Vassili Karis


Vassili Karis is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre.

Life and career

Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the peplum genre, in which he was credited with his birth name or with the stage name Marco Vassilli. Adopted his definitive stage name, he got his first role of weight in 1966, in the Spaghetti Western film Five Giants from Texas. His breakout came in the early 1970s with the role of Holy Ghost in a series of western comedy films. Following the decline of the western genre he slowed his activities, retiring in the mid-1990s.

Selected filmography

3 Avengers I criminali della metropoli An Angel for Satan A Stranger in Paso Bravo Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman He Was Called Holy Ghost His Name Was King Return of Sabata House of 1000 Pleasures The Arena Cosmos: War of the Planets Cindy's Love Games Giallo a Venezia Scalps Last Platoon Leathernecks