
Spyros Kalogirou
Born: 1922-11-03
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Biography
Spyros Kalogirou (Kypseli, 3 November 1922 - Athens, 27 June 2009) was a Greek theatre and film actor, best known for his villainous roles on the big screen. His trembling voice and fierce appearance were characteristic. He acted in many films, both on television and in cinema, and when he played such roles he was very convincing. He also participated in many theatrical performances but did not have many collaborations with his wife, as she was at the National Theater and he was more involved with independent theater. After the '80s they formed their own troupe, staged performances and toured. He acted in approximately two hundred plays and in all genres of theater, classical and contemporary writers, from theater of the absurd (Eugene Ionesco) to revue, but also in many of the Greek dramaturgy. He first appeared in cinema in 1955 in Dimis Dadiras’ film O agapitikos tis voskopoulas. Since then, he has participated in more than 60 films, alongside the biggest names in Greek cinema. He appeared in about 55 films, including: Athens at Night, Stefania, Machine Gun Concerto, The Fairy and the Boy, The Blonde Teacher, Maria of Silence, The Man with the Carnation, and Stakaman. However, the film that left an era was Lola, in which Spyros Kalogirou had said the unforgettable phrase "There's a lot of money, Aris", to his then co-star Nikos Kourkoulos about the "eyes" of Jenny Karezi. In 1966, at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, he was awarded an honorary distinction for his performance in the short film Jimmy the Tiger by Pantelis Voulgaris, and in 1971, the film critics awarded him the Silver Apollo for his role in the film Abuse of Power. He was honored with the Golden Head of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. He also appeared in television series (Even Married People Have a Soul).
Known For

I trapezitissa tis Black Bank

Η Κύπρος στις φλόγες

The Craziest Star

I Neraida Kai to Palikari

Darling, Let's Get Naked!

Lola

The Trial of the Judges

The Constellation of Virgin

Jimmy the Tiger

Visibility Zero

The... victim

Concert for Machine Guns

O Katergaris

Abuse of authority

Tamtakos Lives!

Hands Up, Hitler

O agalitsas: Ena exagomeno koroido

The Captain and Dancer

The little man

Hymnographer Kassiani

Τα Τσακάλια

At Hell's Door

A Funny Girl

Madalena

The Jungle of Cities

Of Fortune The Written

The Omnipresent

Athens by Night

Maria in Silence

I blame the People

Ο Εραστής

Stakaman!

The Revolutionary

In the name of the law

Tall, Thin and a Big Liar

Love in Waves

Lieutenant Natassa

The Teacher with the Golden Hair

Astrapogiannos

Άγρια Πάθη

Εσχάτη Προδοσία

Liza and All the Others

A Thief and a Gentleman

The Asphalt Fever

Ο εθνικός μας έρωτας

Stefania

Υπέρ επείγον

The Ruthless

The Red Train

Conjugal Short Circuits

O kavalaris ton F.M. Stereo

To koritsi tou batsou

Trouba '67

O protaris batsos kai i troteza

Πασοκομαζέματα Ανδρεοσκορπίσματα

Amok

Η μάνα της φόνισσας

O kontos me to papaki

I am innocent

Το παιδί... Που είναι το παιδί;

Ο παπαφαγάνας

Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε

Ena moro... gia treis

Bullets Don't Come Back

A German in Kalavryta

The Daughter of the Sun

Five Thousand Lies

Ο παπαλεβέντης

Young Lad at the School Desks

Panic

I Love You, Mitso

The Beloved Of The Shepherdess

Varvaros erastis

Μαντάμ Ορτάνς

Agrafos nomos

Εγκέφαλος Με Βίδα... Και Βαλβίδα!!!

Love and Blood

Τίποτα δεν Άλλαξε Λαέ!

Markisia tou limaniou

Τα ντερέκια

Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός του Μήτσου

O xemoramenos

Επιχείρηση προίκα

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα

Ληστές και ασφαλιστές

Ραντεβού με τον θάνατο

Λούφες θρανία και τρελλά σχολεία

Φωτιά στα μπατζάκια μου
