Dionyssis Papayannopoulos
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Dionyssis Papagiannopoulos (Greek: Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος, 1912 - April 13, 1984) was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 actor

He was born in Diakopto
Diakopto
Diakopto is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of...

 in the northeastern part of the Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

 prefecture in 1912. He studied in Athens
Athens
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 at the dramatic school of the national theatre. For the first time, his emphasis in the stage in which he did roles of the knight of King Lear
King Lear
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. At the national theatre he remained until 1941. For 46 years, he played in the largest theatrical company in that time. His first movie was in 1947 in Paidia tis Athinas («Παιδιά της Αθήνας = The Children of Athens), he even played in over 136 movies including Enas ippotis gia tin Vasoula (Ένας ιππότης για την Βασούλα = One Knight For Vasoula), I vila ton orgion (Η βίλα των οργίων), Fouskothalassies (Φουσκοθαλασσιές), O Kyrios Pterarchos (Ο Κύριος Πτέραρχος), etc. His final movie was Taxidi sta Kythira
Kythira
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(Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα = Journey Into Kythira). He even played in television as the role of Barba Giorgos (Uncle George) in Louna Park (Λούνα-Παρκ = Amusement Park), he was one of the popular comedians, kind-hearted and caring in the world. He was lonely in his final years and he died on April 17, 1984, he died four days before.

In his fame, the municipality of Diakopto made his location in the town's beach. Papagiannopoulos made many benefits, mainly in his birthplace, without it, he wouldn't become famous.

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