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Thanasis Veggos‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1927-05-29

Popularity

star6.1

Thanasis Veggos

Piraeus, Greece

Thanasis Veggos

Piraeus, Greece

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1927-05-29

Popularity

star6.1

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.

Movie Credits

The Ogre of Athens

The Ogre of Athens‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'

Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'‌
star7.8
calendar 1967

The Flight of the Swan

The Flight of the Swan‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

With Heart & Soul

With Heart & Soul‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

Holidays in Vietnam

Holidays in Vietnam‌
star5.2
calendar 1971

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct‌
star7.7
calendar 1959

Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς

Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς‌
star3.7
calendar 1989

Crazy of all Greece

Crazy of all Greece‌
star4.3
calendar 1983

It's a Long Road

It's a Long Road‌
star7.3
calendar 1998

Dictator calls Thanasis

Dictator calls Thanasis‌
star4.0
calendar 1973

Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc

Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc‌
star7.0
calendar 1969

Διαμάντω

Διαμάντω‌
star5.5
calendar 1961

Madalena

Madalena‌
star6.1
calendar 1960

A Girl in Black

A Girl in Black‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

Marriage Adventures

Marriage Adventures‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

Papadopoulou family

Papadopoulou family‌
star5.4
calendar 1960

Mimikos and Mary

Mimikos and Mary‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Jack of All Trades, Master of None‌
star7.1
calendar 1963

The Magic City

The Magic City‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?‌
star6.8
calendar 1971

Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages

Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages‌
star5.2
calendar 1970

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Thanasis in the land of the cuff‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

I'll Make You Queen

I'll Make You Queen‌
star7.3
calendar 1964

Mousitsa

Mousitsa‌
star4.1
calendar 1959

Δουλειές του ποδαριού

Δουλειές του ποδαριού‌
star6.3
calendar 1962

Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride‌
star6.1
calendar 1962

Οι Δοσατζήδες

Οι Δοσατζήδες‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

Holidays in Aegina

Holidays in Aegina‌
star4.5
calendar 1958

The King of Gaffes

The King of Gaffes‌
star5.5
calendar 1962

Min eidate ton Panai?

Min eidate ton Panai?‌
star6.7
calendar 1962

The Uncle from Canada

The Uncle from Canada‌
star3.5
calendar 1959

Poverty can be bearable while living well

Poverty can be bearable while living well‌
star7.8
calendar 1958

Hooray for Madness

Hooray for Madness‌
star4.6
calendar 1962

The Girl Has Got an Uncle

The Girl Has Got an Uncle‌
star5.2
calendar 1957

Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο

Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο‌
star6.7
calendar 1963

Out Poverty and Good Heart

Out Poverty and Good Heart‌
star5.2
calendar 1964

Ο Καταφερτζής

Ο Καταφερτζής‌
star6.5
calendar 1964

Ο Παπατρέχας

Ο Παπατρέχας‌
star7.9
calendar 1966

He's a Mad Mad Veggos

He's a Mad Mad Veggos‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

The Big Cannon

The Big Cannon‌
star5.5
calendar 1981

Experts on the Football Field

Experts on the Football Field‌
star2.0
calendar 1956

Το Κλωτσοσκούφι

Το Κλωτσοσκούφι‌
star5.6
calendar 1960

Oi 900 tis Marinas

Oi 900 tis Marinas‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

Carefree... Nut

Carefree... Nut‌
star4.5
calendar 1971

Which Way to the Septic Tank?

Which Way to the Septic Tank?‌
star5.7
calendar 1978

The Man Who Ran a Lot

The Man Who Ran a Lot‌
star5.0
calendar 1973

With Many Children

With Many Children‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

School for Sofferines

School for Sofferines‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

Maria Pentagiotissa

Maria Pentagiotissa‌
star3.0
calendar 1957

Hands Up, Hitler

Hands Up, Hitler‌
star6.2
calendar 1962

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou

O Ippolytos kai to violi tou‌
star4.8
calendar 1963

An Unbelievable Sucker

An Unbelievable Sucker‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

Eftyhos... trellathika!

Eftyhos... trellathika!‌
star5.6
calendar 1961

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos

Crazy, Nuts and Vengos‌
star5.2
calendar 1967

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze‌
star5.4
calendar 1980

The jar

The jar‌
star6.0
calendar 1962

Lisa and the Other Woman

Lisa and the Other Woman‌
star5.6
calendar 1961

The Madman

The Madman‌
star6.8
calendar 1963

Χαρούμενοι αλήτες

Χαρούμενοι αλήτες‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

Μια Του Κλέφτη...

