Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 01, 1912
Died
Apr 17, 1984
Place of Birth
Diakopto, Achaia, Greece
Credits
127 titles
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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Known For
Filmography
1821 at the Cinema
(archive footage)
Voyage to Cythera
Antonis
Koroido Romie
Each With Their Own Madness...
Iordanis Stavropoulos
Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
Self
Mr. Giorgis is Trained
Giorgis Kolaouzos
A Law-Abiding Citizen
Uncle Manolis
The Charlatan
Balamoutis
My Only Son, My Good Boy
The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
Lysistrata
Provoulos
If I Were Rich
Aristeidis Tsitsis
Ο Πατούχας
Saitonikolis
Crazier Than the Crazy
Great Brides, Gullible Grooms
Archelaos
Carefree... Nut
Nikiforos
Vacation to Our Cyprus
Mr. Hatzigiannis
The Revolutionary
Κόντες Ντιμάρας
Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα
Kleanthis Toboglou
Zavoliara
John Birdas
Giakoumis, A Roman Heart
Grantis
The Incredible
Thomas Karalis
The Teacher was One Hell of a Man
Babis Hanos
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
Beautiful days
Pantelaras
To Win the Lottery
Tzavelakos
The madness of the square celibacy
John Agras
A Hippie With Slippers
Pelopidas
Grooms Wanted with Dowry
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
kapetan Fourtounakis
Groom with tassels
Periklis
The Ladykiller
John Christian
An Unbelievable Sucker
Mr. Haroupoglou
The Man Who Returned from the Plates
Spyros Lounas
Για ένα ταγάρι δολάρια
To nyfopazaro
Wake up, you sucker...
Kyriakos Baroles
The Lady and the Tramp
Mr. Katsaros
For Whom the Bell Rings
Apostolis Lampirikos
Mermaids for Love
Mr. Athanasiou
A Knight for Vasoula
Captain Fatouros
Mikes Is Getting Married
Παναγιώτης Συναξαρίδης
The Cannon and the Nightingale
Triandafyllou
The Liar
Thomas Argyriou
Come in, Kitso!
Klearhos
Doctor Z-Vengos
Apostolos
Horafa family
Deranged Scientist
A Thief with Philotimo
Thanasis
Some tired boys
Spyros Karlaftis
Groom from London
Kyriakos