Argyris Bakirtzis

Acting

Argyris Bakirtzis

Born

1947-01-18 (79)

Place of birth

Thessaloniki, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Argyris Bakirtzis (Greek: Αργύρης Μπακιρτζής) was born in 1947 in Thessaloniki. He is an architect at the Archaeological Service of Kavala, but everyone knows him as the singer of the Winter Swimmers, the longest-running Greek band. He is a self-taught musician and writes lyrics and music. He was a favorite actor of Stavros Tsiolis and had starred in many of his films, such as "Love in dates" (1990) "Please women don't cry" (1992) "Let the women wait" (1998) and "We have arrived..." ( 2004).

Known for

Milky Way poster
8.2

Follows 17-year-old Maria, a high school senior with dreams of becoming a dancer, whose starry-eyed plans for the future are put on hold when she gets pregnant by her boyfriend Tasos.

Milky Way

2023

Apples poster
6.3

As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treatment: performing daily tasks prescribed by his doctors on cassette tape, and capturing those with a Polaroid camera.

Apples

2021

Arkansas poster
NR

Betty, an assistant accountant working at a small marble workshop, heads to the Arkansas nightclub to see her favourite singer perform. As the hours pass and the singer fails to appear, a microcosm of injustices and unfulfilled desires gradually unfolds around her.

Arkansas

2026

Women Who Passed My Way poster
4.0

The acclaimed Greek director returns with a bittersweet story about the need for human contact. Two men are hired to keep watch on a home in Athens, where a room is illegally built. They will meet many passers-by, some of whom are in fact building inspectors attempting to catch them in the act.

Women Who Passed My Way

2018

Love Under the Date-Tree poster
6.5

Shortly after his wife’s funeral, a merchant wanders around the Peloponnese with his friend, a maestro, whom he considers to be his rival in love. The existence of a date-tree will prove, according to a photograph in the hands of the merchant, his deceased wife’s infidelity.

Love Under the Date-Tree

1990

Let the Women Wait! poster
7.2

In the course of the summer three brothers-in-law at a crucial age become involved in ephemeral romantic adventures in the area of Lake Volvi while their families vacation on the island of Thassos and… can wait.

Let the Women Wait!

1998

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Apples poster
6.3

As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treatment: performing daily tasks prescribed by his doctors on cassette tape, and capturing those with a Polaroid camera.

Apples

2021

Arkansas poster
NR

Betty, an assistant accountant working at a small marble workshop, heads to the Arkansas nightclub to see her favourite singer perform. As the hours pass and the singer fails to appear, a microcosm of injustices and unfulfilled desires gradually unfolds around her.

Arkansas

2026

Vilma: The Last Goodbye poster
NR

A cinematic farewell to the "Vilma" cinema in Thessaloniki, which closed in December 2024 as the last traditional erotic cinema in Greece. At the same time, a salute to the legendary "Laikon" and "Star", temples of the genre in the two largest cities of Greece. Famous and anonymous people participate in this final farewell.

Vilma: The Last Goodbye

2026

Acheron poster
NR

Maria and Nikos, a married couple coping with alienation, are spending the weekend at a hotel nestled in nature, by the river Acheron. During their stay, they will try to find new balance in their relationship.

Acheron

2026

Multiple Reflections of you. Winter Swimmers poster
NR

The Band called “Winter Swimmers”; the diverse family of amateur and professional musicians who follow the vision of “father” Argyris Bakirtzis; Musical creation as a common component of different trends through strong artistic and personal bonds; a 60-year presence in Greece’s cultural life.

Multiple Reflections of you. Winter Swimmers

2026

Where We Live poster
5.0

On a day when downtown Athens is experiencing yet another ordinary upheaval, young lawyer Antonis Spetsiotis is celebrating his birthday. However, his birthday will unfold in a completely unexpected way, taking him from the courts of Evelpidon to glamorous cafés and dark parking lots on the National Road, from his tidy bachelor pad in Lycabettus to farmhouses in Chalkoutsi and luxurious villas in Aliartos – and will end unpredictably at dawn in Athens.

Where We Live

2022

1990s · 4 titles

Series credits