Titos Vandis left Greece when a dictatorship took power and lived in the United States for 24 years.
11 Facts About Titos Vandis
1.
2.
Titos Vandis appeared in over 250 plays before making his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.
3.
Titos Vandis originated the role of Themistocles Kriakos, a Greek shipping magnate who believed in reincarnation and planned to leave his fortune to his future self.
4.
Titos Vandis was in the original Broadway cast and led the title song in Illya Darling, a musical based on his film Never on Sunday.
5.
Titos Vandis has been in both the film Never on Sunday and the Broadway production of Illya Darling and he's not tired of it at all.
6.
Titos Vandis's portrayal was fresh and kept bringing the affair back to the colorful gayety that bubbled through the motion picture.
7.
In 1970 Titos Vandis joined the cast of Man of La Mancha as Sancho Panza at the Martin Beck Theater.
8.
Titos Vandis played the title role in the musical Zorba at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.
9.
In 1972 Titos Vandis played an uneducated coal miner on Ironside who sought Ironside's help in discovering the murderer of his daughter.
10.
Titos Vandis wore a hat in one shot that obscured his face, as director William Friedkin felt that Titos Vandis's face would be connected with his previous role as Milos.
11.
Titos Vandis had a recurring role in the detective series Baretta, having appeared in four episodes, and guest-starred alongside Hulk Hogan in The A-Team episode "Body Slam".