Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic.
He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured.
He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy.
He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi.
In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-11-03
Place of birth
Athens, Greece
Επιχείρηση προίκα
1987
0.00
Érotas sta Kýmata
1988
0.00
Άγρια Πάθη
1967
2.00
Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο
1989
0.00
Υπέρ επείγον
1989
0.00
O kapetanios ki i horeftria
1989
0.00
Ο ξεμωραμένος
1987
4.00
Jimmy the Tiger
1966
5.70
The little man
1969
6.80
Visibility Zero
1970
7.10
Athens by Night
1962
2.00
The Trial of the Judges
1974
6.20
Hands Up, Hitler
1962
6.20
O Katergaris
1971
6.00
The Craziest Star
1989
0.00
The Teacher with the Golden Hair
1969
6.20
The... victim
1969
4.70
The Jungle of Cities
1970
5.80
Εσχάτη Προδοσία
1971
3.00
Concert for Machine Guns
1967
6.00
The Revolutionary
1971
4.90
O kontos me to papaki
1988
0.00
A Thief and a Gentleman
1986
6.40
Παλικάρι στα θρανία
1987
3.00
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984
6.60
Lieutenant Natassa
1970
7.00
Jobber crazy awesome girls
1986
0.00
Bullets Don't Come Back
1967
5.80
Abuse of authority
1971
6.20
Ο Εραστής
1990
7.00
Stakaman!
2001
5.10
The Daughter of the Sun
1971
5.00
Panic
1969
6.50
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969
6.15
Εξομολόγησις μιας μητέρας
1962
0.00
Madalena
1960
6.10
Tall, Thin and a Big Liar
1985
4.90
The Asphalt Fever
1967
5.80
Ληστές και ασφαλιστές
1988
6.50
O Tamtakos Zei!
1990
10.00
Trouba '67
1967
6.31
Τα Τσακάλια
1981
5.60
A Funny Girl
1970
5.60
The Constellation of Virgin
1973
4.40
Love and Blood
1968
7.50
The Ruthless
1965
6.20
Ο Πρωτάρης Μπάτσος και η Τροτέζα
1989
4.30
I blame the People
1966
6.20
Stefania
1966
4.80
Astrapogiannos
1970
5.00
Hymnographer Kassiani
1960
1.00
Ο Πανταχού Παρών
1989
0.00
Maria in Silence
1973
5.70
In the name of the law
1970
6.00
Amok
1963
4.90
Η μάνα της φόνισσας
1988
0.00
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
0.00
Συζυγικά Βραχυκυκλώματα
1987
10.00
Ο Αγκαλίτσας
1985
5.80
A German in Kalavryta
1970
4.00
Τα ντερέκια
1987
0.00
Five Thousand Lies
1966
9.00
Ο Καβαλάρης Των F.M. Stereo
1986
4.00
I am innocent
1960
8.00
The Red Train
1982
0.00
Άγραφος Νόμος
1987
0.00
Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα
1988
0.00
Άι λαβ-γιού Μήτσο
1988
3.00
Το κορίτσι του μπάτσου
1987
0.00
Η τραπεζίτισσα της Black Bank
1987
0.00
Ένα Μωρό... για Τρεις
1988
0.00
Μαρκησία του λιμανιού
1988
0.00
Βάρβαρος εραστής
1990
3.00
Στην Πόρτα της Κολάσεως
1960
0.00
Lola
1964
6.80
Μαντάμ Ορτάνς
1986
0.00
Liza and All the Others
2003
4.20
Η Κύπρος στις φλόγες
1964
0.00
Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!
1987
0.00
Of Fortune The Written
1957
7.00
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
1955
5.00