
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.
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The titles people know Thanasis from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

as a Father

as Κυρ-Κυριάκος · 23 episodes

as Αρίστος · 15 episodes

24 episodes

as Λύσσανδρος · 95 episodes

as Linos
as Antonis
as Iason Makris
as Taxi Driver

as Νίκος Γκούφας

69 episodes

as Thanasis

as Thanasis Manaris / Sakis

as Thanasis


as Thanasis Rodinos / Mother

13 episodes

as Thanasis Pitas

as Thanasis Koukouras

as Thanasis Mpesagiampesas

as Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos
as Thanasis Papathanasis


as Thanasis

as Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris

as Thanasis Delithanasis

as Thanasis Zevedaios
as Thou-Vou

as Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos
as Thanasis Trikorfos
as Thanasis

as Agathoklis
as Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas)
as Thanasis
as Polydoros Lagos

as Thomas Kalafatis
as Foivos
as Thomas


as Thanasis

as Doctor

as Vangelis

as Ice Seller
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