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).
Acted in
Όλα στην Ταράτσα
2004
as Σαββίδης
Liza and All the Others
2003
as παππούς
Τα Φιλαράκια
2002
as Priest
Stakaman!
2001
as Petros
Αλίκη
2000
Ο Εραστής
1990
as Vyron
O Tamtakos Zei!
1990
as Major
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
as Markos, the drug dealer
Βάρβαρος εραστής
1990
Ο Πρωτάρης Μπάτσος και η Τροτέζα
1989
as Noulis
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
O kapetanios ki i horeftria
1989
The Craziest Star
1989
Ο Πανταχού Παρών
1989
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
Άι λαβ-γιού Μήτσο
1988
as Vladimiros Iordanoglou
Érotas sta Kýmata
1988
O kontos me to papaki
1988
as Theodore
Εγκέφαλος Με Βίδα... Και Βαλβίδα!!!
1988
as Andreas Pirounis
Ληστές και ασφαλιστές
1988
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
Ένα Μωρό... για Τρεις
1988
Μαρκησία του λιμανιού
1988
Άγραφος Νόμος
1987
as Κυριάκος
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
Ο ξεμωραμένος
1987
as Kyriakos
Παλικάρι στα θρανία
1987
as Mr. Kalavrezos
Συζυγικά Βραχυκυκλώματα
1987
as Nontas Skilakos
Τα ντερέκια
1987
Το κορίτσι του μπάτσου
1987
Η τραπεζίτισσα της Black Bank
1987
Ο Καβαλάρης Των F.M. Stereo
1986
as Markos Papastathis
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
as Arhelaos
Jobber crazy awesome girls
1986
as Policeman
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
as Listarhos Karvelis
Ο Αγκαλίτσας
1985
as Karolos Antypas
Ο Θείος μας ο Μίμης
1984
as Λυκούργος
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
as Andreas
The Red Train
1982
as Logothetis
Τα Τσακάλια
1981
as Manolis Anastasopoulos
I theatrina
1977
The Trial of the Judges
1974
as Minister Shinas
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
as Leonidas
Maria in Silence
1973
as Antonis Vournas
Monday's Theater
1972
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
as Stratos Karatzas
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
O Katergaris
1971
as Ploutarhos Varnis
The Revolutionary
1971
as Αυγουστής
Abuse of authority
1971
as Vasilis Apostolopoulos
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
as Major
A Funny Girl
1970
as Παντελής
A German in Kalavryta
1970
Astrapogiannos
1970
as Giamouris
The Jungle of Cities
1970
as Frantzis
In the name of the law
1970
as Dimosthenis Evelpidis
Visibility Zero
1970
as Irodotos Richter
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
as kapetan Skandalakis
The little man
1969
as Panagiotis
Panic
1969
as Nikos
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
as Sotiris Garbis
The... victim
1969
as Straatis
Love and Blood
1968
as Theofilos Argouzis
The Asphalt Fever
1967
as Miltiadis Tsipouras
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
as Outlaw
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
as Agent
Trouba '67
1967
as Tsardas
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
Five Thousand Lies
1966
I blame the People
1966
as Matthaios Tsaltas
Stefania
1966
as Armandos
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
as Jimmy the Tiger
The Ruthless
1965
as Thanasis
Lola
1964
as Μαύρος
Amok
1963
as Minas
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
as Periklis
Εξομολόγησις μιας μητέρας
1962
as Stathis
Athens by Night
1962
Madalena
1960
as Giakoumis
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
I am innocent
1960
Στην Πόρτα της Κολάσεως
1960