Vasilis Avlonitis
Acting
Biography
Vasilis Avlonitis (Greek: Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης; 1 January 1904 – 10 March 1970) was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century. Vasilis Avlonitis is best known for his collaboration in films with Georgia Vasiliadou; he usually played her husband, brother or neighbour. Together they would cause laugh since he portrays the fat guy and she would be the ugly funny lady having problems with him. They would get calm at the end of the film, by resolving their arguments and/or marrying each other. Avlonitis has also carried demanding drama roles, such as the leading character in the film Tis nyhtas ta kamomata.
Born: March 1, 1904
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Known For
Yannis is afraid of the Beast...
Pericles, a barber, leaves his homeland and goes to Africa to hunt wild animals. Someday he decides to return and his adventure is about to begin...
The End of the Two-Cent Coin
Agisilaos is in need of some money because he's facing an eviction.
The Harefoot
Petros Pelekis is shaken when he receives a letter from America informing him that the feud between his family and the Patakas family continues, and that the last Patakas is coming to Greece to kill him. Petros lives in constant fear that anyone he knows could be his would-be killer. To protect himself, he hires Kostas, his neighbor's wife's lover.
A Father by Accident
The discovery of an abandoned infant disrupts the lives of residents in a poor neighborhood of Athens.
The Coffee Reader (Kafetzou)
In a poor neighborhood of Athens, next to the coffee shop of Spyros (Mimis Fotopoulos) is a coffee shop that has gained a great reputation and is preparing to move to Kolonaki as it has made a lot of money by telling the cup. In the same neighborhood is a laundress, Kalliopi (Georgia Vassiliadou), who makes a living by force. One day, after an incident in which a customer (Kostas Mentis) humiliates Kalliopi and Spyros intervenes, he comes up with an idea: for Kalliopi to run the coffee shop, since the other one has left.
We Have Only One Life
A bank teller discovers an accounting error, becomes rich and lives his life like he's never lived it.
The Hurdy-Gurdy
Two poor portable barrel piano players ramble through Greek countryside and play in fairs. They meet by chance with a rich runaway girl whose father offers a large reward to her finders.They have to choose between getting the reward or helping the girl with her renegade love affair.
The Treasure of the Beatitude
Theoni finds a strange way to gain some money, in order to pay her bills , by renting rooms in her rickety house.
Laterna, Poverty and Carnation
Pavlaras and Petrakis have spent the money that Kaiti's father gave them two years ago and continue to travel around Athens with their lantern. However, Pavlaras is not well and needs to rest, as recommended by his doctor. Petrakis collects money from their friends, but it is not enough to cover their expenses. He is then forced to secretly sell the lantern without Pavlaras' knowledge.
Four Brides and a Groom
father of four girls of marriageable age brings home a prospective suitor. One daughter agrees to see him but the rest are trying to persuade the. The three friends of the groom are also trying to prevent the ap`to marriage, but eventually fall in love with the three girls and get married.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Stratos
as Vlassis
as Thodoris
as Theofrastos Karatourlekis
as Prokopis
as Dodos Varlentis
as real estate agent
as Vangelis
as Panagos
as Klearchos
as Isaias Kontomakris
as Barba-Giorgos
as Andreas
as Potis
as Gylos
as Μπάμπης
as Mr. Panagakos
as Kostas
as Andreas
as Harilaos Stouros
as Giagkos Sousamis
as Faidon Karadoulbanis
as gambler
as Ermis
as Alexandros Pelekanos
as Thodoros
as Mayor
as Aristeidis Papakatsikas
as Diamantis Sarantopoulos
as Vagelis Tarnianis
as Colonel Dimos Karadimos
as Loukas
as Agisilaos
as Vasilis
as Vasilis
as Thomas
as Klearhos Zougalas
as Mihos
as Efstathios
as Anargyros Prokopis
as Menelaos Stasinopoulos
as Neokosmos
as Prokopis
as Guard
as Loulis
as Theodosis Mentikas
as Παυλάρας
as Barba-Giannis
as Thodoros
as Jimmy
as Kosmas
as policeman
as Nikitas
as Pavlaras
as Lavrentis
as Andronikos Sofras
as Zahos Markas
as Soldier
as Botsaris