Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Acting
Born 1912-01-01
Died 1984-04-17
Diakopto, Achaia, Greece
127 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
49 credits
The Cannon and the Nightingale
Five Thousand Lies
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
Voyage to Cythera
If Luck Favors You
My son-in-low, the fortune hunter
To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
Lysistrata
Maiden's Cheek
Crime in Kolonaki
You Came Too Late
Stournara 288
Jenny Jenny
The Greedy
Μυρτιά
Vacation to Our Cyprus
Miss Manager
Thieves out!
Come in, Kitso!
The Incredible
My Sister Deserves a Beating
The Teacher was One Hell of a Man
An Unbelievable Sucker
Rough Seas
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Mr. Wing Commander
The Lady and the Tramp
The Orgies Villa
The Woman Driver
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
The Island of Love
Snow White and the 7 Old Boys
Bouzouki Strumming
Stella
Lisa, Tosca of Athens
Wake up, you sucker...
A Matter of Earnestness
Lola
Groom from London
The Charlatan
Happy Bums
Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
The Barefoot Prince
The Man Who Returned from the Plates
We Have Only One Life
A Crazy, Crazy Family
Mermaids for Love
All Men Are the Same
Each With Their Own Madness...
Other credits
11 credits
Bouboulina
For the heart of beautiful Helen
Erotes sti Lesvo
My Only Son, My Good Boy
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
Atonement
Ο άνεμος του μίσους
Για ένα ταγάρι δολάρια
Two Grapes
Παγίδα
Ο Αδελφός μου... ο Τροχονόμος
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