Trivia

From 1948 to 1950 he was exiled in the island of Makronisos due to his political beliefs. On Makronisos he met director Nikos Koundouros who was also exiled there. Nikos Koundouros later gave him his debut movie role in The Magic City (1954).

He always did his scenes without using a stunt even for the most dangerous ones.

He served his compulsory military service on Makronisos from 1948 to 1950 because his parents supported the communist party.On Makronisos he met film director Nikos Koundouros who was exiled there.

On 9 June 2000 he had a car accident while crossing the train lines. A train crashed on his car and he and his wife went to hospital with a few injuries. He then filmed a TV-spot warning the drivers not to cross the train lines without looking first

In 2008 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias.

Frequently works with director Giorgos Lazaridis

On 9/2/2002 the municipal theatre of Korydallos was named "Thanasis Vengos".

The documentary An All-Weather Man (2004) is about him.

In 2000,he survived a car accident involving a collision with a train. He later participated in advertisements promoting road safety.

Father of Vasilis Vengos and Haris Vengos.

Until his death, he lived at Agia Paraskevi, Athens. (2011)

Working on a film with director 'Dimos Avdeliotis' (April 2005)

Supported Panathinaikos.

The characters he plays are usually named "Thanasis".

Several of his memorable comedy roles have a dramatic undercurrent The characters are vagabonds or working-class men who are struggling to survive, and they are frequently burdened with financially supporting various family members.