
Acting
Born January 1, 1912 · Diakopto, Achaia, Greece
Dionysis Papagiannopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 13 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece (Ethniko Theatro) in Athens and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare's King Lear. He excelled in Shakespeare's Hamlet as the Grave Digger and in Dimitris Psathas' Fonazei o Kleftis as General Solon Karaleon. Dionysis Papagiannopoulos acted in all types of plays and appeared in more than 120 films in supporting and leading roles. One of his leading roles in cinema was O Kyr Giorgis Ekpaidevetai (Mr. Giorgis is being educated) (1977) which was the last film made by Finos Film and marked the end of an era. He also worked for television. One of his biggest successes was his role once again as Mr Giorgis for the television show Louna Park. He was generally considered as an actor with an enormous talent and incredible acting techniques. He always left a strong impression in all the roles he had, comical and dramatic. Remarkable was his work in the play To Megalo mas Tsirko by Iakovos Kambanelis, in which he portrayed Theodoros Kolokotronis, Eleftherios Venizelos and Karagiozis. Also he left a very good impression for his work in his last film, Voyage to Cythera directed by the famous Theo Angelopoulos. He died suddenly at the age of 71, in his apartment on Alexandras Avenue, today to the Metro Station Ampelokipoi region, due to a stroke. The people of Diakopto erected a statue in his memory, although, during his life, some had opposed him due to political issues.

1821 at the Cinema
2021

Voyage to Cythera
1984

Koroido Romie
1981

Each With Their Own Madness...
1980

Behind the Curtain: Dionysis Papagiannopoulos
1979

o kyr giorgis ekpaideyetai
1977

A Law-Abiding Citizen
1974

The Charlatan
1973

My Only Son, My Good Boy
1973

The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
1972

Lysistrata
1972

Great Brides, Gullible Grooms
1972

Ο Πατούχας
1972

If I Were Rich
1972

Crazier Than the Crazy
1972

Carefree... Nut
1971

Vacation to Our Cyprus
1971

The Revolutionary
1971

Καυτά... ψυχρά κι' ανάποδα
1971

Zavoliara
1971

Giakoumis, A Roman Heart
1970

To Win the Lottery
1970

A Hippie With Slippers
1970

The Teacher was One Hell of a Man
1970

The madness of the square celibacy
1970

The Incredible
1970

Beautiful days
1970

Grooms Wanted with Dowry
1970

Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
1970

I Neraida Kai to Palikari
1969

Groom with tassels
1969

The Ladykiller
1969

The Man Who Returned from the Plates
1969

An Unbelievable Sucker
1969

Wake up, you sucker...
1969

To nyfopazaro
1969

Για ένα ταγάρι δολάρια
1969

The Lady and the Tramp
1968

For Whom the Bell Rings
1968

Mermaids for Love
1968

A Knight for Vasoula
1968

Mikes Is Getting Married
1968

The Cannon and the Nightingale
1968

The Liar
1968

Doctor Z-Vengos
1968

A Thief with Philotimo
1968

Horafa family
1968

Έμπαινε Κίτσο!
1968

Some tired boys
1967

Groom from London
1967

For the heart of beautiful Helen
1967

My son-in-low, the fortune hunter
1967

The Greedy
1967

The Playful Girl
1967

If My Past Could Speak
1967

The Barefoot Prince
1966

Ο Μπαμπάς Μου Ο Τεντυμπόυς
1966

My Sister Deserves a Beating
1966

Five Thousand Lies
1966

All Men Are the Same
1966

Ladies of the Courtyard
1966

Bouzouki Strumming
1966

Jenny Jenny
1966

Rough Seas
1966

Oh, If I Only Were a Man
1966

A Matter of Earnestness
1965

A Crazy Crazy Family
1965

The Robber Cries Thief!
1965

Poor Millionaire
1965

Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό
1965

Atonement
1965

Miss Manager
1964

The Woman Driver
1964

The Orgies Villa
1964

Lola
1964

If Luck Favors You
1964

Uncompromising in Life
1964

Throbs at the Desk
1963

Crazy Blood
1963

Ο Αδελφός μου... ο Τροχονόμος
1963

The Liar
1963

Mr. Wing Commander
1963

To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
1963

Scandals on the Island of Love
1963

What the Night Hides
1963

You Came Too Late
1962

Παγίδα
1962

Confession of a Mother
1962

My Wife's Husband
1962

Pure And Dishonored
1962

Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα
1962

Κλάψε Φτωχή Μου Καρδιά
1962

A Tramp's Christmas
1962

The Girl of the Battalion
1962

Μυρτιά
1961

Η Ζωή Μου Αρχίζει Με Σένα
1961

Thieves out!
1961

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys
1960

Thieves Rejoice Only Once
1960

The Daywork of Happiness
1960

The Young Lady's Fool
1960

The Island of Love
1960

Sinful Youth
1960

Maiden's Cheek
1959

Crime in Kolonaki
1959

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
1959

Erotic Stories
1959

Stournara 288
1959

Return from the front
1959

A Fool And A Hater
1959

Ο Γιάννος κι η Παγώνα
1959

Ali Pasas and Lady Frosyni
1959

Bouboulina
1959

Lisa, Tosca of Athens
1959

Happy Bums
1958

We Have Only One Life
1958

An Italian in Greece
1958

Of Fortune The Written
1957

The tree children from Volo
1957

Two Grapes
1955

Stella
1955

Joe, the Amazing
1955

Ο άνεμος του μίσους
1954

The Little Mouse
1954

Bloody Christmas
1951