Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (1912 – 17 April 1984) was one of the most talented and loved (by Greek people) actors in Greece

Greece

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. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece

National Theatre of Greece

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 (Ethniko Theatro) and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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’s King Lear

King Lear

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. He excelled in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Hamlet

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as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas

Dimitris Psathas

Dimitris Psathas was a famous modern Greek satirist and playwright. He was born in Trabzon of Pontos in 1907 and died in Athens in 1979.He went to Athens in 1923 and finished his studies whereby he devoted himself to both journalism and the theatre. In 1937, he published his first book Justice is...

’ Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon.

Stage and Screen

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos acted in all types of plays and appeared in more than 120 films in supporting and leading roles. One of his leading roles in cinema was O Kyr Giorgis Ekpaidevetai (Mr.Giorgis is educated) (1977) which was the last film made by Finos Film and marked the end of an era. He also worked for television. One of his biggest successes was his role once again as Mr Giorgis for the television show Louna Park. He was an actor with an enormous talent and incredible acting techniques. He always left a strong impression in all the roles he had, comical and dramatic. Remarkable was his work in the play To Megalo mas Tsirko by Iakovos Kambanelis

Iakovos Kambanelis

Iakovos Kambanelis or Kampanellis was a Greek poet, playwright, lyricist, and novelist. Born 2 December 1922 in Hora in the island of Naxos, Kambanelis appears as one of the most prominent Greek artists of the 20th century...

, in which he portrayed Theodoros Kolokotronis, Eleftherios Venizelos

Venizelos

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 and Karagiozis

Karagiozis

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. Also he left a very good impression for his work in his last film, Voyage to Cythera

Voyage to Cythera

Voyage to Cythera is a 1984 Greek film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and the award for Best Screenplay.-Cast:* Manos Katrakis as Spyros* Mairi Hronopoulou as Voula...

directed by the famous Theo Angelopoulos

Theo Angelopoulos

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.

He died suddenly at the age of 72, in his apartment on Alexandras Avenue

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, due to a stroke. The people of Diakofto erected a statue in his memory, although, during his life, some had opposed him due to political issues.

Trivia

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos usually played the role of the father of famous Greek actresses Aliki Vougiouklaki

Aliki Vougiouklaki

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 and Tzeni Karezi

Tzeni Karezi

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.

