Yorgo Voyagis ( el, Γιώργος Βογιατζής, Giorgos Vogiadzis ; born 6 December 1945) is a Greek actor.

Career as an actor

Voyagis' film debut was in

Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis ( el, Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, ''Michalis Kakogiannis''; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), sometimes credited as Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriot theatre and film director, writer, produce ...

's ''

Zorba the Greek ''Zorba the Greek'' ( el, Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, , Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by the Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek int ...

'' (1964). He reappeared three years later in the Italian Western ''

Killer Kid ''Killer Kid'' is a 1994 French drama film directed by Gilles de Maistre, starring Tewfik Jallab and Younesse Boudache. Plot Two 11-year-old Arab boys become acquainted in France. One was raised in Lebanon where he was trained to kill efficiently ...

''. Voyagis then starred in the film ''

Chronicle of the Years of Fire ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire'' ( ar, وقائع سنين الجمر, Waqāʾiʿu sinīna l-jamri; french: Chronique des Années de Braise; these names both mean "Chronicle of the Years of Embers") is a 1975 Algerian drama historical film direc ...

'' by

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina ( ar, محمد الأخضر حمينة; born in M'sila in 1934) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1975 film ''Chronicle of the Years of Fire''. He is one of the most prominent figures ...

(1975). In ''The Ballad of Mamluk Abdelhafidh Bouassida'' (1982), he played the titular role alongside Bekim Fehmiu and

Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...

. He also played Joseph alongside Olivia Hussey (Mary) in

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's TV Production of ''

Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

'' in 1977, in which he powerfully portrayed a strong, yet humble, man. In the following years, his career was divided between television and film, from one country to another: from the French series ''X'' with Capt. Pierre Malet; the film '' The Little Drummer Girl'' by

George Roy Hill George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969) and ''The Sting'' (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Re ...

, opposite

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; an episode of ''

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''; and the movie ''

Julia and Julia ''Julia and Julia'' ( it, Giulia e Giulia) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. The screenplay by Silvia Napolitano, Sandro Petraglia, Joseph Minion, and Del Monte is based on a story by Napolitano. Synopsis Julia is a you ...

'' by

Peter Del Monte Peter Del Monte (29 July 1943 – 31 May 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed fifteen films between 1969 and 2021. His 1982 film ''Invitation au voyage'' won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 ...

, with

Kathleen Turner Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards. Turner became widely k ...

. After a role alongside

Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski (, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski 18 October 1926 – 23 November 1991) was a German actor, equally renowned for his intense performance style and notorious for his volatile personality. He appeared in over 130 film roles in a c ...

and

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, Voyagis played the kidnapper in '' Frantic'' by

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

. The same year, he appeared in the series ''The Fortunate Pilgrim'' by

Mario Puzo Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter, and journalist. He is known for his crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather'' (1969), which ...

, with

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

in dispensing head. The actor found Kinski in '' Nosferatu in Venice'' and Venice in ' to Etienne Perier, in 1989, he also appeared in an episode of the American television series ''

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''. He also played in the horror film ''Vortice mortale'' and Detective Zaras, Paris Aristeidis hero in a series in 1991. In 1997 he was Agamemnon in the blockbuster television ''

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'', produced by

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

, and he participated with

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian actress. She has starred in some of the most iconic European films of the 1960s and 1970s, acting in Italian, French, and English. Born and raised in La Goulette, a ...

and Guy Bedos in

Rachida Krim Rachida Krim (born February 17, 1955) is a French filmmaker and visual artist of Algerian descent. Life Rachida Krim was born in Alès, southern France, to parents from Western Algeria who were "rank and file members" of the National Liberation Fr ...

's '' Under the Feet of Women''. Since then, his work has included: a movie of adventure and fantasy directed by

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in 2001 (as Raoul Bova, Edward Furlong, Stanislas Merhar and

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), '' Swept Away'' by

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(in the role of the captain) and ''

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'' (2010) alongside George Corraface (of Greek origin) and

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. Yorgo Voyagis remains active in Greece and

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Filmography

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'' (Alexis Zorbas) by Michael Cacoyannis, Pavlo *1967: ''Killer Kid'' by Leopoldo Savona, Pablo *1967: ''To prosopo tis Medousas'' by Nikos Koundouros *1968: '' Giarrettiera Colt'' by Gian Rocco, Carlos *1968: ''L'età del malessere'' by Giuliano Biagetti *1969: '' Cuore di mamma'' by Salvatore Samperi, Carlo *1970: '' The Adventurers'' (The Adventurers) by Lewis Gilbert, El Lobo *1970: ''

The Last Valley The Last Valley may refer to: * ''The Last Valley'' (novel), an historical novel about the Thirty Years' War ** ''The Last Valley'' (film), a 1971 film adaptation of the novel directed by James Clavell {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Valley, The ...

'' (The Last Valley) by

James Clavell James Clavell (born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell; 10 October 1921 – 7 September 1994) was an Australian-born British (later naturalized American) writer, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best ...