Μια Του Κλέφτη...‌
star4.0
calendar 1960

Doctor Z-Vengos

Doctor Z-Vengos‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

Who Is Margarita?

Who Is Margarita?‌
star5.9
calendar 1961

Come on People

Come on People‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Astronauts

Astronauts‌
star5.0
calendar 1962

The Poor Demons

The Poor Demons‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

Τα ντερβισόπαιδα

Τα ντερβισόπαιδα‌
star4.0
calendar 1960

Το Εισπρακτοράκι

Το Εισπρακτοράκι‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Thanasis, Take Your Gun

Thanasis, Take Your Gun‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

One Vengos for All Jobs

One Vengos for All Jobs‌
star5.4
calendar 1970

Thanasi tightened your belt even more

Thanasi tightened your belt even more‌
star5.5
calendar 1980

Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα

Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα‌
star4.2
calendar 1960

The Wicked World of Thanasis

The Wicked World of Thanasis‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Who Thanasis!

Who Thanasis!‌
star6.1
calendar 1969

Ulysses' Gaze

Ulysses' Gaze‌
star7.4
calendar 1995

Restless youth

Restless youth‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

The Bald Student

The Bald Student‌
star4.8
calendar 1979

Γαμπρός για Κλάματα

Γαμπρός για Κλάματα‌
star5.0
calendar 1962

Liar Wanted

Liar Wanted‌
star7.6
calendar 1961

Love Games

Love Games‌
star4.3
calendar 1960

The Twins

The Twins‌
star5.1
calendar 1964

Quiet Days in August

Quiet Days in August‌
star5.0
calendar 1991

The Charlatan

The Charlatan‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Fairy Tale Girl

The Fairy Tale Girl‌
star2.0
calendar 1956

A Water Mrs. Baggelio

A Water Mrs. Baggelio‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Three Ladies and me

Three Ladies and me‌
star5.8
calendar 1960

Deputy police officer named Thanasis

Deputy police officer named Thanasis‌
star7.5
calendar 1989

Sharp as a Needle

Sharp as a Needle‌
star4.2
calendar 1961

The Proud

The Proud‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent

Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

Just for One Night

Just for One Night‌
star4.0
calendar 1958

A mistake in love

A mistake in love‌
star5.5
calendar 1961

The Tomboy

The Tomboy‌
star4.3
calendar 1959

A Man for Εverything

A Man for Εverything‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Enigma

The Enigma‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Thanasis the Optimist

Thanasis the Optimist‌
star4.0
calendar 1989

Erotic Stories

Erotic Stories‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Bed for five

Bed for five‌
star4.0
calendar 1989

Sunday's Date

Sunday's Date‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

The mother's curse

The mother's curse‌
star6.0
calendar 1961

The Dawn of Triumph

The Dawn of Triumph‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Lost dreams

Lost dreams‌
star6.2
calendar 1961

Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life

Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής

Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Champion

Champion‌
star4.0
calendar 1989

Blossoming Almond Tree

Blossoming Almond Tree‌
star4.0
calendar 1959

For You My Love

For You My Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Never on Sunday

Never on Sunday‌
star6.8
calendar 1960

Blind Angel

Blind Angel‌
star4.5
calendar 1960

Πόθοι στα Στάχυα

Πόθοι στα Στάχυα‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

Οι χαραμοφάηδες

Οι χαραμοφάηδες‌
star4.5
calendar 1961

Thanasis in the country of Will

Thanasis in the country of Will‌
star3.0
calendar 1988

The lucky pants

The lucky pants‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Μυρτιά

Μυρτιά‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Tv Credits

Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας

Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας‌
star5.0
calendar 2009

Έχω ένα μυστικό...

Έχω ένα μυστικό...‌
star2.0
calendar 2008

Paraskinio

Paraskinio‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Βεγγαλικά

Βεγγαλικά‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Περί Ανέμων Και Υδάτων

Περί Ανέμων Και Υδάτων‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

Αστυνόμος Θανάσης Παπαθανάσης

Αστυνόμος Θανάσης Παπαθανάσης‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Έρωτας όπως έρημος

Έρωτας όπως έρημος‌
star8.0
calendar 2003