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Titos Vandis
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Titos Vandis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-11-06,Neo Faliro, Greece
Gender
Male
Biography
Titos Vandis (7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film Poliorkia at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years. Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965). Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in Illya Darling (1967), a musical based on his film Never on Sunday (1960). The title character Illya was a carefree Greek prostitute. Newsday critic George Oppenheimer wrote, "Major credit goes to Titos Vandis for his playing of Illya's oldest client, who sings and dances as rousingly as the youngsters ..." Vandis reprised his role in a Westbury Music Fair production in 1968. Newsday critic Murry Frymer wrote that Vandis "... is delightfully authentic. In fact, he's better than that. Vandis has been in both the film Never on Sunday and the Broadway production of Illya Darling and he's not tired of it at all. His portrayal was fresh and kept bringing the affair back to the colorful gayety that bubbled through the motion picture." In 1970 Vandis joined the cast of Man of La Mancha as Sancho Panza at the Martin Beck Theater. He also played the title role in the musical Zorba at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Critic W. C. Flahault wrote, "His portrayal of the Greek vagabond with an eye for the girls has an earthiness which brings reality to the role." In 1972 Vandis played an uneducated coal miner on Ironside who sought Ironside's help in discovering the murderer of his daughter. He admitted "that drama was easier for him than the musical stage." Vandis said, "I suppose this part can be considered a change of pace for me, but as an actor, I find myself considering each role I play as a separate entity ... During the days of my early training, I often played old men; in fact, I relished the opportunities. Today, of course, as I grow older, I wish the positions were reversed!" That same year, he appeared in the Woody Allen film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) as Milos Stavros, an Armenian shepherd who was in love with a sheep. In The Exorcist (1973), he played the uncle of protagonist Father Damien Karras. Vandis wore a hat in one shot that obscured his face, as director William Friedkin felt that Vandis's face would be connected with his previous role as Milos. Vandis had a recurring role in the detective series Baretta (1975-1978), having appeared in four episodes, and guest-starred alongside Hulk Hogan in The A-Team episode "Body Slam" (1985-1986 season). His other TV appearances have included The Flying Nun, Trapper John, M.D., M*A*S*H, The Odd Couple, Kojak, Barney Miller, Wonder Woman, Newhart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Titos Vandis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

5.919

Smile
1975-05-10

7.7

The Exorcist
1973-12-26

A Piece of the Action

5.75

A Piece of the Action
1977-10-07

6.045

Fletch Lives
1989-03-17

Never on Sunday

6.858

Never on Sunday
1960-05-24

5.977

Gus
1976-07-07

Merry Kitschmas

7

Merry Kitschmas
2000-09-14

Satan's Triangle

5.389

Satan's Triangle
1975-01-14

A Perfect Couple

5.132

A Perfect Couple
1979-04-06

5.75

Island of Love
1963-06-12

Dawn on the Third Day

10

Dawn on the Third Day
1962-01-26

7

In Tandem
1974-05-08

Murder Backstage

6.833

Murder Backstage
1960-09-01

3.2

Astero
1959-04-23

Terror at Alcatraz

10

Terror at Alcatraz
1982-07-04

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

3.667

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
1977-05-02

Young Doctors in Love

5.3

Young Doctors in Love
1982-07-16

7.5

Gridlock
1980-10-02

Alex & the Gypsy

4.571

Alex & the Gypsy
1976-10-03

5

Homeward Bound
1980-11-19

Good Luck, Charlie

10

Good Luck, Charlie
1962-07-11

Once Upon a Scoundrel

5.429

Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974-08-15

6.2

The River
1960-06-24

The President's Mistress

6.8

The President's Mistress
1978-02-10

5

Black Samson
1974-08-14

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

6.533

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972-08-06

Caution, Danger!

8.5

Caution, Danger!
1983-02-01

The Miracle Worker

6.81

The Miracle Worker
1979-10-14

...And Your Name Is Jonah

6.6

...And Your Name Is Jonah
1979-01-28

The years of the storm

6.25

The years of the storm
1984-01-01

6.6

Newman's Law
1974-08-21

6.5

Abduction
1964-07-26

The Bald Student

5.6

The Bald Student
1979-01-01

Θα σε περιμένω πάντα

7

Θα σε περιμένω πάντα
1954-06-15

7

Sunday's Date
1960-07-09

6.507

Topkapi
1964-09-02

6.571

The Outlaws
1958-06-18

6.75

Desert Sky
1997-11-28

7

Innocent Souls
1960-01-01

The Last Temptation

8

The Last Temptation
1964-06-24

5.5

The Star Maker
1981-05-11

The mother's curse

7.667

The mother's curse
1961-01-01

The Key of Happiness

6.667

The Key of Happiness
1953-01-01

Get Christie Love!

5.375

Get Christie Love!
1974-01-22

The Child of the Street

7.5

The Child of the Street
1957-01-01

5.8

Genesis II
1973-03-23

6.405

Oh, God!
1977-10-07

It Happened in Athens

5.5

It Happened in Athens
1962-06-20

Desires in the Straw

8

Desires in the Straw
1960-10-31

No, Mr. Johnson.

6

No, Mr. Johnson.
1965-09-01

The 3,000 Mile Chase

7

The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977-06-16

5.286

Stiletto
1969-07-30

The Last Angry Man

7

The Last Angry Man
1974-04-16

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

3.4

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982-04-23

The San Pedro Bums

7

The San Pedro Bums
1977-05-13

10

Harrad Summer
1974-08-01

4.8

The Betsy
1978-02-02

Cyprus in flames

10

Cyprus in flames
1964-01-01

6.3

Zandy's Bride
1974-05-19

0

Fiesta
1975-06-01

7.933

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

0

Hotel Amore
1990-09-17

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

7.3

Night Court
1984-01-04

8.474

Banacek
1972-09-13

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

Παππούδες εν δράσει

8

Παππούδες εν δράσει
2000-10-13

9

Skorpios
1995-03-13

Paralliloi dromoi

6.5

Paralliloi dromoi
1992-11-09

7.167

Kojak
1973-10-24

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

7.821

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

Vios Anthospartos

6

Vios Anthospartos
1998-10-05

7.5

Nero Wolfe
1981-12-24

6.878

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

How the West Was Won

6.955

How the West Was Won
1977-02-06

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Charlie's Angels

6.705

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

7

Delvecchio
1976-09-09

The Bob Newhart Show

7.532

The Bob Newhart Show
1972-09-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.649

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.172

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

6.333

The Flying Nun
1967-09-07

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

7.263

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976-01-05

6.5

Baretta
1975-01-17

7.333

Jericho
1966-09-15