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Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis Veggos
83 years (May 29, 1927 – May 3, 2011)
Piraeus, Greece
103 Movies
2 TV Shows

Thanasis Veggos

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Προσοχή! Μας βάλανε μπόμπα...
Thanasis
The Charlatan
Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
The Enigma
Linos
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Thanasis
Thanasis Veggos is a Greek actor present in film and television credits, and the credits are most of what is known. Within the filmography, 'Ulysses' Gaze' is the standout entry, where he takes the role of Taxi Driver. Between the first credit and the last there are 71 years and 105 titles.
Thanasis Veggos is a Greek actor present in film and television credits, and the credits are most of what is known. Within the filmography, 'Ulysses' Gaze' is the standout entry, where he takes the role of Taxi Driver. Between the first credit and the last there are 71 years and 105 titles.
Known for
Προσοχή! Μας βάλανε μπόμπα...
Thanasis
The Charlatan
Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris
The Enigma
Linos
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
Thanasis
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a Father
★ 6.7
2009
Film
Έχω ένα μυστικό...
Κυρ-Κυριάκος · 23 episodes
★ 2.0
2008–
TV
About Winds and Waters
Λύσσανδρος · 95 episodes
★ 7.0
2000–
TV
The Enigma
Linos
★ 9.0
1998
Film
It's a Long Road
Antonis
★ 7.5
1998
Film
Ulysses' Gaze
Taxi Driver
★ 7.5
1995
Film
Quiet Days in August
Νίκος Γκούφας
★ 5.3
1991
Film
Προσοχή! Μας βάλανε μπόμπα...
Thanasis
★ 10.0
1990
Film
Champion
Thanasis Manaris / Sakis
★ 7.0
1989
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Thanasis Veggos still alive?
Thanasis Veggos passed away on May 3, 2011 at age 83.
What are the most famous roles of Thanasis Veggos?
Thanasis Veggos is best known for roles in Ulysses' Gaze, Never on Sunday, The Ogre of Athens.
How many movies has Thanasis Veggos been in?
Over a 56-year career (since 1955), Thanasis Veggos has appeared in 103 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Thanasis Veggos's first movie?
The career of Thanasis Veggos began with Καταδικασμένη και από το παιδί της (1955).
What is Thanasis Veggos's most recent movie or series?
Thanasis Veggos's most recent release is The Flight of the Swan, which premiered on January 20, 2011.
What TV shows has Thanasis Veggos appeared in?
On television, Thanasis Veggos has appeared in About Winds and Waters, Έρωτας όπως έρημος, Έχω ένα μυστικό..., Η Θεσσαλονίκη Της Νοσταλγίας Μας.
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Thanasis Veggos
Thanasis Veggos
1927-05-29 · Piraeus, Greece

Thanasis Veggos (Greek: Θανάσης Βέγγος, 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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