Veggos ' first appearance in a film was in '' Windfall in Athens '' , produced by Mihalis Kakogiannis , which premiered in Athens as '' Kiriakatiko Xsipnima '' on 11 January 1954 . Nikos Koundouros gave him a role in '' Magiki polis '' in 1955 . His first major role was in '' Psila ta heria Hitler '' ( " Hands Up , Hitler " ) , 1962 . and continued many more films . For his acting in '' What did you do in the war , Thanasi ? '' ( 1971 ) , the public of Thessaloniki ° apotheosized ° him and the movie won three awards at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival . He often played everyman characters struggling to get by , but he has also played anti-heroes , he has acted in pure dramas , and on stage in the comedies of Aristophanes . His characters were often self-named " Thanasis " . He often worked with directors Panos Glykofridis and Giorgos Lazaridis . In 1995 , Theo Angelopoulos cast Veggos and American actor Harvey Keitel in " Ulysses Gaze " . In 1997 , in the role of Dikaiopoli he appeared in a live performance at the ancient Epidaurus theatre
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thanasis Veggos