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Thanasis Veggos
Acting

Thanasis Veggos
Homepage
http://www.veggos.gr/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-05-29,Piraeus, Greece
Gender
Male
Biography
Thanasis Veggos (29 May 1926 – 3 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, starring in more than 50 among them. He is considered one of the best Greek comedy actors of all time. His famous comedic catchphrase was "Καλέ µου άνθρωπε" ("My good man"). Veggos' first appearance in a film was in Windfall in Athens, produced by Mihalis Kakogiannis, which premiered in Athens as Kiriakatiko Xsipnima on 11 January 1954. Nikos Koundouros gave him a role in Magiki polis in 1955. His first major role was in Psila ta heria Hitler ("Hands Up, Hitler"), 1962 and continued many more films. For his acting in What did you do in the war, Thanasi? (1971), the public of Thessaloniki °apotheosized° him and the movie won three awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. He often played everyman characters struggling to get by, but he has also played anti-heroes, he has acted in pure dramas, and on stage in the comedies of Aristophanes. His characters were often self-named "Thanasis". He often worked with directors Panos Glykofridis and Giorgos Lazaridis. In 1995, Theo Angelopoulos cast Veggos and American actor Harvey Keitel in "Ulysses Gaze". In 1997, in the role of Dikaiopoli he appeared in a live performance at the ancient Epidaurus theater. In 2000, he survived a car accident involving a collision with a train. He later participated in advertisements promoting road safety. A documentary of his life, whose title translates as A Man for All Seasons, was made in 2004. He always did his own stunts including the most dangerous ones, like hanging from a rope tied to a balcony fifty feet above a pavement without anything to break his fall, walking through a glass door, or falling down a stone staircase head first. During the "Golden Sixties" of the Greek film industry he made his most popular comedy films such as the sequel of Secret Agent 000, Papatrehas, Enas trellos Vengos and many others, also with surrealist humor, most of them by his own company Θ-Β Comedies (Θ-Β Tainies Geliou) which founded in 1964. In 2008, Veggos was appointed Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias. On 3 May 2011, he died at 7:10 a.m. He had been hospitalized at the Red Cross hospital, in Athens, since 18 December 2010. He is survived by his wife Asimina and two sons. He will always be remembered in the more than 120 films and more recent documentaries that he starred in. The phrase "τρέχει σαν το Βέγγο" (English translation: "runs like Veggos") has been adopted into common usage in the Greek language since nobody has run more or faster than Veggos in his many slapstick comedies.

Filmography

The Ogre of Athens

7.097

The Ogre of Athens
1956-03-05

Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'

7.722

Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
1967-01-30

The Flight of the Swan

7.6

The Flight of the Swan
2011-01-20

With Heart & Soul

6.8

With Heart & Soul
2009-10-22

Holidays in Vietnam

5.6

Holidays in Vietnam
1971-02-22

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

7.682

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
1959-05-30

To didymo tis symforas

4.5

To didymo tis symforas
1989-03-01

Crazy of all Greece

5.5

Crazy of all Greece
1983-05-31

It's a Long Road

7.407

It's a Long Road
1998-02-18

Dictator calls Thanasis

5.25

Dictator calls Thanasis
1973-11-12

Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc

7.083

Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
1969-04-11

7

Diamanto
1961-01-01

6.194

Madalena
1960-10-24

A Girl in Black

6.316

A Girl in Black
1956-06-08

Marriage Adventures

6.75

Marriage Adventures
1959-01-01

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

7.333

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
1958-11-10

7.167

The Wise Guy
1962-01-15

The Papadopoulou Family

5.667

The Papadopoulou Family
1960-01-01

Mimikos and Mary

5.5

Mimikos and Mary
1958-10-10

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

6.895

Jack of All Trades, Master of None
1963-09-30

6

The Magic City
1955-07-18

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

7

Thanasis in the land of the cuff
1976-07-25

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

6.308

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
1971-09-23

Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages

5.5

Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
1970-07-12

I'll Make You Queen

7.333

I'll Make You Queen
1964-10-12

4.273

Mousitsa
1959-10-09

7

Odd Jobs
1962-02-20

The King of Gaffes

5.25

The King of Gaffes
1962-02-08

Poverty can be bearable while living well

7.8

Poverty can be bearable while living well
1958-02-02

7

Wandering Jews
1959-10-30

Min eidate ton Panai?

6.222

Min eidate ton Panai?
1962-11-19

The Uncle from Canada

4.3

The Uncle from Canada
1959-05-02

6.5

Runaway Bride
1962-11-19

Hooray for Madness

4.667

Hooray for Madness
1962-01-08

Holidays in Aegina

5

Holidays in Aegina
1958-03-10

The Girl Has Got an Uncle

5.5

The Girl Has Got an Uncle
1957-02-01

Blind Nache Marlon Brando

7

Blind Nache Marlon Brando
1963-11-28

Out Poverty and Good Heart

5.714

Out Poverty and Good Heart
1964-11-11

6.8

The Hustler
1964-11-21

He's a Mad Mad Veggos

6.5

He's a Mad Mad Veggos
1965-12-31

7.821

Papatrechas
1966-02-28

6

The Big Cannon
1981-12-14

Experts on the Football Field

5.5

Experts on the Football Field
1956-03-12

5.917

The Underdog
1960-03-21

Oi 900 tis Marinas

5.667

Oi 900 tis Marinas
1961-01-09

Carefree... Nut

5

Carefree... Nut
1971-11-22

Which Way to the Septic Tank?

