Giannis Vogiatzis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1927-06-12

Place of Birth

Etoliko, Greece

Giannis Vogiatzis

Biography

Ioannis "Giannis" Vogiatzis (Greek: Ιωάννης «Γιάννης» Βογιατζής; born 16 December 1926) is a Greek actor in theatre and film. Vogiatzis was born in Aitoliko, Aetolia-Acarnania on 16 December 1926 He studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School and for some time at the UniPi as well. He first appeared onstage in 1955, right after his graduation, in the play by William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice" held at the Dionyssia Theater. On the silver screen, Vogiatzis made his debut in 1957 in the movie Laterna, Ftoheia kai Garyfallo. He has since worked with several theatrical groups, leading the group quite a few times. His comedic talent has rendered him a household name in radio broadcasting, cinema and television. (I gitonia mas and O oniroparmenos) Vogiatzis has appeared in 68 films, mainly in comedic roles. His favorite productions include: I gynaika mou trelathike, Mia Italida ap' tin Kypseli, Despoinis Dievthyntis, Ena koritsi gia dyo, O Klearch, i Marina ki o Kontos, Tha se Kano Vasilissa, Nyhta Gamou (Wedding Night), The Mother's Child and O Mikes Pantrevetai. Vogiatzis is the cousin of the late singer and actor Giannis Vogiatzis (1934–2023) with whom he shares both name and surname.

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Acting History

2022
Smyrna my Beloved: The Series as Polykarpos
2021
Smyrna as Polykarpos
2017
Lost and Found: An Athenian Story as Elias
2009
The Family Hurts as Filotas Karras
1991
Οι εργένηδες as Γιάννης Σαλιάρης
1989
Iptamena manoulia
1988
Ο Παπα-Ράμπο as Παπα Γιάννης
1987
Gomena ypsilou kindynou
1987
Kai kapsouria kai bakouria
1987
Ο παπαφαγάνας
1986
Ματάκιας και βρωμόστομος
1985
Ο Ράμπο απ' τα Τρίκαλα
1985
Gymna skandala
1984
Trellos eimai oti thelo kano!.. as Anaximandros Trellidis
1984
Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Damianos
1984
Ethniki papadon
1984
If the Violin Were a Bird as Vlasis Boukas
1984
Μήτσος ο Ρεζίλης as Man in night club
1984
Rokakias tin imera... to vrady kamariera
1984
Ένας Πρωτάρης Στο Κολλέγιο!
1983
Μπορούμε και κάτω απ' τα θρανία
1983
Roda, tsanta & kopana 2 as Damianos
1983
Sheriff "The Mechanophagous"
1983
Agries plakes sta thrania as Manolis Varelas
1983
Daskale ti didaskes? as Judge
1982
Θα Σε Κλέψω, Μ' Ακούς; as Agostin
1981
You are in the EEC, Learn About the EEC as Leonidas
1981
The sex hunter
1980
Kotsos at the EEC as Dutch Councillor
1973
Ένας τρελλός τρελλός αεροπειρατής as Captain Drakakis
1972
Sweetwater Erotic
1972
Δουλικό Αμέσου Δράσεως as Angelos
1971
Men Know How to Love
1971
I lived a monk without love as Theoharis
1970
Grooms Wanted with Dowry
1970
Mom's Child as Tilemahos
1969
Yannis is afraid of the Beast... as Periklis Saltafidis
1968
Mermaids for Love as Panagis
1968
An Italian girl from Kypseli as Πολυκράτης
1968
Mikes Is Getting Married as Μικές Παρδάλογλου
1968
A Lady In Bouzoukia as Thanasis Masouros
1968
Ο Κίτσος και τ' αδέλφια του
1967
Wedding night as Anestis Triandafyllou
1967
The Blue Beads from Greece as Memas Gardoubas
1966
My wife went mad as Giorgos
1966
Five Thousand Lies
1966
All Men Are the Same as Nikos
1966
Date In The Air as Vaggelis Grimpas
1965
The Ruthless as Othonas Lappas
1965
Kiss the Girls as Jim Pappas
1965
The Stupid Face as Manolis
1964
Miss Manager as Vasilis
1964
The Orgies Villa as Antonis
1964
I'll Make You Queen as Gerasimos
1964
Paras and Foukaras as Mihalis
1964
Lola as Σερβιτόρος
1964
Something Hot as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1964
The Poor Demons as priest
1964
The Twins as Dr. Hatzilolos
1964
Νυχτοπερπατήματα
1963
One Girl For Two Men as Prokopis
1963
Jack of All Trades, Master of None as restaurant's customer
1963
Someone like It Cold... as Thodoros
1963
Thymios in the Land of Striptease
1962
The Miss Of The Mister as ‎fur‎ seller
1962
The King of Gaffes as Thrasyvoulos
1962
Hooray for Madness as Telemachus
1962
Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday as Antonis
1961
Klearhos, Marina and the short one as Lazaros
1961
Lisa and the Other Woman as Giorgos
1961
Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα
1960
The Papadopoulou Family as Stelios
1959
The Treasure of the Beatitude as lawyer
1958
The Cicada and the Ant as Photographer
1957
Laterna, Poverty and Carnation as Γυναικολόγος