for One Night
1958
Sirios's assistant
movieMaria Pentagiotissa
1957
Papalaris
movieThe Girl Has Got an Uncle
1957
Taxi Driver
movieThe Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
1957
Hanos (uncredited)
movieA Girl in Black
1956
Policeman
movieThe Ogre of Athens
1956
Spathis
movieThe Magic City
1955
Thanasis
Production12
movieCrazy of all Greece
1983
Producer
movieThe Big Cannon
1981
Producer
movieWho Thanasis!
1969
Producer
movieAn Unbelievable Sucker
1969
Producer
movieDoctor Z-Vengos
1968
Producer
movieCome on People
1967
Producer
moviePapatrechas
1966
Producer
movieHe's a Mad Mad Veggos
1965
Producer
Directing9
Βεγγαλικά
1988
Director
movieThe Man Who Ran a Lot
1973
Director
movieAn Unbelievable Sucker
1969
Director
movieWho Thanasis!
1969
Director
movieDoctor Z-Vengos
1968
Director
movieCrazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967
Director
moviePoverty can be bearable while living well
1958
Assistant Director
Writing1
movieThe Big Cannon
1981
Writer