5.792

Which Way to the Septic Tank?
1978-01-01

The Man Who Ran a Lot

6

The Man Who Ran a Lot
1973-01-01

With Many Children

7

With Many Children
1964-01-01

School for Chauffeur Ladies

6.786

School for Chauffeur Ladies
1964-01-01

Maria Pentagiotissa

3.714

Maria Pentagiotissa
1957-12-29

Hands Up, Hitler

6.357

Hands Up, Hitler
1962-10-31

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

5.333

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
1963-01-01

An Unbelievable Sucker

6

An Unbelievable Sucker
1969-01-01

Eftyhos... trellathika!

4.8

Eftyhos... trellathika!
1961-10-23

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

6

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
1967-01-01

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze

5.625

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
1980-12-08

6.286

The Jar
1962-01-01

Lisa and the Other Woman

6.125

Lisa and the Other Woman
1961-11-13

6.857

The Madman
1963-01-01

7.5

Happy Bums
1958-10-14

Thieves Rejoice Only Once

5.667

Thieves Rejoice Only Once
1960-09-01

Doctor Z-Vengos

7.056

Doctor Z-Vengos
1968-01-01

Who Is Margarita?

5.818

Who Is Margarita?
1961-01-01

5.8

Come on People
1967-05-16

The Poor Demons

7

The Poor Demons
1964-01-01

6.667

Astronauts
1962-10-15

The Dervish Boys

5

The Dervish Boys
1960-01-01

The Bus Conductor

10

The Bus Conductor
1958-01-01

Thanasis, Take Your Gun

7.1

Thanasis, Take Your Gun
1972-09-28

One Vengos for All Jobs

5.636

One Vengos for All Jobs
1970-01-01

Thanasi tightened your belt even more

6

Thanasi tightened your belt even more
1980-10-22

6.4

Who Thanasis!
1969-01-01

Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens

4.143

Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens
1960-01-01

The Wicked World of Thanasis

5.75

The Wicked World of Thanasis
1979-03-19

7.431

Ulysses' Gaze
1995-10-12

0

Restless youth
1963-05-25

The Bald Student

5.6

The Bald Student
1979-01-01

Groom for Crying

5.5

Groom for Crying
1962-01-01

7.75

Liar Wanted
1961-04-17

5.625

The Twins
1964-01-01

4.5

Love Games
1960-11-28

Quiet Days in August

5.333

Quiet Days in August
1991-09-23

9

The Charlatan
1973-12-24

The Fairy Tale Girl

5.5

The Fairy Tale Girl
1956-01-12

A Water Mrs. Baggelio

7.667

A Water Mrs. Baggelio
1959-01-01

Three Ladies and me

5.714

Three Ladies and me
1960-10-10

A Madhouse Named

7.333

A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
1988-12-01

Sharp as a Needle

4.714

Sharp as a Needle
1961-01-01

7

The Proud
1962-01-01

Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent

4.333

Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
1982-06-10

Just for One Night

4

Just for One Night
1958-01-01

A mistake in love

7

A mistake in love
1961-08-01

5.5

The Tomboy
1959-01-01

An All-Weather Man

0

An All-Weather Man
2004-12-03

9

The Enigma
1998-11-16

Thanasis the Optimist

5.5

Thanasis the Optimist
1989-02-01

4.857

Erotic Stories
1959-03-09

4

Bed for Five
1989-03-01

7

Sunday's Date
1960-07-09

The mother's curse

7.667

The mother's curse
1961-01-01

The Dawn of Triumph

6.667

The Dawn of Triumph
1960-11-14

6.4

Lost dreams
1961-03-11

Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life

6.5

Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
1959-01-01

Thanasis, o vomvistis

10

Thanasis, o vomvistis
1990-01-01

7

Champion
1989-10-01

Blossoming Almond Tree

4

Blossoming Almond Tree
1959-01-01

For You My Love

7

For You My Love
1960-08-09

Never on Sunday

6.858

Never on Sunday
1960-05-24

5.333

Blind Angel
1960-02-02

Desires in the Straw

8

Desires in the Straw
1960-10-31

5.4

The Wastrels
1961-01-01

Thanasis in the country of Will

4.667

Thanasis in the country of Will
1988-04-01

The lucky pants

7

The lucky pants
1963-03-12

9

Μυρτιά
1961-03-25

The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie

10

The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
1957-01-01

Of Fortune The Written

8.5

Of Fortune The Written
1957-03-18

0

Steps
1996-04-25

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της

9

Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της
1955-01-01

Χίλια Χρόνια Πριν - Βυζάντιο: Η Γιορτή των Καλενδών

8

Χίλια Χρόνια Πριν - Βυζάντιο: Η Γιορτή των Καλενδών
1976-12-25

Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας

5

Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας
2009-01-01

Έχω ένα μυστικό...

2

Έχω ένα μυστικό...
2008-10-06

0

Paraskinio
1976-02-24

0

Βεγγαλικά
1988-10-10

About Winds and Waters

7

About Winds and Waters
2000-10-05

Police Officer Thanasis Papathanasis

8

Police Officer Thanasis Papathanasis
1990-10-06

Έρωτας όπως έρημος

8

Έρωτας όπως έρημος
2003-10-07