Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Biography
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.
Movies (126)
1821 at the Cinema
2021
Voyage to Cythera
1984
Koroido Romie
1981
Each With Their Own Madness...
1980
Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
1979
Mr. Giorgis is Trained
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
Great Brides, Gullible Grooms
1972
Ο Πατούχας
1972
If I Were Rich
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
To Win the Lottery
1970
A Hippie With Slippers
1970
The Teacher was One Hell of a Man
1970
The madness of the square celibacy
1970
The Incredible
1970
Beautiful days
1970
Grooms Wanted with Dowry
1970
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
1970
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
Groom with tassels
1969
The Ladykiller
1969
The Man Who Returned from the Plates
1969
An Unbelievable Sucker
1969
Wake up, you sucker...
1969
To nyfopazaro
1969
Για ένα ταγάρι δολάρια
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
Doctor Z-Vengos
1968
A Thief with Philotimo
1968
Horafa family
1968
Come in, Kitso!
1968
Some tired boys
1967
Groom from London
1967
For the heart of beautiful Helen
1967
My son-in-low, the fortune hunter
1967
The Greedy
1967
The Playful Girl
1967
If My Past Could Speak
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
Poor Millionaire
1965
Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό
1965
Atonement
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
To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
1963
Scandals on the Island of Love
1963
What the Night Hides
1963
You Came Too Late
1962
Παγίδα
1962
Confession of a Mother
1962
My Wife's Husband
1962
Pure And Dishonored
1962
Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα
1962
Κλάψε Φτωχή Μου Καρδιά
1962
A Tramp's Christmas
1962
The Girl of the Battalion
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
The Island of Love
1960
Sinful Youth
1960
Maiden's Cheek
1959
Crime in Kolonaki
1959
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
1959
Erotic Stories
1959
Stournara 288
1959
Return from the front
1959
A Fool And A Hater
1959
Ο Γιάννος κι η Παγώνα
1959
Ali Pasas and Lady Frosyni
1959
Bouboulina
1959
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
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
