Giannis Vogiatzis
Born: 1927-06-12 in Etoliko, Greece
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ioannis "Giannis" Vogiatzis (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Βογιατζής; born 16 December 1926) is a Greek actor in theatre and film. Vogiatzis was born in Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania on 16 December 1926 He studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and for some time at the UniPi as well. He first appeared onstage in 1955, right after his graduation, in the play by William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice" held at the Dionyssia Theater. On the silver screen, Vogiatzis made his debut in 1957 in the movie Laterna, Ftoheia kai Garyfallo. He has since worked with several theatrical groups, leading the group quite a few times. His comedic talent has rendered him a household name in radio broadcasting, cinema and television. (I gitonia mas and O oniroparmenos) Vogiatzis has appeared in 68 films, mainly in comedic roles. His favorite productions include: I gynaika mou trelathike, Mia Italida ap' tin Kypseli, Despoinis Dievthyntis, Ena koritsi gia dyo, O Klearch, i Marina ki o Kontos, Tha se Kano Vasilissa, Nyhta Gamou (Wedding Night), The Mother's Child and O Mikes Pantrevetai. Vogiatzis is the cousin of the late singer and actor Giannis Vogiatzis (1934–2023) with whom he shares both name and surname.
Filmography
2022
- Smyrna my Beloved: The Series as Polykarpos
2021
- Smyrna as Polykarpos
2017
- Lost and Found: An Athenian Story as Elias
2009
- The Family Hurts as Filotas Karras
1991
- Οι εργένηδες as Γιάννης Σαλιάρης
1988
- Ο Παπα-Ράμπο as Παπα Γιάννης
1986
1984
- If the Violin Were a Bird as Vlasis Boukas
- Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο!
- Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης as Man in night club
- Rock Star During the Day... At Night Maid
- Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Damianos
- National Priests
- I'm crazy, I do whatever I want as Anaximandros Trellidis
1983
- Wheel Bag and Kopana 2 as Damianos
- Agries plakes sta thrania as Manolis Varelas
- Sheriff "The Mechanophagous"
- Daskale ti didaskes? as Judge
- Μπορούμε και κάτω απ' τα θρανία
1982
- Θα Σε Κλέψω, Μ' Ακούς; as Agostin
1981
1980
- Kotsos at the EEC as Dutch Councillor
1973
- Ένας τρελλός τρελλός αεροπειρατής as Captain Drakakis
1972
- Sweetwater Erotic
- Δουλικό Αμέσου Δράσεως as Angelos
1971
- Men Know How to Love
- I lived a monk without love as Theoharis
1970
- Grooms Wanted with Dowry
- Mom's Child as Tilemahos
1969
- Yannis is afraid of the Beast... as Periklis Saltafidis
1968
- An Italian girl from Kypseli as Πολυκράτης
- Mermaids for Love as Panagis
- A Lady In Bouzoukia as Thanasis Masouros
- Mikes Is Getting Married as Μικές Παρδάλογλου
- Ο Κίτσος και τ' αδέλφια του
1967
- Wedding night as Anestis Triandafyllou
- The Blue Beads from Greece as Memas Gardoubas
1966
- All Men Are the Same as Nikos
- My wife went mad as Giorgos
- Five Thousand Lies
- Date In The Air as Vaggelis Grimpas
1965
- Kiss the Girls as Jim Pappas
- The Ruthless as Othonas Lappas
- The Stupid Face as Manolis
1964
- The Orgies Villa as Antonis
- I'll Make You Queen as Gerasimos
- Miss Manager as Vasilis
- Lola as Σερβιτόρος
- The Twins as Dr. Hatzilolos
- Something Hot as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Paras and Foukaras as Mihalis
- The Poor Demons as priest
- Nightwalks
1963
- Jack of All Trades, Master of None as restaurant's customer
- One Girl For Two Men as Prokopis
- Someone like It Cold... as Thodoros
- Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1962
- Hooray for Madness as Telemachus
- Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday as Antonis
- The Miss Of The Mister as fur seller
- The King of Gaffes as Thrasyvoulos
1961
- Klearhos, Marina and the short one as Lazaros
- Lisa and the Other Woman as Giorgos
- Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα
1960
- The Papadopoulou Family as Stelios
1959
- The Treasure of the Beatitude as lawyer
1958
- The Cicada and the Ant as Photographer
1957
- Laterna, Poverty and Carnation as Γυναικολόγος