title: Vangelis Protopapas
text: # Vangelis Protopapas
  
  Vangelis Protopappas (Greek: Βαγγέλης Πρωτοπαππάς; 1917 – 21 May 1995) was a Greek actor from Messolongi. He is most known for his roles in A Hero in His Slippers, Santa Chikita and The Counterfeit Coin. He later took roles in a number of TV shows including Astynomos Thanassis Papathanassis with Thanassis Vengos and Zoza Metaxa.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Vangelis Protopappas was from a family with a strong legal history. His father Dimitrios Protopappas was a city judge and a politician. Protopappas died on 21 May 1995 from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 78. He is buried at the Kallithea Cemetery.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Film | Transliteration and translation | Role |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1959 | Marina... | Μαρίνα... | - |
  | 1948 | The Germans are Coming | Οι Γερμανοί ξανάρχονται I Yermani xanarhonte | - |
  | 1947 | Ena votsalo sti limni | Ένα βότσαλο στη λίμνη | Giorgos |
  | 1953 | Santa Chiquita | Σάντα Τσικίτα | Michalis |
  | 1964 | Despoinis eton 39 | Δεσποινίς ετών 39 A 39-year-old Lady | Kriton Stefanis |
  | 1955 | I kalpiki lira | Η κάλπικη λίρα | Dinos |
  | 1956 | O ziliarogatos | Ο ζηλιαρόγατος | Markos Manolopoulos |
  | 1957 | Delistavros kai yios | Δελησταύρου και υιός | Mikes |
  | 1958 | A Hero in His Slippers | Ένας ήρως με παντούφλες Enas iros me pantoufles | Liveriadis |
  | 1962 | O atsidas | Ο ατσίδας | Grigoris Mavrofrydis |
  | 1963 | Palikarakia tis pantreias | Παλικαράκια της παντρειάς | Orfeas |
  | 1966 | O kabouris | Ο καμπούρης | Nikos |
  | 1986 | Alles ton protimoun giouli | Άλλες τον προτιμούν γουλί | Dinos |
  | 1990 | Prosochi... mas valane boba | Προσοχή... μας βάλανε μπόμπα | - |
  