Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Piraeus, Greece
    Birthday
    5/29/1927
The Ogre of Athens
The Ogre of Athens
7.1
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000'
7.8
The Flight of the Swan
The Flight of the Swan
7.6
With Heart & Soul
With Heart & Soul
6.7
Holidays in Vietnam
Holidays in Vietnam
5.2
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
7.7
Crazy of all Greece
Crazy of all Greece
4.3
Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς
Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς
3.7
It's a Long Road
It's a Long Road
7.3
Dictator calls Thanasis
Dictator calls Thanasis
4
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc
7
Διαμάντω
Διαμάντω
5.5
A Girl in Black
A Girl in Black
6.3
Madalena
Madalena
6.1
Marriage Adventures
Marriage Adventures
5.7
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
6
The Wise Guy
The Wise Guy
7
Papadopoulou family
Papadopoulou family
5.4
Mimikos and Mary
Mimikos and Mary
5
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
7.1
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
6
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
6.8
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages
5.2
The Magic City
The Magic City
6.3
I'll Make You Queen
I'll Make You Queen
7.3
Mousitsa
Mousitsa
4.1
Min eidate ton Panai?
Min eidate ton Panai?
6.7
Runaway Bride
Runaway Bride
6.1
Holidays in Aegina
Holidays in Aegina
4.5
Poverty can be bearable while living well
Poverty can be bearable while living well
7.8
The Uncle from Canada
The Uncle from Canada
3.5
The King of Gaffes
The King of Gaffes
5.5
Δουλειές του ποδαριού
Δουλειές του ποδαριού
6.3
Οι Δοσατζήδες
Οι Δοσατζήδες
6.7
Hooray for Madness
Hooray for Madness
4.6
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
The Girl Has Got an Uncle
5.2
Out Poverty and Good Heart
Out Poverty and Good Heart
5.2
Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο
Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο
6.7
Ο Καταφερτζής
Ο Καταφερτζής
6.5
Ο Παπατρέχας
Ο Παπατρέχας
7.9
He's a Mad Mad Veggos
He's a Mad Mad Veggos
6.3
The Big Cannon
The Big Cannon
5.5
Experts on the Football Field
Experts on the Football Field
2
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι
5.6
Oi 900 tis Marinas
Oi 900 tis Marinas
5
Carefree... Nut
Carefree... Nut
4.5
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
5.7
The Man Who Ran a Lot
The Man Who Ran a Lot
5
With Many Children
With Many Children
6.6
School for Sofferines
School for Sofferines
6.6
Maria Pentagiotissa
Maria Pentagiotissa
3
Hands Up, Hitler
Hands Up, Hitler
6.2
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
4.8
An Unbelievable Sucker
An Unbelievable Sucker
5.8
Eftyhos... trellathika!
5.6
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos
5.2
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
5.4
The jar
The jar
6
Lisa and the Other Woman
Lisa and the Other Woman
5.6
The Madman
The Madman
6.8
Χαρούμενοι αλήτες
Χαρούμενοι αλήτες
6
Μια Του Κλέφτη...
Μια Του Κλέφτη...
4
Doctor Z-Vengos
Doctor Z-Vengos
6.2
Who Is Margarita?
Who Is Margarita?
5.9
Come on People
Come on People
5
The Poor Demons
The Poor Demons
6.3
Astronauts
Astronauts
5
Τα ντερβισόπαιδα
Τα ντερβισόπαιδα
4
Το Εισπρακτοράκι
Το Εισπρακτοράκι
0
Thanasis, Take Your Gun
Thanasis, Take Your Gun
7.1
One Vengos for All Jobs
One Vengos for All Jobs
5.4
Thanasi tightened your belt even more
Thanasi tightened your belt even more
5.5
Who Thanasis!
Who Thanasis!
6.1
The Wicked World of Thanasis
The Wicked World of Thanasis
5
Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα
Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα
4.2
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze
7.4
Restless youth
0
The Bald Student
The Bald Student
4.8
Γαμπρός για Κλάματα
Γαμπρός για Κλάματα
5
Liar Wanted
Liar Wanted
7.6
Love Games
Love Games
4.3
The Twins
The Twins
5.1
Quiet Days in August
Quiet Days in August
5
The Charlatan
The Charlatan
0
The Fairy Tale Girl
The Fairy Tale Girl
2
A Water Mrs. Baggelio
A Water Mrs. Baggelio
7
Three Ladies and me
Three Ladies and me
5.8
Deputy police officer named Thanasis
Deputy police officer named Thanasis
7.5
Sharp as a Needle
Sharp as a Needle
4.2
The Proud
The Proud
0
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
5
Just for One Night
Just for One Night
4
A mistake in love
A mistake in love
5.5
The Tomboy
The Tomboy
4.3
A Man for Εverything
A Man for Εverything
0
The Enigma
The Enigma
0
Thanasis the Optimist
Thanasis the Optimist
4
Erotic Stories
Erotic Stories
5
Bed for five
Bed for five
4
Sunday's Date
Sunday's Date
0
The mother's curse
The mother's curse
6.5
The Dawn of Triumph
The Dawn of Triumph
6
Lost dreams
Lost dreams
6.2
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life
5
Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής
Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής
0
Champion
Champion
4
Blossoming Almond Tree
Blossoming Almond Tree
4
For You My Love
For You My Love
0
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday
6.8
Blind Angel
Blind Angel
4.5
Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
Πόθοι στα Στάχυα
0
Οι χαραμοφάηδες
Οι χαραμοφάηδες
4.5
Thanasis in the country of Will
Thanasis in the country of Will
3
The lucky pants
The lucky pants
5
Μυρτιά
Μυρτιά
0
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