Titos Vandis


I recently saw "Topkapi" and was very pleased to see the old Greek area of Phaner in Istanbul where my paternal side hailed from-where the great director of the American screen, Elia Kazan, was born.
Someone asked about a Greek song in the film on this blog. If they were referring to "Nina Ny Ny" it is originally a Turkish song. We borrow from each other.
It was great to see Tito Vandis as a Turkish detective. He bought me an egg salad sandwich when I was a down and out actor in Hollywood back in the seventies.
Can we ever forget his performance in "Never on Sunday?"

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Never. He was spectacular in "Never On Sunday." I'm glad to hear that Mr. Vandis was kind to you. How was the egg salad?

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Yes it was.
I remember on one occasion he told me to tell his wife we were together playing cards all night if she asked...
Titos ebodied all the passion of a Zorba and that the world saw when he danced.

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