Lykourgos Kallergis

Who was Lykourgos Kallergis?

Lykourgos Kallergis was a Greek actor, director and politician born in Heraklion.

Kallergis was credited in more than five hundred acting roles in Greek television, film, radio and stage over a career that spanned more than sixty years. He also ventured into politics, serving as a deputy within the Greek Communist Party from 1977 until 1981. Kallergis later translated foreign language plays into Greek and becoming a director.

Lykourgos Kallergis died at the Giorgos Gennimatas hospital in Athens on August 27, 2011, at the age of 97.