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Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos May 29, 1927 in Neo Faliro, Piraeus - May 3, 2011 was a Greek actor and director.

He made his debut in 1952. His first major role was in Psila ta heria Hitler ("Hands Up, Hitler"), 1962. He often plays everyman characters struggling to get by, but he has also done anti-heroes, pure dramas, and on stage has acted in Aristophanes' comedies. His characters are often named Thanasis. He often works with director Giorgos Lazaridis. A documentary of his life, whose title translates as A Man for All Seasons, was made in 2004. He always did his scenes without using a stuntman even for the most dangerous ones, like hanging with a single rope from a balcony, or walking through a glass door. During the "Golden Sixties" of the Greek film industry he made the most famous of his films like the sequel of Secret Agent 000, Papatrehas, Enas trellos Vengos and many others, most of them by his own company comedy films

On a personal level he was exiled to Makronisos from 1948 to 1950 for political reasons. On Makronisos he met director Nikos Koundouros who was also exiled there. Koundouros later gave him his debut movie role in Magiki polis (1955). In 2000 his car crashed into a train, but he survived. He later did safety advertisements on the matter. Veggos is married and has two children.

In 2008, Veggos was appointed Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece.

 

Filmography

Leading roles:

Psila ta heria , Hitler ( 1962 ) , Stick them up , Hitler Oi yperifanoi ( 1962 ) , The proud ones Zito i trela ( 1962 ) , Hurrah for madness Vasilias tis gafas ( 1962 ) , King of gaff Astronaftes gia desimo ( 1962 ) , Silly astronauts Min ton eidate ton Panai ; ( 1962 ) , Anyone saw Panai ? Gabros gia klamata ( 1962 ) , Pathetic son in law Anysiha niata ( 1963 ) , Anxious youth O Yppolitos kai to violi tou ( 1963 ) , Yppolitos and his violin Tyfla na hei o Marlon Brando ( 1963 ) , Marlon Brando doesn't compare Polytehnitis kai erimospitis ( 1963 ) , Jack of all trades and master of one O trelaras ( 1963 ) , The nutcase To tyhero panteloni ( 1963 ) , Lucky pants Scholi gia soferines ( 1964 ) , School for women drivers Oi ftohodiavoloi ( 1964 ) , The poor demons O polyteknos ( 1964 ) , Father of many children Exo i ftoheia kai i kali kardia ( 1964 ) , Poverty and gentle heart Tha se kano vasilissa ( 1964 ) , I will make you a queen Ta Didyma ( 1964 ) , The Twins O Katafertzis ( 1964 ) , The hustler Einai enas trelos ... trelos Veggos ( 1965 ) , He is one crazy ... crazy Veggos O Papatrehas ( 1966 ) The babbler Voitheia!... O Veggos faneros praktor 000 ( 1967 ) , Help!... Veggos no-cover agent 000 Pare kosme ( 1967 ) , For all to take Trelos , palavos kai Vengos ( 1967 ) , Crazy , daft and Veggos Doktor Zi - Veggos ( 1968 ) , Doctor Zi - Veggos Poios Thanasis ; ( 1969 ) , Who Thanasis Ena asyllipto koroido ( 1969 ) , An amazing dupe Thou - Vou falakros praktor , epiheirisis gis madiam ( 1969 ) , Thou - Vou bald agent, operation havoc Enas Veggos gia oles tis douleies ( 1970 ) , One Veggos for all the trades O Thanasis , i Ioulieta kai ta loukanika ( 1970 ) , Thanasis , Juliette and the sausages Diakopes sto Vietnam ( 1971 ) , Holidays in Vietnam Ti ekanes sto polemo Thanasi; ( 1971 ) , What did you do during the war Thanasis? Enas xehnoiastos palaviaris ( 1971 ) , One carefree wacko Thanasi pare to oplo sou ( 1972 ) , Thanasis take your gun O anthropos pou etrehe poly ( 1973 ) , The man who ran too much Diktator kalei Thanasi ( 1973 ) , Dictator calls Thanasis O tsarlatanos ( 1973 ) , The charlatan O Thanasis sti hora tis sfaliaras ( 1976 ) , Thanasis in the land of slap Apo pou pane gia havouza; ( 1978 ) , Whats the way to the refuse dump? O palavos kosmos tou Thanasi ( 1979 ) , The batty world of Thanasis O falakros mathitis ( 1979 ) , The bald - headed student Thanasi sfixe ki allo to zonari ( 1980 ) , Thanasis tighten up your belt O trelos kamikazi ( 1980 ) , The mad kamikaze To megalo kanoni ( 1981 ) , The big cannon O Thanasis kai to katarameno fidi ( 1982 ) , Thanasis and the accursed serpent Trelos kai pasis Ellados ( 1983 ) , Daffy of all Greece O Thanasis sti hora tou tha ( 1988 ) , Thanasis in the country of 'will' Trelokomeion i Ellas ( 1988 ) , Mad house Greece To didymo tis symforas ( 1989 ) , The duo of misfortune O protathlitis ( 1989 ) , The champion Prosohi ... mas valane boba ( 1990 ) , Attention ... they set us a bomb Isyhes meres tou Avgustou ( 1991 ) , The calm days of August Zoi harisameni ( 1993 ) , Pleasant life To vlemma tou Odyssea ( 1995 ) , Ulysses' Gaze Vimata ( 1996 ) , Steps Ola einai dromos ( 1998 ) , Everything is a journey To ainigma ( 1998 ) , The riddle Psyhi vathia ( 2009 ), Deep Soul The Flight of the Swan ( 2010 )