Filmography

• 1. Taxidi sta Kythira (1984) .... Antonis
• 2. Koroido Romie!... (1981) .... Fotis Firikis
• 3. Kathenas me tin trella tou... (1980) .... Iordanis
• 4. Kyr' Giorgis ekpaidevetai, O (1977) .... Giorgis Kollas
• 5. Enas nomotagis politis (1974)
• 6. "Louna Park, To" (1974) TV series .... Kyr-Yorgis
• 7. Tsarlatanos, O (1973)
• 8. Lysistrati (1972)
• 9. An imoun plousios!.. (1972) .... Aristeidis Tsitsis
• 10. Magas me to trikyklo, O (1972)
• 11. Monahogios mou, o... agathiaris, O (1972) .... Kleanthis
• 12. Patouhas, O (1972) .... Saitonikolis
• 13. Pio trelloi ki ap' tous trellous (1972) .... Pelopidas
• 14. Yperohes nyfes... koroida gabroi! (1972) .... Arhelaos
• 15. Diakopes stin Kypro mas (1971) .... Hatzigiannis
• 16. Enas xenoiastos palaviaris (1971) .... Nikiforos
• 17. Epanastatis popolaros, O (1971) .... Dimaras
• 18. Kafta... psyhra ki anapoda (1971) .... Kleanthis Toboglou
• 19. Zavoliara, I (1971)
• 20. Apithanos, O (1970) .... Thomas Karalis
• 21. Daskalakos itan leventia, O (1970) .... Babis Hanos
• 22. Enas hippys me tsarouhia (1970) .... Pelopidas
• 23. Giakoumis, mia romeiki kardia (1970) .... Grantis
• 24. Natane to 13, napefte se mas! (1970) .... Tzevelakos
• 25. Omorfes meres (1970) .... Pantelaras
• 26. Trella koritsia, apithan agoria (1970) .... Nionios Hionatos
• 27. Trellos tis plateias Agamon, O (1970) .... John Agras
• 28. Zitountai gabroi me proika (1970) .... Evripidis Strouthambelos
• 29. Anthropos pou gyrise apo ta piata!, O (1969) .... Spyros Lounas
• 30. Ena asyllipto koroido (1969) .... Mr. Haroupoglou
• 31. Gabros ap' ti Gastouni (1969) .... Periklis Karabisbikis
• 32. Gia ena tagari dollaria (1969) .... Jenny's Father
• 33. Gois, O (1969) .... John Christian
• 34. Neraida kai to palikari, I (1969) .... Fourtounakis
• 35. Nyfopazaro, To (1969)
• 36. Xypna, koroido... (1969) .... Kyriakos Balores
• 37. Gia poion htypa i... koudouna (1968) .... Apostolis Labirikos
• 38. Arhontissa ki o alitis, I (1968) .... Mr. Katsaros
• 39. Doktor Zi-Vengos (1968) .... Apostolos
• 40. Empaine, Kitso! (1968)
• 41. Enas ippotis gia ti Vasoula (1968) .... Captain Fatouros
• 42. Enas kleftis me filotimo (1968)
• 43. Gorgones kai mages (1968) .... Petros' Father
• 44. Kanoni kai t' aidoni, To (1968) .... Triandafyllou
• 45. Mikes pantrevetai, O (1968) .... Panagiotis Sinaxaridis
• 46. Oikogeneia Horafa (1968)
• 47. Poly arga gia dakrya (1968) .... Mr. Menandros
• 48. Pseftis, O (1968) .... Thomas Argyriou
• 49. Ahortagos, O (1967) .... Mihalis Kapantais
• 50. An milouse to parelthon mou (1967) .... Leonidas Stergiou
• 51. Erotes sti Lesvo (1967)
• 52. Gabros ap' to Londino (1967) .... Kyriakos
• 53. Gabros mou, o proikothiras, O (1967) .... Hrysos
• 54. Gia tin kardia tis oraias Elenis (1967) .... Kleon Karamouzis
• 55. Kati kourasmena pallikaria (1967) .... Dr. Spiros
• 56. Paihnidiara, I (1967) .... Stamatis Stamatiou
• 57. Tzeni Tzeni (1966) .... Kosmas Skoutaris
• 58. 5.000 psemmata (1966) .... Aristeidis Fesarlis
• 59. Adelfi mou thelei xylo, I (1966) .... Mr. Fragopoulos
• 60. Ah kai na 'moun antras
  Ah kai na 'moun antras
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   (1966) .... Othon Belalis
• 61. Babas mou, o teddyboys, O (1966) .... Mr. Foteinos
• 62. Diplopennies (1966) .... Lefteris
• 63. Fouskothalassies (1966) .... Nikolis Sfakianos
• 64. Kyries tis avlis, Oi (1966) .... Nondas
• 65. Oloi oi andres einai idioi (1966) .... Menelaos
• 66. Xypolytos pringips, O (1966) .... Klearhos
• 67. Yparhei kai filotimo (1965) .... Thodoros Grouezas
• 68. Mia trelli... trelli oikogeneia (1965) .... Stelios
• 69. Fonazei o kleftis (1965) .... Solonas Karaleontas
• 70. Exileosi (1965)
• 71. Ftohos ekatommyriouhos (1965)
• 72. Kane me prothypourgo (1965) .... Kimon
• 73. Merikes to protimoun haki (1965)
• 74. Alygisti sti zoi (1964)
• 75. An eheis tyhi... (1964)
• 76. Daides, Oi (1964)
• 77. Despinis diefthyntis (1964) .... Mr. Thomas Vasileiou
• 78. Gyrismos tis manas, O (1964)
• 79. Lola (1964) .... Stelios
• 80. Soferina, I
  I Soferina
  I soferina is a 1964 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Giorgos Roussos, The Last Joke...
  
