Cast
Thanasis Veggos
Acting
Cast
Thanasis Veggos
Known for
Acting
Born
1927-05-29
From
Piraeus, Greece
Died
2011-05-03
Also known as Thanasis Vengos, Thanassis Veggos, Thanassis Vengos
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.
The Papadopoulou Family
as Spyros
Ulysses' Gaze
as Taxi Driver
Never on Sunday
as Thanasis
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
as Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas)
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
as Thomas
Papatrechas
as Polydoros Lagos
I'll Make You Queen
as Antonis Tsilivikis
The Flight of the Swan
The Ogre of Athens
as Spathis
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
as Thanasis Karathanasis
The Dawn of Triumph
as Περιπτεράς
Eftyhos... trellathika!
as Manolis
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
as Thanasis Birbilis
Madalena
as Policeman
Oi 900 tis Marinas
as Partsaklis
Love Games
as hotel owner
He's a Mad Mad Veggos
as Thanasis
An Unbelievable Sucker
as Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos
The Poor Demons
as Frixos
One Vengos for All Jobs
as Thanasis Hatzikarathanasis
Of Fortune The Written
The Jar
as Andreas
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
as Thanasis Trampas
The Enigma
as Linos
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
as Thanasis
The Underdog
as Janitor
Sunday's Date
as Car Workshoper
The Hustler
as Kanellos Karabatsas
Hands Up, Hitler
as Panagis
With Heart & Soul
as a Father
Runaway Bride
as Harilaos
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
as Thou-Vou
Holidays in Vietnam
as Thanasis Hatzifapas
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
as Thanasis Karathanasis
Experts on the Football Field
as Sailor
Mousitsa
as Foivos
Who Thanasis!
as Thanasis Trikorfos
Erotic Stories
as Vangelis
Carefree... Nut
as Thanasis
It's a Long Road
as Antonis
The Big Cannon
as Thanasis Apaloheris
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
as Thanasis Papathanasis
Mitros and Mitrousis in Athens
as Mitros
Lost dreams
as Vangelis
The Man Who Ran a Lot
as Thanasis Zevedaios
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
as Thanasis
A mistake in love
as Thymios
Three Ladies and me
as receptionist
Come on People
as Agathoklis
The Wise Guy
as Thrasyvoulos
Min eidate ton Panai?
as Panagis Papapanagopoulos
The lucky pants
as Thanasis Foukaras
Astronauts
as Thanasis
The Tomboy
as waiter
The King of Gaffes
as Frixos
Just for One Night
as Sirios's assistant
Μυρτιά
as Giannos
Out Poverty and Good Heart
as Thanasis Koutras
Doctor Z-Vengos
as Thanasis
Happy Bums
as Waiter
The Twins
as Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis
Thieves Rejoice Only Once
as Salesman
A Water Mrs. Baggelio
The Fairy Tale Girl
Desires in the Straw
The Bald Student
as Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos
Holidays in Aegina
as Thodoros' assistant
Blind Angel
as Kotsos
For You My Love
as Manetas
Lisa and the Other Woman
as Petros Valdis
School for Chauffeur Ladies
as Babis
Diamanto
as Karderinas
Who Is Margarita?
as Grigoris Ladias
Poverty can be bearable while living well
as husband
Blossoming Almond Tree
as Doctor
Hooray for Madness
as Romeos
Blind Nache Marlon Brando
as Stefanos Avgerinos
A Girl in Black
as Policeman
Thanasi tightened your belt even more
as Thanasis Maganas
Dictator calls Thanasis
as Thanasis Delithanasis
Liar Wanted
as Vrasidas
Thanasis in the country of Will
as Thanasis Pitas
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
as Thanasis
The Uncle from Canada
Odd Jobs
as Mitros
The Proud
as Priest
Quiet Days in August
as Νίκος Γκούφας
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
as Taxi Driver
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie
as Hanos (uncredited)
The Magic City
as Thanasis
Crazy of all Greece
as Thanasis Koukouras
The mother's curse
The Bus Conductor
Sharp as a Needle
as Detective Van Gray
Marriage Adventures
as Ice Seller
Wandering Jews
as Thomas Kalafatis
Χίλια Χρόνια Πριν - Βυζάντιο: Η Γιορτή των Καλενδών
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
as Ιππόλυτος
The Dervish Boys
as Polydoros
Mimikos and Mary
as Harilaos
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
Thanasis, Take Your Gun
as Thanasis
With Many Children
as Polykarpos Kolovos
Thanasis, o vomvistis
as Thanasis
The Wicked World of Thanasis
as Thanasis Mpesagiampesas
Thanasis the Optimist
as Thanasis Rodinos / Mother
Groom for Crying
as Loukas
An All-Weather Man
as Self
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
as Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos
To didymo tis symforas
as Thanasis
Restless youth
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
The Wastrels
Champion
as Thanasis Manaris / Sakis
Steps
as Iason Makris
Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της
The Charlatan
as Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
The Madman
as Errikos Delaportas
Maria Pentagiotissa
as Papalaris
