Thanasis Veggos
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 29, 1927
Day of Death: May 3, 2011 (84 years old)
Place of Birth: Piraeus, Greece
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.
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Actor Thou-Vou
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Actor Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos
An Unbelievable Sucker
Actor Thanasis Trikorfos
Who Thanasis!
Director
An Unbelievable Sucker
Producer
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Director
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Director
Who Thanasis!
Producer
Who Thanasis!
Producer
An Unbelievable Sucker
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
Actor Antonis Tsilivikis
I'll Make You Queen
Actor Thanasis Koutras
Out Poverty and Good Heart
Actor Kanellos Karabatsas
Ο Καταφερτζής
Actor Polykarpos Kolovos
With Many Children
Actor Babis
School for Chauffeur Ladies
Actor Frixos
The Poor Demons
Actor Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis
The Twins
Producer
Out Poverty and Good Heart
1963
1962
Actor Thrasyvoulos
The Wise Guy
Actor Panagis Papapanagopoulos
Min eidate ton Panai?
Actor Harilaos
Runaway Bride
Actor Frixos
The King of Gaffes
Actor Mitros
Δουλειές του ποδαριού
Actor Romeos
Hooray for Madness
Actor Panagis
Hands Up, Hitler
Actor Andreas
The jar
Actor Thanasis
Astronauts
Actor Loukas
Γαμπρός για Κλάματα
Actor Priest
The Proud
1961
Actor Karderinas
Διαμάντω
Actor Partsaklis
Oi 900 tis Marinas
Actor Manolis
Eftyhos... trellathika!
Actor Petros Valdis
Lisa and the Other Woman
Actor Grigoris Ladias
Who Is Margarita?
Actor Vrasidas
Liar Wanted
Actor Detective Van Gray
Sharp as a Needle
Actor Thymios
A mistake in love
Actor
The mother's curse
Actor Vangelis
Lost dreams
Actor
Οι χαραμοφάηδες
Actor Giannos
Μυρτιά
1960
Actor Policeman
Madalena
Actor Spyros
Papadopoulou family
Actor Janitor
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι
Actor Salesman
Μια Του Κλέφτη...
Actor Polydoros
Τα ντερβισόπαιδα
Actor Mitros
Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα
Actor hotel owner
Love Games
Actor receptionist
Three Ladies and me
Actor Car Workshoper
Sunday's Date
Actor Περιπτεράς
The Dawn of Triumph
Actor Manetas
For You My Love
Actor Thanasis
Never on Sunday
Actor Kotsos
Blind Angel
Actor
Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
1959
Actor Thomas
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Actor Ice Seller
Marriage Adventures
Actor Foivos
Mousitsa
Actor
The Uncle from Canada
Actor Thomas Kalafatis
Οι Δοσατζήδες
Actor
A Water Mrs. Baggelio
Actor waiter
The Tomboy
Actor Vangelis
Erotic Stories
Actor
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
Actor Doctor
Blossoming Almond Tree
1958
Actor Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Actor Harilaos
Mimikos and Mary
Actor Thodoros' assistant
Holidays in Aegina
Actor husband
Poverty can be bearable while living well
Actor Waiter
Χαρούμενοι αλήτες
Actor
Το Εισπρακτοράκι
Actor Sirios's assistant
Just for One Night
Assistant Director
Poverty can be bearable while living well
