Lykourgos Kallergis

Lykourgos Kallergis (Greek: Λυκούργος Καλλέργης; March 7, 1914 – August 27, 2011) 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.^[1] He also ventured into politics, serving as a deputy within the Greek Communist Party from 1977 until 1981.^[1] Kallergis later translated foreign language plays into Greek and becoming a director.^[1]

Lykourgos Kallergis died at the Giorgos Gennimatas hospital in Athens on August 27, 2011, at the age of 97.^[1]

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