Vangelis Protopappas ( el, Βαγγέλης Πρωτοπαππάς; 1917 – 21 May 1995) was a Greek actor from

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. He is most known for his roles in ''

A Hero in His Slippers ''A Hero in His Slippers'' ( el, Ένας ήρως με παντούφλες) is a 1958 Greek comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios. Cast * Vasilis Logothetidis - General Labros Dekavallas * Ilya Livykou - Popi Dekavalla * Nitsa Tsaganea ...

'', '' Santa Chikita'' and ''

The Counterfeit Coin ''The Counterfeit Coin'' ( el, Ιστορία μιας κάλπικης λίρας, Istoria mias kalpikis liras, Story of a fake pound; also Η κάλπικη λίρα, ''I kalpiki lira'', "the fake pound") is a Greek comedy-drama film, produced ...

''. He later took roles in a number of TV shows including ''Astynomos Thanassis Papathanassis'' with

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and Zoza Metaxa.

Biography

Vangelis Protopappas was from a family with a strong legal history. His father Dimitrios Protopappas was a city judge and a politician. Protopappas died on 21 May 1995 from

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at the age of 78. He is buried at the

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Cemetery.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Protopapas, Vageli 1917 births 1995 deaths Greek male actors People from Tinos 20th-century Greek male actors