Vangelis Ploios

Vangelis Ploios (Greek: Βαγγέλης Πλοιός; November 13, 1937 – February 21, 2020) was a Greek theatrical, film and television actor. He was born in Peristeri northwest of Athens on November 13, 1937. He studied classic ballet at Elli Zouroudi's school. He made his first role in 1953 in the stage of the Rex Theatre in a dancing drama with Elli Zouroudi. He enrolled into the hypocritic by Dimitris Rontiris and phonetic studies and with Joseph Ritsiardis.

In 1956, he started a training as an actor and began his theatrical career.

Between 1998 and 1999, he entered the cycle of theatrical route at the Irodeio with the comedy of Aristophanes.

He also acted in all the roles, proses, operettas, variety, film and television.

In 1978, he entered the Gounaraki-Baxter school and directed Peace by Aristophanes (with a children's production by Sofia Zarabouka) and roles with Lilliputian students at that school. His representation was realized at the Akropol theatre with great success.

During the era, his direction worked himself into theatre and in film, with all the great and worthy artists of the time and had a brotherly role with actor Dinos Iliopoulos.

He acted for many years with the theatrical company Vasilis Bournellis at the Akropol (Ippokratous), Bournelli (Alexandras Avenue) and Ethnikos Kipos (Syntagma (Constitution) Square).

He toured across Greece with his own company along with other companies as basically stock. He also toured in Cyprus and Egypt.

He appeared in television with great success in Sto para pente.

He was married with the actress Ria Deloutsi since 1970 and raised a son, Georgios Ploios, who died in a motorcycle accident. In April 2007, Vangelis raised Vangelakis, Jr. who is also his grandson. He died on February 21, 2020.