Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Acting

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos

Born January 1, 1912 · Diakopto, Achaia, Greece

Died April 17, 1984 · aged 72

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…

Known For

Crime in KolonakiCrime in Kolonaki · 1960
Crime in Kolonaki
6.11960
MovieMysteryCrime
When the painter Nasos Karnezis is found dead and the police arrests Floras, the stockbroker Dimitris, his son from his first marriage, decides to find out who the real murderer is. Along with a tow of his friends, reporter Makris and the politician Delios research the case and they suspect Myrto, daughter of captain Kapsis who was executed by the Germans during the years of Occupation, after Karnezis had turned him in. Dimitris and Myrto, whose innocent has become clear in the meantime, fall in love with each other.
Oh, If I Only Were a ManOh, If I Only Were a Man · 1966
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
5.41966
MovieComedy
Frustrated and unemployed after being sexually harassed repeatedly, Stella decides to play the role of a guy, using the identity of her twin brother (who is living in Australia) hoping to get a job. She immediately wins the trust of her new employers and soon gets promoted to manager. The troubles begin when she falls in love with her boss' son.
The Cannon and the NightingaleThe Cannon and the Nightingale · 1968
The Cannon and the Nightingale
7.01968
MovieComedyDrama
A quartet of short stories about Greece during the various occupations during World War 2
Five Thousand LiesFive Thousand Lies · 1966
Five Thousand Lies
9.51966
MovieComedy
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
BouboulinaBouboulina · 1959
Bouboulina
6.81959
MovieHistoryAdventure
The life and action of Laskarina Bouboulina. Captain Lascarina decides to organize the revolution in Spetses and to participate herself, despite her double widowhood. In the struggle for the liberation of Greece, she gives all her property and fighting along with her lads.
The Barefoot PrinceThe Barefoot Prince · 1966
The Barefoot Prince
6.51966
MovieComedy
Run out of options and in desperate need of cash, a down-and-out young man accepts his rich hotelier friend's preposterous proposal to impersonate an exotic Arab Prince. But what does the bride-to-be has to say about this scandalous farce?
To gelio vgike ap' ton ParadeisoTo gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso · 1963
To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso
7.31963
MovieComedy
An industrialist has decided to marry his daughter with his partner and, for that reason, will try to help him in whatever way he can.
Maiden's CheekMaiden's Cheek · 1959
Maiden's Cheek
7.01959
MovieComedy
Young teacher Floras arrives to teach a class at a girls’ high school in Athens. His students, daughters of rich Athenian families, are very spoilt making his and the other teachers work difficult. When he starts implementing discipline in his class, the girls use every means to get rid of him. But the most undisciplined, Lisa Papastavrou, falls in love with him.

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