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. (Source: Wikipedia)
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
- I'm crazy, I do whatever I want as Anaximandros Trellidis
- If the Violin Were a Bird as Vlasis Boukas
- Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Damianos
- Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης as Man in night club
- Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο!
- National Priests
- Rock Star During the Day... At Night Maid
1983
- We Can Do It Under the Desks, Too
- Wheel Bag and Kopana 2 as Damianos
- Daskale ti didaskes? as Judge
- Agries plakes sta thrania as Manolis Varelas
- Sheriff "The Mechanophagous"
1982
- Θα Σε Κλέψω, Μ' Ακούς; as Agostin
1981
1980
- Kotsos at the EEC as Dutch Councillor
1973
- One Crazy Crazy Hijacker as Captain Drakakis
1972
- Δουλικό Αμέσου Δράσεως as Angelos
- Sweetwater Erotic
1971
- Men Know How to Love
- I lived a monk without love as Theoharis
1970
- Mom's Child as Tilemahos
- Grooms Wanted with Dowry
1969
- Yannis is afraid of the Beast... as Periklis Saltafidis
1968
- Ο Κίτσος και τ' αδέλφια του
- Mermaids for Love as Panagis
- An Italian girl from Kypseli as Πολυκράτης
- Mikes Is Getting Married as Μικές Παρδάλογλου
- A Lady In Bouzoukia as Thanasis Masouros
1967
- The Blue Beads from Greece as Memas Gardoubas
- Wedding night as Anestis Triandafyllou
1966
- Five Thousand Lies
- All Men Are the Same as Nikos
- My wife went mad as Giorgos
- 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
- I'll Make You Queen as Gerasimos
- The Orgies Villa as Antonis
- Miss Manager as Vasilis
- Lola as Σερβιτόρος
- Nightwalks
- Paras and Foukaras as Mihalis
- Something Hot as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- The Twins as Dr. Hatzilolos
- The Poor Demons as priest
1963
- Jack of All Trades, Master of None as restaurant's customer
- Someone like It Cold... as Thodoros
- One Girl For Two Men as Prokopis
- Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1962
- The King of Gaffes as Thrasyvoulos
- Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday as Antonis
- The Miss Of The Mister as fur seller
- Hooray for Madness as Telemachus
1961
- Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα
- Lisa and the Other Woman as Giorgos
- Klearhos, Marina and the short one as Lazaros
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