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person_profile-Thanasis Vengos

Thanasis Vengos Died at age: 83

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Thanasis Vengos

Date of Birth:

May 29, 1927

Country of birth:

Greece

Died:

May 03, 2011

Biography of

Thanasis Vengos

    Thanasis Veggos (29 May 1926 – 3 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in more than 50 among them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time. His famous comedic catchphrase was "Καλέ µου άνθρωπε" ("My good man").

    Veggos' first appearance in a film was in Windfall in Athens, produced by Mihalis Kakogiannis, which premiered in Athens as Kiriakatiko Xsipnima on 11 January 1954. Nikos Koundouros gave him a role in Magiki polis in 1955. His first major role was in Psila ta heria Hitler ("Hands Up, Hitler"), 1962 and continued many more films. For his acting in What did you do in the war, Thanasi? (1971), the public of Thessaloniki °apotheosized° him and the movie won three awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. He often played everyman characters struggling to get by, but he has also played anti-heroes, he has acted in pure dramas, and on stage in the comedies of Aristophanes. His characters were often self-named "Thanasis". He often worked with directors Panos Glykofridis and Giorgos Lazaridis. In 1995, Theo Angelopoulos cast Veggos and American actor Harvey Keitel in "Ulysses Gaze". In 1997, in the role of Dikaiopoli he appeared in a live performance at the ancient Epidaurus theater.

    In 2000, he survived a car accident involving a collision with a train. He later participated in advertisements promoting road safety.

    A documentary of his life, whose title translates as A Man for All Seasons, was made in 2004. He always did his own stunts including the most dangerous ones, like hanging from a rope tied to a balcony fifty feet above a pavement without anything to break his fall, walking through a glass door, or falling down a stone staircase head first. During the "Golden Sixties" of the Greek film industry he made his most popular comedy films such as the sequel of Secret Agent 000, Papatrehas, Enas trellos Vengos and many others, also with surrealist humor, most of them by his own company Θ-Β Comedies (Θ-Β Tainies Geliou) which founded in 1964.

    In 2008, Veggos was appointed Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias.

    On 3 May 2011, he died at 7:10 a.m. He had been hospitalized at the Red Cross hospital, in Athens, since 18 December 2010.

    He is survived by his wife Asimina and two sons. He will always be remembered in the more than 120 films and more recent documentaries that he starred in. The phrase "τρέχει σαν το Βέγγο" (English translation: "runs like Veggos") has been adopted into common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies.

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Filmography of

Thanasis Vengos

Found 96 Movies in total

... 2011

With Heart & Soul

a Father ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2004

The Enigma

Linos ( Actor )

... 1998

It's a Long Road

Antonis ( Actor )

... 1998

Ulysses' Gaze

Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1991

... 1989

Thanasis the Optimist

Thanasis Rodinos / Mother ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1988

The Big Cannon

Thanasis Apaloheris ( Actor )

Writer

... 1981

Thanasi tightened your belt even more

Thanasis Maganas ( Actor )

... 1980

The Wicked World of Thanasis

Thanasis Mpesagiampesas ( Actor )

... 1979

The Bald Student

Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos ( Actor )

... 1979

Which Way to the Septic Tank?

Thanasis Papathanasis ( Actor )

... 1978

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Thanasis ( Actor )

Producer

... 1976

The Charlatan

Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris ( Actor )

... 1973

Dictator calls Thanasis

Thanasis Delithanasis ( Actor )

... 1973

The Man Who Ran a Lot

Thanasis Zevedaios ( Actor )

Director

... 1973

Thanasis, Take Your Gun

Thanasis ( Actor )

... 1972

Carefree... Nut

Thanasis ( Actor )

... 1971

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

Thanasis Karathanasis ( Actor )

... 1971

Holidays in Vietnam

Thanasis Hatzifapas ( Actor )

... 1971

Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages

Thanasis Karathanasis ( Actor )

... 1970

One Vengos for All Jobs

Thanasis Hatzikarathanasis ( Actor )

... 1970

Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc

Thou-Vou ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

An Unbelievable Sucker

Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

Who Thanasis!

Thanasis Trikorfos ( Actor )

Director

... 1969

Doctor Z-Vengos

Thanasis ( Actor )

Director

... 1968

Come on People

Agathoklis ( Actor )

Producer

... 1967

Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'

Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas) ( Actor )

Director

... 1967

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

Thanasis ( Actor )

Director

... 1967

Ο Παπατρέχας

Polydoros Lagos ( Actor )

Producer

... 1966

He's a Mad Mad Veggos

Thanasis ( Actor )

Producer

... 1965

Ο Καταφερτζής

Kanellos Karabatsas ( Actor )

... 1964

Out Poverty and Good Heart

Thanasis Koutras ( Actor )

Producer

... 1964

I'll Make You Queen

Antonis Tsilivikis ( Actor )

... 1964

With Many Children

Polykarpos Kolovos ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1964

The Poor Demons

Frixos ( Actor )

... 1964

The Twins

Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1963

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Thanasis Birbilis ( Actor )

... 1963

The lucky pants

Thanasis Foukaras ( Actor )

... 1963

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

Ιππόλυτος ( Actor )

... 1963

Runaway Bride

Harilaos ( Actor )

... 1962

Min eidate ton Panai?

Panagis Papapanagopoulos ( Actor )

... 1962

Hands Up, Hitler

Panagis ( Actor )

... 1962

Astronauts

Thanasis ( Actor )

... 1962

The King of Gaffes

Frixos ( Actor )

... 1962

The Wise Guy

Thrasyvoulos ( Actor )

... 1962

Hooray for Madness

Romeos ( Actor )

... 1962

Lisa and the Other Woman

Petros Valdis ( Actor )

... 1961

Eftyhos... trellathika!

Manolis ( Actor )

... 1961

A mistake in love

Thymios ( Actor )

... 1961

Liar Wanted

Vrasidas ( Actor )

... 1961

Lost dreams

Vangelis ( Actor )

... 1961

Oi 900 tis Marinas

Partsaklis ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

Who Is Margarita?

Grigoris Ladias ( Actor )

... 1961

Sharp as a Needle

Detective Van Gray ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1961

Love Games

hotel owner ( Actor )

... 1960

Madalena

Policeman ( Actor )

... 1960

Three Ladies and me

receptionist ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

For You My Love

Manetas ( Actor )

... 1960

Never on Sunday

Thanasis ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

Blind Angel

Kotsos ( Actor )

... 1960

Papadopoulou family

Spyros ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

... 1960

Οι Δοσατζήδες

Thomas Kalafatis ( Actor )

... 1959

Mousitsa

Foivos ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1959

... 1959

Erotic Stories

Vangelis ( Actor )

... 1959

Marriage Adventures

Ice Seller ( Actor )

... 1959

The Tomboy

waiter ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1959

Blossoming Almond Tree

Doctor ( Actor )

... 1959

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Mimikos and Mary

Harilaos ( Actor )

... 1958

Holidays in Aegina

Thodoros' assistant ( Actor )

... 1958

Poverty can be bearable while living well

husband ( Actor )

Assistant Director

... 1958

Just for One Night

Sirios's assistant ( Actor )

... 1958

Maria Pentagiotissa

Papalaris ( Actor )

... 1957

The Girl Has Got an Uncle

Taxi Driver ( Actor )

... 1957

The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie

Hanos (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

A Girl in Black

Policeman ( Actor )

... 1956

... 1956

The Ogre of Athens

Spathis ( Actor )

... 1956

... 1956

The Magic City

Thanasis ( Actor )

... 1955