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
1989
1988
- Ο Παπα-Ράμπο as Παπα Γιάννης
1984
- Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης as Man in night club
- Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Damianos
- Rokakias tin imera... to vrady kamariera
- Ethniki papadon
- If the Violin Were a Bird as Vlasis Boukas
- Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο!
- Trellos eimai oti thelo kano!.. as Anaximandros Trellidis
1983
- Roda, tsanta & kopana 2 as Damianos
- Daskale ti didaskes? as Judge
- Agries plakes sta thrania as Manolis Varelas
- Μπορούμε και κάτω απ' τα θρανία
- Sheriff "The Mechanophagous"
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
- I lived a monk without love as Theoharis
- Men Know How to Love
1970
- Grooms Wanted with Dowry
- Mom's Child as Tilemahos
1969
- Yannis is afraid of the Beast... as Periklis Saltafidis
1968
- Mermaids for Love as Panagis
- A Lady In Bouzoukia as Thanasis Masouros
- An Italian girl from Kypseli as Πολυκράτης
- Mikes Is Getting Married as Μικές Παρδάλογλου
- Ο Κίτσος και τ' αδέλφια του
1967
- The Blue Beads from Greece as Memas Gardoubas
- Wedding night as Anestis Triandafyllou
1966
- Date In The Air as Vaggelis Grimpas
- My wife went mad as Giorgos
- Five Thousand Lies
- All Men Are the Same as Nikos
1965
- The Stupid Face as Manolis
- The Ruthless as Othonas Lappas
- Kiss the Girls as Jim Pappas
1964
- Lola as Σερβιτόρος
- Miss Manager as Vasilis
- The Orgies Villa as Antonis
- Something Hot as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- The Twins as Dr. Hatzilolos
- The Poor Demons as priest
- Paras and Foukaras as Mihalis
- I'll Make You Queen as Gerasimos
- Νυχτοπερπατήματα
1963
- Someone like It Cold... as Thodoros
- One Girl For Two Men as Prokopis
- Jack of All Trades, Master of None as restaurant's customer
- Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1962
- Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday as Antonis
- Hooray for Madness as Telemachus
- The Miss Of The Mister as fur seller
- The King of Gaffes as Thrasyvoulos
1961
- Lisa and the Other Woman as Giorgos
- Klearhos, Marina and the short one as Lazaros
- 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