, Pirelli *1975: ''Orlando furioso'' (TV series) by Luca Ronconi *1975: ''

'' by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Ahmed *1977: ''

'' (by Franco Zeffirelli) - Joseph *1977: '' The New Monsters'' (I nuovi mostri) by Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi and Ettore Scola, the terrorist *1978: ''

Nero veneziano ''Damned in Venice'' ( it, Nero veneziano, literally "''Venetian Black''") is an Italian horror film directed in 1978 by Ugo Liberatore. Plot Mark is a nice, young, blond teenage boy, who's blind and, as of recently, is suffering from disturb ...

'' by Ugo Liberatore, Dan *1981: ''Un'assistente tutta pepe'' by Nando Cicero, Bel Ami *1981: ''A girl really nice'' (L'amante da tutta scoprire) by Giuliano Carnimeo, Nicki *1982: '' La casa stregata'' by Bruno Corbucci, Omar *1982: ''The Ballad of Mamluk'' (Sarab) by Abdelhafidh Bouassida, Mamluk *1982: '' Eccezzziunale ... veramente'' by Carlo Vanzina, Slavo *1982: ''Sesso e volentieri'' by Dino Risi, Lover of Pino *1983: ''Captain X'' (TV series) by Bruno Gantillon, Ismet *1983: ''O stohos'' by Nikos Foskolos'', Tasos Seretis *1984: '' The Little Drummer Girl'' by George Roy Hill, Joseph *1986: ''The Boss'' (TV series) by Silverio Blasi *1986: ''

Naso di cane ''Naso di cane'' (also known as ''A Dog's Nose'') is a 1986 Italian crime-drama television miniseries, written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Luca De Filippo. It is loosely based on a novel of the same name written by Attilio Ver ...

'' (TV miniseries) by Pasquale Squitieri, Achille Ammirato *1987: ''Nel gorgo del peccato'' (TV series) by Frazzi Andrea and Antonio Frazzi *1987: ''

'' (TV series, one episode) created by Anthony Yerkovich, Alexander Dykstra *1987: '' Giulia e Giulia'' by Peter Del Monte, Goffredo *1988: ''Grandi cacciatori'' by Augusto Caminito, Leader *1988: '' Frantic'' by Roman Polanski, the Kidnapper *1988: ''

The Fortunate Pilgrim ''The Fortunate Pilgrim'' is a 1965 novel by American author Mario Puzo. Mario Puzo considered the novel his finest, most poetic, and literary work. In one of his last interviews he stated that he was saddened by the fact that ''The Godfather' ...

'' (TV series) by Stuart Cooper , Tony *1988: '' The Bourne Identity'' by Roger Young, Carlos *1988: '' Nosferatu in Venice'' (Nosferatu a Venezia) by Augusto Caminito, Dr. Barneval *1989: ''

'' (TV series, one episode) created by John Sacret Young and William Broyles Jr., Turner *1989: ' by Etienne Perier, Torelli *1990: '' Courage Mountain'' by Christopher Leitch, Signor Bonelli *1991: ''I agapi tis gatas'' (TV series) by Andreas Thomopoulos, Detective Zaras *1992: ''L'ispettore Anticrimine'' (TV series) by Paolo Fondato *1993: '' Vortice Mortale'' by Ruggero Deodato, Yuri Petkov *1994: ''Running Delilah'' by Richard Franklin, Alec Kasharian *1996: ''Earth indigo'' (TV Series) by Jean Sagols, Alvarez Corea *1997: ''Jeavaeri'' (TV Series) by Giorgos Kordelas Antonis *1997: ''

'' (The Odyssey) by Andrei Konchalovsky, Agamemnon *1997: ''Under the feet of women'' by Rachida Krim, Moncef 1996 *1999: ''

Guardami ''Guardami'' is a 1999 Italian drama film written and directed by Davide Ferrario. The film premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival. It is loosely based on the life of Moana Pozzi. ''Guardami'' features some explicit sex scen ...

'' by Davide Ferrario, Father of Nina *2000: ''...Ystera, irthan oi Melisses'' (TV series) by Kostas Koutsomytis, Stathis Horafas *2000: ''The Prince of Arabia'' (Der Prinz arabische) by Peter Deutsch and Karola Meeder, Prinz Mahib *2001: ''I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa'' by Pupi Avati , Isacco Sathas *2001: ''Beautiful People'' by Nikos Panayotopoulos *2002: ''L'inverno'' by Nina Di Majo, Gustavo *2002: ''Lilly's Story'' by Robert Manthoulis George *2002: '' Swept Away'' by Guy Ritchie, Captain *2003: ''Leni'' (TV series) by Lambis Zaroutiadis Petros *2004: ''Signora'' by Francesco Laudadio, Basilio *2004: ''Arhipelagos'' (TV series) by Vasilis Karfis, Manola Stella and Nikos Zapatinas, Stratis *2006: ''An m 'agapas'' (TV series) by Stratos Markidis *2007: ''Yungermann'' (TV series, 2 episodes), Ademar From Kresy *2009: ''Without Borders'' by Nick Gaitatjis, Thanasis *2012: '' The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683'' by Renzo Martinelli, Abu'l *2017: ''Dove non ho mai abitato'' by Paolo Franchi

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voyagis, Yorgo 1945 births Greek male film actors Greek male television actors Male actors from Athens Living people