   (1964) .... Judge
• 81. Villa ton orgion, I (1964) .... Lieutenant
• 82. Enas delikanis
  Enas delikanis
  Enas delikanis is a 1963 Greek black-and-white film directed by Alekos Sakellarios and Christios Giannakopoulos. It stars Ilya Livykou and Dionysis Papayannopoulos. The film is based on the novel O Patouhas by Ioannis Kondylakis and was filmed in the island of Crete.-Plot:Kakonissi. The son of...
  
   (1963) .... Mayor
• 83. Adelfos mou... o trohonomos, O (1963) .... Kosmas Karabismanis
• 84. Gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso, To (1963) .... Xenophon Haritidis
• 85. Htypokardia sto thranio (1963) .... Mr. Nikiteas
• 86. Kos pterarhos, O (1963) .... Karatzovas
• 87. Osa kryvei i nychta
  Osa kryvei i nychta
  Osa kryvei i nychta is a 1964 Greek theatrical comedy film directed by Stelios Zografakis....
  
   (1963)
• 88. Pseftra, I (1963) .... Mr. Delipetros
• 89. Skandala sto nisi tou erota (1963)
• 90. Pagida (1962)
• 91. Agni kai atimasmeni (1962) .... Miranda's Father
• 92. Angeloi tou pezodromiou (1962)
• 93. Antras tis gynaikas mou, O (1962) .... Psychiatrist
• 94. Exomologisis mias miteras (1962) .... Vlasis
• 95. Hristougenna tou aliti, Ta (1962) .... Varanis
• 96. Klapse, ftohi mou kardia (1962)
• 97. Koritsi tou lohou, To (1962) .... Vasilis Georgiou
• 98. Pote de se xehasa (1962)
• 99. Zoi mou arhizei me sena, I (1961)
• 100. Exo oi kleftes
  Exo oi kleftes
  Exo oi kleftes is a 1961 Greek comedy film directed by Kostas Andritsos and stars Orestis Makris, Dionysis Papayiannopoulos, Dimitris Nikolaidis, Martha Karagianni, Andreas Douzos, Koulis Stoligas, etc...
  
   (1961) .... Kleanthis Kleftodimos
• 101. Irthes arga (1961) .... Alexis
• 102. Myrtia (1961) .... Tsakalos
• 103. Hionati kai ta 7 gerontopallikara, I (1960) .... Stylianos
• 104. Mia tou klefti... (1960) .... Pafsanias
• 105. Amartola neiata (1960) .... Simademenos
• 106. Koroidaki tis despoinidos, To (1960) .... Telis Karalis
• 107. Megalo kolpo, To (1960)
• 108. Nisi tis agapis, To (1960) .... Alexis
• 109. Ilias tou 16ou, O (1959) .... Labros
• 110. Ali Pasas kai i kyra Frosyni, O (1959) .... Ali Pasas
• 111. Bouboulina (1959)
• 112. Eglima sto Kolonaki (1959) .... Delios
• 113. Enas vlakas kai misos (1959) .... Sotiris Karamaounas
• 114. Epistrofi ap' to metopo (1959)
• 115. Erotikes istories (1959)
• 116. Giannos ki i Pagona, O (1959)
• 117. Liza toskase, I (1959) .... Mr. Papadeas
• 118. Stournara 288 (1959) .... Agisilaos Papafronimopoulos
• 119. Xylo vgike apo ton Paradeiso, To (1959) .... Makrydakis
• 120. Mia zoi tin ehoume (1958) .... Mr. Daouglou
• 121. Haroumenoi alites (1958) .... Tenoro Nte Fiasko
• 122. Mia Italida stin Ellada (1958)
• 123. Opou ftoheia kai filotimo (1957)
• 124. Tis tyhis ta grammena (1957)
• 125. Tria paidia Voliotika, Ta (1957)
• 126. Dva zrna grozdja (1955)
• 127. Stella (1955) .... Mitsos
• 128. Joe, o tromeros
  Joe the Menace
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   (1955) .... Himbatzis
• 129. Anemos tou misous, O (1954)
• 130. Pontikaki, To (1954) .... Argyris
• 131. Stavrodromi tou pepromenou, To (1954)
• 132. Matomena Hristougenna (1951)
• 133. Paidia tis Athinas, Ta (1947)