Vasilis Avlonitis

Acting

Vasilis Avlonitis

Born 1904-03-01 · Athens, Greece

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.

Acting credits

The Money poster
5.8

The sudden heritage, which is announced to two mercantiles, infuses their minds and begins to live richly, forgetting their previous lives.

The Money

1958

Lazy like a dog poster
5.6

A lazy and wasteful slacker who enjoys living off his hard-working brother reluctantly accepts to work as a debt collector. Now, he is in love, and for once in his life, he is good at something. Can the boss' daughter straighten him out?

Lazy like a dog

1963

Uncle Giannis, the Potter poster
6.1

Barba Giannis the potter tries to match Krinio with the wealthy Alexandros Harisis. Her mother Margarou and her uncle Platon feel very lucky, but Krinio is in love with Loukas and can no longer bear her mother's pressure.

Uncle Giannis, the Potter

1957

Το αγρίμι poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Το αγρίμι

1960

Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα poster
6.0

Maria, a beautiful girl, baptized by Father Gavriil, joins gang leader Davelis and returns to her village to take revenge on the people who had treated her badly.

Μαρία Πενταγιώτισσα

1929

When the Cat is Missing! poster
6.8

A wealthy family is on a cruise. A rich young man falls in love with the family's maid and mistakes her for the businessman's daughter. A singer falls in love with the real daughter, and when he arrives with the rich young man at the businessman's house to ask for the rich daughter's hand in marriage, a misunderstanding arises with funny twists and turns.

When the Cat is Missing!

1962

The Coffee Reader poster
7.9

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.

The Coffee Reader

1956

The Harefoot poster
9.0

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.

The Harefoot

1964

Giannis Messed Up poster
5.6

A retired General sends his nephew, Giannis, to Athens so to settle into a job. One day, Giannis discovers that a stolen suitcase which has given him to guard contains something suspicious. The naïve Giannis decides to hand it over to the police. The rich owner of the suitcase, is looking for a clever husband for his daughter Kathy, and Giannis seems to be the most appropriate person.

Giannis Messed Up

1964

Η Αριστοκράτισσα Και Ο Αλήτης poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Η Αριστοκράτισσα Και Ο Αλήτης

1970

Young and old in action... poster
5.6

Antonis and Marianna are in love and, although they are no longer young, they plan to get married. The only problem is how to break the news to their children, Elina and Giorgos, who are studying abroad. Elina sends a telegram saying that she will soon be returning to Greece, and Antonis and Marianna think they will make her like Marianna so that they can gradually tell her the truth. However, they do not know that she is returning with George...

Young and old in action...

1963

Fortune Hunters poster
3.8

Two friends, street vendors, pretend to be tourists, hoping to find a wealthy bride. They end up, along with another friend, at a posh hotel where, after many twists and turns, they fall in love with the women of their dreams.

Fortune Hunters

1964

Horse and Carriage poster
6.9

An old chauffeur, after removing his rambling son, decides to live with his orphaned girl while facing the advent of the car that displaces the carts.

Horse and Carriage

1957

Four Brides and a Groom poster
7.4

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.

Four Brides and a Groom

1958

So Many Dreams on the Streets poster
8.0

Two ambitious young employees land a job at the small store of an avaricious man, intending to stay there no more than a few months. But, fate has other plans in store for them. How many dreams must one sacrifice to find happiness?

So Many Dreams on the Streets

1968

Laterna, Poverty and Carnation poster
7.6

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.

Laterna, Poverty and Carnation

1957

And All 14 Were Wonderful! poster
5.8

Four cousins inherit a rich uncle. In order to do this, however, they must first fulfill the terms that each uncle has laid down in his covenant.

And All 14 Were Wonderful!

1965

Sarakatsanissa poster
9.0

The story of Romeo and Juliet is transferred to the Greek province (on the slopes of Mount Parnassos), where the conflict between two powerful Sarakatsanai families rages, whose children, despite family hatreds, love each other madly.

Sarakatsanissa

1959

Meletis of the Flying Squad poster
4.8

The life of the kind-hearted policeman Study, and endless unexpected incidents faced

Meletis of the Flying Squad

1966

The Woman Driver poster
6.0

Mary and Nikos are a happily married couple whose life turns upside down when Mary’s friend, Lilly, borrows their new car. When Lilly crashes the car, she asks Mary to cover for her so that her husband doesn’t find about her new affair. The case of the car crash is brought to court, and Mary is accused. Things get so complicated that not even Lilly’s confession can solve the misunderstanding.

The Woman Driver

1964

Paras and Foukaras poster
6.8

Cosmas (Kostas Hadjichristos) learns that his mother needs to be immediately subjected to surgery. He asks the help of a relative (Nikos Fermas) to cover the expenses. He finds it difficult to overcome them, as he tries to raise money to marry his eminent heart (Martha Vourtsi). His relative agrees to pay, but asks Kosma to marry the Spanish singer (Martha Karayiannis) of the cabaret she runs, so that she can stay legally in Greece. Marriage becomes a secular event and is publicized, creating in Kosmas many problems and misunderstandings with his fiancé. Ultimately, a series of happy times will cancel the fake marriage, mother's surgery, and leave Kosmas the money to marry and start married life with greater financial comfort.

Paras and Foukaras

1964

Δύσκολοι δρόμοι poster
10.0

In mid-1960s Perama, a popular singer plans to marry a sweet woman, not because he loves her, but because he hates her boyfriend who truly loves her.

Δύσκολοι δρόμοι

1965

The Fake Theodore poster
5.9

Theodoros arrives in Greece from abroad. He is welcomed by friends and acquaintances, all eager to host and pamper him, with an eye on his supposed wealth. Theodoros, poor but cunning, promises everyone—each one secretly from the others—that they will inherit his fortune.

The Fake Theodore

1963

My Sister Deserves a Beating poster
6.6

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he changes his mind. Spyros tries to think of Marianna, who is smirked for his boss's mistress, but he only manages to lose his job. He wants to marry her with the poor and honest electrician Manolis, who is in love with her.

My Sister Deserves a Beating

1966