Thanasis Veggos
1927-05-29 ( 97 years old ) in 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.

Movies

The Flight of the Swan 2011-01-20
With Heart & Soul 2009-10-22
A Man for Εverything 2004-12-03
The Enigma 1998-11-16
It's a Long Road 1998-02-18
Ulysses' Gaze 1995-10-12
Quiet Days in August 1991-09-23
Θανάσης ο Βομβιστής 1990-01-01
Champion 1989-10-01
Το Δίδυμο της Συμφοράς 1989-03-01
Bed for five 1989-03-01
Thanasis the Optimist 1989-02-01
A Madhouse Named "Hellas" 1988-12-01
Thanasis in the country of Will 1988-04-01
Crazy of all Greece 1983-05-31
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent 1982-06-10
The Big Cannon 1981-12-14
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze 1980-12-08
Thanasi tightened your belt even more 1980-10-22
The Wicked World of Thanasis 1979-03-19
The Bald Student 1979-01-01
Which Way to the Septic Tank? 1978-01-01
Thanasis in the land of the cuff 1976-07-25
The Charlatan 1973-12-24
Dictator calls Thanasis 1973-11-12
The Man Who Ran a Lot 1973-01-01
Thanasis, Take Your Gun 1972-09-28
Carefree... Nut 1971-11-22
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? 1971-09-23
Holidays in Vietnam 1971-02-22
Thanasis, Juliet and the sausages 1970-07-12
One Vengos for All Jobs 1970-01-01
Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation: Havoc 1969-04-11
An Unbelievable Sucker 1969-01-01
Who Thanasis! 1969-01-01
Doctor Z-Vengos 1968-01-01
Come on People 1967-05-16
Help! Vengos Visible Agent '000' 1967-01-30
Crazy, Nuts and Vengos 1967-01-01
Ο Παπατρέχας 1966-02-28
He's a Mad Mad Veggos 1965-12-31
Ο Καταφερτζής 1964-11-21
Out Poverty and Good Heart 1964-11-11
I'll Make You Queen 1964-10-12
With Many Children 1964-01-01
School for Chauffeur Ladies 1964-01-01
The Poor Demons 1964-01-01
The Twins 1964-01-01
Τύφλα Νάχη ο Μάρλον Μπράντο 1963-11-28
Jack of All Trades, Master of None 1963-09-30
Restless youth 1963-05-25
The lucky pants 1963-03-12
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou 1963-01-01
The Madman 1963-01-01
Min eidate ton Panai? 1962-11-19
Runaway Bride 1962-11-19
Hands Up, Hitler 1962-10-31
Astronauts 1962-10-15
Δουλειές του ποδαριού 1962-02-20
The King of Gaffes 1962-02-08
The Wise Guy 1962-01-15
Hooray for Madness 1962-01-08
The jar 1962-01-01
Γαμπρός για Κλάματα 1962-01-01
The Proud 1962-01-01
Lisa and the Other Woman 1961-11-13
Eftyhos... trellathika! 1961-10-23
A mistake in love 1961-08-01
Liar Wanted 1961-04-17
Μυρτιά 1961-03-25
Lost dreams 1961-03-11
Oi 900 tis Marinas 1961-01-09
Διαμάντω 1961-01-01
Who Is Margarita? 1961-01-01
Sharp as a Needle 1961-01-01
The mother's curse 1961-01-01
Οι χαραμοφάηδες 1961-01-01
Love Games 1960-11-28
The Dawn of Triumph 1960-11-14
Πόθοι στα Στάχυα 1960-10-31
Madalena 1960-10-24
Three Ladies and me 1960-10-10
Μια Του Κλέφτη... 1960-09-01
For You My Love 1960-08-09
Sunday's Date 1960-07-09
Never on Sunday 1960-05-24
Το Κλωτσοσκούφι 1960-03-21
Blind Angel 1960-02-02
Papadopoulou family 1960-01-01
Τα ντερβισόπαιδα 1960-01-01
Μήτρος και Μητρούσης στην Αθήνα 1960-01-01
Οι Δοσατζήδες 1959-10-30
Mousitsa 1959-10-09
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct 1959-05-30
The Uncle from Canada 1959-05-02
Erotic Stories 1959-03-09
Marriage Adventures 1959-01-01
A Water Mrs. Baggelio 1959-01-01
The Tomboy 1959-01-01
Karagiozis, the Wronged One of Life 1959-01-01
Blossoming Almond Tree 1959-01-01
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining 1958-11-10
Χαρούμενοι αλήτες 1958-10-14
Mimikos and Mary 1958-10-10
Holidays in Aegina 1958-03-10
Poverty can be bearable while living well 1958-02-02
Το Εισπρακτοράκι 1958-01-01
Just for One Night 1958-01-01
Maria Pentagiotissa 1957-12-29
The Girl Has Got an Uncle 1957-02-01
The Wooden Shoe, the Gun and the Bow Tie 1957-01-01
A Girl in Black 1956-06-08
Experts on the Football Field 1956-03-12
The Ogre of Athens 1956-03-05
The Fairy Tale Girl 1956-01-12
The Magic City 1955-07-18

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