Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

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.

Filmography (126 Appearances)

Ο Γυρισμός της Μάνας

TBA

1821 at the Cinema

2021

Voyage to Cythera

1984

Koroido Romie

1981

Each With Their Own Madness...

1980

Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

1979

o kyr giorgis ekpaideyetai

1977

A Law-Abiding Citizen

1974

The Charlatan

1973

My Only Son, My Good Boy

1973

The Tough Guy With the Tricycle

1972

Lysistrata

1972

If I Were Rich

1972

Ο Πατούχας

1972

Great Brides, Gullible Grooms

1972

Crazier Than the Crazy

1972

Carefree... Nut

1971

Vacation to Our Cyprus

1971

The Revolutionary

1971

Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα

1971

Zavoliara

1971

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart

1970

Beautiful days

1970

The Incredible

1970

The madness of the square celibacy

1970

Grooms Wanted with Dowry

1970

A Hippie With Slippers

1970

To Win the Lottery

1970

The Teacher was One Hell of a Man

1970

Crazy Girls Awesome Boys

1970

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

1969

Groom with tassels

1969

The Ladykiller

1969

To nyfopazaro

1969

An Unbelievable Sucker

1969

Για ένα ταγάρι δολάρια

1969

The Man Who Returned from the Plates

1969

Wake up, you sucker...

1969

The Lady and the Tramp

1968

For Whom the Bell Rings

1968

Mermaids for Love

1968

A Knight for Vasoula

1968

Mikes Is Getting Married

1968

The Cannon and the Nightingale

1968

The Liar

1968

Come in, Kitso!

1968

Doctor Z-Vengos

1968

A Thief with Philotimo

1968

Horafa family

1968

Some tired boys

1967

Groom from London

1967

If My Past Could Speak

1967

For the heart of beautiful Helen

1967

The Playful Girl

1967

My son-in-low, the fortune hunter

1967

The Greedy

1967

The Barefoot Prince

1966

Ο Μπαμπάς Μου Ο Τεντυμπόυς

1966

My Sister Deserves a Beating

1966

Five Thousand Lies

1966

All Men Are the Same

1966

Ladies of the Courtyard

1966

Bouzouki Strumming

1966

Jenny Jenny

1966

Rough Seas

1966

Oh, If I Only Were a Man

1966

A Matter of Earnestness

1965

A Crazy Crazy Family

1965

The Robber Cries Thief!

1965

Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό

1965

Atonement

1965

Poor Millionaire

1965

Miss Manager

1964

The Woman Driver

1964

The Orgies Villa

1964

Lola

1964

If Luck Favors You

1964

Uncompromising in Life

1964

Throbs at the Desk

1963

Crazy Blood

1963

Ο Αδελφός μου... ο Τροχονόμος

1963

The Liar

1963

Mr. Wing Commander

1963

What the Night Hides

1963

To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso

1963

Scandals on the Island of Love

1963

You Came Too Late

1962

Παγίδα

1962

Confession of a Mother

1962

A Tramp's Christmas

1962

Κλάψε Φτωχή Μου Καρδιά

1962

Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα

1962

Pure And Dishonored

1962

The Girl of the Battalion

1962

My Wife's Husband

1962

Μυρτιά

1961

Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα

1961

Thieves out!

1961

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys

1960

Thieves Rejoice Only Once

1960

The Daywork of Happiness

1960

The Young Lady's Fool

1960

Sinful Youth

1960

The Island of Love

1960

Maiden's Cheek

1959

Crime in Kolonaki

1959

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

1959

Erotic Stories

1959

Stournara 288

1959

Ali Pasas and Lady Frosyni

1959

Bouboulina

1959

Ο Γιάννος κι η Παγώνα

1959

Return from the front

1959

Lisa, Tosca of Athens

1959

A Fool And A Hater

1959

Happy Bums

1958

We Have Only One Life

1958

An Italian in Greece

1958

Of Fortune The Written

1957

The tree children from Volo

1957

Two Grapes

1955

Stella

1955

Joe, the Amazing

1955

Ο άνεμος του μίσους

1954

The Little Mouse

1954

Bloody Christmas

1951 Debut
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