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.
Born: May 29, 1927 in Piraeus, Greece
Died: May 3, 2011 (Age 83)
Streaming Sources for all Thanasis Veggos Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Spathis | 1956 | |
Movie | Actor | Thou Vou (Athanasios Bobas) | 1967 | |
Movie | Actor | a Father | 2009 | |
Movie | Actor | Policeman | 1956 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Hatzifapas | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Polydoros Lagos | 1966 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Koukouras | 1983 | |
Movie | Actor | Antonis | 1998 | |
Movie | Actor | Thomas | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Delithanasis | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Thou-Vou | 1969 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Karathanasis | 1970 | |
Movie | Actor | Spyros | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Policeman | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Thrasyvoulos | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Harilaos | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Birbilis | 1963 | |
Movie | Actor | Antonis Tsilivikis | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1955 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Karathanasis | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1976 | |
Movie | Actor | Foivos | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Mitros | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Thodoros' assistant | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Panagis Papapanagopoulos | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | receptionist | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Harilaos | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Stefanos Avgerinos | 1963 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Koutras | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Kanellos Karabatsas | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Janitor | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Apaloheris | 1981 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1965 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Zevedaios | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Babis | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Papalaris | 1957 | |
Movie | Actor | Panagis | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Hatzipapageorgakopoulokonstadinogiannopoulos | 1969 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1967 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Trampas | 1980 | |
Movie | Actor | Petros Valdis | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Waiter | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Salesman | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1968 | |
Movie | Actor | Grigoris Ladias | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Agathoklis | 1967 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1972 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Hatzikarathanasis | 1970 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Maganas | 1980 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Mpesagiampesas | 1979 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Trikorfos | 1969 | |
Movie | Actor | Taxi Driver | 1995 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis / Athanasia / Lefteris | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Vrasidas | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Soukouroglou / Stamatis Soukouroglou / Boulis Hatzifrydis | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Νίκος Γκούφας | 1991 | |
Movie | Actor | 1956 | ||
Movie | Actor | Errikos Delaportas | 1963 | |
Movie | Actor | Polykarpos Kolovos | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Frixos | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Polydoros | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Ice Seller | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. Giannis Papadopoulos | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Andreas | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Thomas Kalafatis | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | 1959 | ||
Movie | Actor | hotel owner | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Mitros | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Taxi Driver | 1957 | |
Movie | Actor | Romeos | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Partsaklis | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Loukas | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | husband | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Sailor | 1956 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Foukaras | 1963 | |
Movie | Actor | Frixos | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | 1958 | ||
Movie | Actor | Thymios | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Ιππόλυτος | 1963 | |
Movie | Actor | Detective Van Gray | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Papathanasis | 1978 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1982 | |
Movie | Actor | Priest | 1962 | |
Movie | Actor | Sirios's assistant | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Manolis | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | waiter | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Linos | 1998 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2004 | |
Movie | Actor | Vangelis | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Car Workshoper | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | 1961 | ||
Movie | Actor | Vangelis | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | 1959 | ||
Movie | Actor | Περιπτεράς | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Doctor | 1959 | |
Movie | Actor | Manetas | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Kotsos | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | 1961 | ||
Movie | Actor | 1960 | ||
Movie | Actor | 1959 | ||
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Pitas | 1988 | |
Movie | Actor | 1989 | ||
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Manaris / Sakis | 1989 | |
Movie | Actor | 1989 | ||
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Rodinos / Mother | 1989 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1989 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis | 1990 | |
Movie | Actor | 2011 | ||
Movie | Actor | Karderinas | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Thanasis Chatziathanasopoulos | 1979 | |
Movie | Actor | Hanos (uncredited) | 1957 | |
TV Show | Actor | 19 Episodes | 2009 | |
TV Show | Actor | Κυρ-Κυριάκος 23 Episodes | 2008-2009 | |
TV Show | Actor | Λύσσανδρος 95 Episodes | 2000-2003 | |
TV Show | Actor | Thanasis Vengos 1 Episode | 1978-2013 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Producer | 1969 | |
Movie | Directing | Producer, Director | 1968 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1965 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Producer | 1969 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1964 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1976 | |
Movie | Directing | Director | 1973 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1966 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1967 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Producer | 1969 | |
Movie | Writing | Writer, Producer | 1981 | |
Movie | Production | Producer | 1983 | |
Movie | Directing | Director | 1967 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Producer | 1967 | |
Movie | Directing | Assistant Director | 1958 | |
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