Spyros Kalogirou
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).
101 acting credits
Acting · 101
Monday's Theater
1972
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
Και Εύθυμη και Χήρα
1991
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
Όλα στην Ταράτσα
2004
Τα Φιλαράκια
2002
Lola
1964
I theatrina
1977
Madalena
1960
Αλίκη
2000
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
Love and Blood
1968
Τα Τσακάλια
1981
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
Abuse of authority
1971
Ο Θείος μας ο Μίμης
1984
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
The Revolutionary
1971
Athens by Night
1962
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
Visibility Zero
1970
O Katergaris
1971
The little man
1969
Amok
1963
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido
1985
The Jungle of Cities
1970
Panic
1969
I blame the People
1966
Trouba '67
1967
The Trial of the Judges
1974
Of Fortune The Written
1957
Five Thousand Lies
1966
Liza and All the Others
2003
Stefania
1966
I am innocent
1960
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
The Ruthless
1965
The... victim
1969
The Red Train
1982
Stakaman!
2001
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
Astrapogiannos
1970
The Asphalt Fever
1967
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
At Hell's Door
1960
Cyprus in flames
1964
The First Cup and Troteza
1989
Varvaros erastis
1990
To koritsi tou batsou
1987
Confession of a Mother
1962
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955
The unmarried father
1988
In the name of the law
1970
The Omnipresent
1989
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
Agrafos nomos
1987
The Black Bank banker lady
1987
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
Jobber crazy awesome girls
1986
Love in Waves
1988
Tamtakos Lives!
1990
Ena moro... gia treis
1988
A Funny Girl
1970
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
Fire in my pants
1988
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
1986
Markisia tou limaniou
1988
Brain With Screw... And Valve!!!
1988
The Lover
1990
Conjugal Short Circuits
1987
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
Robbers and insurers
1988
O xemoramenos
1987
Maria in Silence
1973
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
Ο παπαφαγάνας
1987
Young Lad at the School Desks
1987
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1987
A German in Kalavryta
1970
O kontos me to papaki
1988
Λούφες θρανία και τρελλά σχολεία
1989
Τα ντερέκια
1987
Ο εθνικός μας έρωτας
1989
The Captain and Dancer
1989
I Love You, Mitso
1988
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
The Rider of F.M. Stereo
1986
Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός του Μήτσου
1989
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
Ο παπαλεβέντης
1988
The Craziest Star
1989
Το παιδί... Που είναι το παιδί;
1988
Κλέβετε και προσεύχεσθε
1987
Ένας τίμιος απατεώνας
1989
Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια
1987