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Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

1912 - 1984 (age 72) • Acting

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 13 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas' Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon. 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 being 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 generally considered as 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, in which he portrayed Theodoros Kolokotronis, Eleftherios Venizelos and Karagiozis. Also he left a very good impression for his work in his last film, Voyage to Cythera directed by the famous Theo Angelopoulos. He died suddenly at the age of 71, in his apartment on Alexandras Avenue, today to the Metro Station Ampelokipoi region, due to a stroke. The people of Diakopto erected a statue in his memory, although, during his life, some had opposed him due to political issues.

Known For

Voyage to Cythera

71%

Antonis

1984

Stella

69%

Mitsos

1955

Maiden's Cheek

70%

Mr. Makrydakis

1959

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

61%

kapetan Fourtounakis

1969

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

78%

Labros

1959

The Lady and the Tramp

57%

Mr. Katsaros

1968

Miss Manager

75%

Thomas Vasileiou

1964

Throbs at the Desk

66%

Mr. Nikiteas

1963

1821 at the Cinema

(archive footage)

2021

Voyage to Cythera

71%

Antonis

1984

Koroido Romie

75%
1981

Each With Their Own Madness...

70%

Iordanis Stavropoulos

1980

Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Self

1979

Mr. Giorgis is Trained

65%

Giorgis Kolaouzos

1977

A Law-Abiding Citizen

85%

Uncle Manolis

1974

The Charlatan

90%

Balamoutis

1973

My Only Son, My Good Boy

70%
1973

The Tough Guy With the Tricycle

44%
1972

Lysistrata

61%

Provoulos

1972

If I Were Rich

65%

Aristeidis Tsitsis

1972

Crazier Than the Crazy

70%
1972

Ο Πατούχας

47%

Saitonikolis

1972

Great Brides, Gullible Grooms

80%

Archelaos

1972

Carefree... Nut

58%

Nikiforos

1971

Vacation to Our Cyprus

70%

Mr. Hatzigiannis

1971

The Revolutionary

47%

Κόντες Ντιμάρας

1971

Zavoliara

90%

John Birdas

1971

Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα

Kleanthis Toboglou

1971

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart

70%

Grantis

1970

The Incredible

75%

Thomas Karalis

1970

The Teacher was One Hell of a Man

65%

Babis Hanos

1970

A Hippie With Slippers

100%

Pelopidas

1970

Ο Γυρισμός της Μάνας

90%

Ζαφείρης

Crazy Girls Awesome Boys

80%
1970

The madness of the square celibacy

80%

John Agras

1970

To Win the Lottery

48%

Tzavelakos

1970

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