Titos Vandis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 6, 1917
- Died
- February 23, 2003 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Neo Faliro, Greece
Biography
Titos Vandis (7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film Poliorkia at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years. Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965). Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in Illya Darling (1967), a musical based on his film Never on Sunday (1960). The title character Illya was a carefree Greek prostitute. Newsday critic George Oppenheimer wrote, "Major credit goes to Titos Vandis for his playing of Illya's oldest client, who sings and dances as rousingly as the youngsters ..." Vandis reprised his role in a Westbury Music Fair production in 1968. Newsday critic Murry Frymer wrote that Vandis "... is delightfully authentic. In fact, he's better than that. Vandis has been in both the film Never on Sunday and the Broadway production of Illya Darling and he's not tired of it at all. His portrayal was fresh and kept bringing the affair back to the colorful gayety that bubbled through the motion picture." In 1970 Vandis joined the cast of Man of La Mancha as Sancho Panza at the Martin Beck Theater. He also played the title role in the musical Zorba at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Critic W. C. Flahault wrote, "His portrayal of the Greek vagabond with an eye for the girls has an earthiness which brings reality to the role." In 1972 Vandis played an uneducated coal miner on Ironside who sought Ironside's help in discovering the murderer of his daughter. He admitted "that drama was easier for him than the musical stage." Vandis said, "I suppose this part can be considered a change of pace for me, but as an actor, I find myself considering each role I play as a separate entity ... During the days of my early training, I often played old men; in fact, I relished the opportunities. Today, of course, as I grow older, I wish the positions were reversed!" That same year, he appeared in the Woody Allen film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) as Milos Stavros, an Armenian shepherd who was in love with a sheep. In The Exorcist (1973), he played the uncle of protagonist Father Damien Karras. Vandis wore a hat in one shot that obscured his face, as director William Friedkin felt that Vandis's face would be connected with his previous role as Milos. Vandis had a recurring role in the detective series Baretta (1975-1978), having appeared in four episodes, and guest-starred alongside Hulk Hogan in The A-Team episode "Body Slam" (1985-1986 season). His other TV appearances have included The Flying Nun, Trapper John, M.D., M*A*S*H, The Odd Couple, Kojak, Barney Miller, Wonder Woman, Newhart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Titos Vandis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Merry Kitschmas
Movie · as Santa Claus
Παππούδες εν δράσει
TV · as Πάνος Μιχαηλίδης · 20 eps
Vios Anthospartos
TV · as Μάνθος · 32 eps
Desert Sky
Movie
Skorpios
TV · as Βάγιας (Ο Χασάπης) · 13 eps
Οι δρόμοι της πόλης
TV · 1 ep
Paralliloi dromoi
TV · as Λουκάς Παπαγιάννης · 354 eps
Hotel Amore
TV · as Lazaros · 13 eps
Fletch Lives
Movie · as Uncle Kakakis
The years of the storm
Movie · as Priest
Night Court
TV · as Papa Jack · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Ivan Rivera · 1 ep
Caution, Danger!
Movie
The A-Team
TV · as Papa Kotero · 1 ep
Terror at Alcatraz
Movie · as Lt. Ginelli
Young Doctors in Love
Movie · as Sal Bonafetti
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie · as Nixos Naxos ("Success Wanters")
The Star Maker
Movie · as Edgar J. Winters
Nero Wolfe
TV · as Captain Onterous · 1 ep
Gridlock
Movie · as Nuzzi
Homeward Bound
Movie · as Charley
A Perfect Couple
Movie · as Panos Theodopoulos
The Miracle Worker
Movie · as Anagnos
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Movie · as Grandpa
The Bald Student
Movie · as Vezouvios Karatabanos
Hart to Hart
TV · as Xenophon Papadopoulos · 1 ep
The President's Mistress
Movie · as Anatoly
The Betsy
Movie · as Angelo Luigi Perino
A Piece of the Action
Movie · as Bruno
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
Movie · as Claude DuCloche
Oh, God!
Movie · as Greek Bishop Markos
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Movie · as Vince Leone
The San Pedro Bums
Movie · as Pop
How the West Was Won
TV · as Henri · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Captain Kostopoulos · 2 eps
Gus
Movie · as Seth Petrovic
Alex & the Gypsy
Movie · as Treska
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Hector Montero · 1 ep
Delvecchio
TV · as Gudio · 1 ep
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV · as Godza · 5 eps
Smile
Movie · as Emile
Satan's Triangle
Movie · as Salao
Fiesta
Movie
Wonder Woman
TV · as Sutton · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Jacinto Escobar, Dimitrios Stefanos, Stefan Beruit · 1 ep
Baretta
TV · as Mr. Nicholas · 1 ep
In Tandem
Movie · as Guido
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Movie · as Dr. Fernandez
Black Samson
Movie · as Joseph Nappa
Newman's Law
Movie · as Grainie
Get Christie Love!
Movie · as Spiliolis
The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Mr. Parelli
Harrad Summer
Movie · as Mr. Kolasukas
Zandy's Bride
Movie · as Demas (uncredited)
Pssst! Hammerman's After You!
Movie · as Mr. Casino
The Exorcist
Movie · as Uncle John
Genesis II
Movie · as Yuloff
Kojak
TV · as Michael Viggers Sr. · 1 ep
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Movie · as Milos
M*A*S*H
TV · as Col. Andropolis · 1 ep
Banacek
TV · as Capt. Larkos · 1 ep
The Bob Newhart Show
TV · as Gene the Janitor · 1 ep
McMillan & Wife
TV · as Mr. Boravitch · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Felipe · 1 ep
The Odd Couple
TV · as Aroestes · 1 ep
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Laszlo Kralic · 1 ep
Stiletto
Movie · as Tonio
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as President Utomo Jhakal · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Mayor · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · as Anton Bolen · 1 ep
The Flying Nun
TV · as Antonio Fuentes · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Gen. Zek · 1 ep
Jericho
TV · as Cesare Ferretti · 2 eps
No, Mr. Johnson.
Movie · as Titos
Abduction
Movie
Topkapi
Movie · as Harback
The Last Temptation
Movie
Cyprus in Flames
Movie
Island of Love
Movie · as Father Anaxagoras
Dawn on the Third Day
Movie · as Stelios
Good Luck, Charlie
Movie
It Happened in Athens
Movie · as Father Loues
The mother's curse
Movie
Never on Sunday
Movie · as Jorgo
Murder Backstage
Movie · as Inspector Bekas
The River
Movie
Sunday's Date
Movie
Innocent Souls
Movie
Desires in the Straw
Movie
Astero
Movie · as Mitros
The Outlaws
Movie · as Kosmas
The Child of the Street
Movie · as Giorgis
Θα σε περιμένω πάντα
Movie · as Loukas
The Key of Happiness
Movie