John Aniston
Salem Presence
Victor Kiriakis (Summer 1985 - 1997, 1999 - present)
At a Glance
John Aniston was born on the island of Crete and is fluent in Greek and Spanish. He graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Theater Arts, served in the US Navy as an intelligence officer on active duty in Panama and later in the reserve attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Aniston's career started on the stage in the original New York production of the smash hit musical ‘Little Mary Sunshine.' His most recent stage appearance was in the Hollywood Production of the greatest of American dramas, ‘Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.' In between were 40 other productions on Broadway, off Broadway and in regional stock or Equity Wavier Theaters. Along the way there were several dozen primetime television shows and a smattering of feature films.
He is most familiar to fans of daytime since he has appeared almost continually since 1975. He joined the cast of Days of our Lives during the summer of 1985 as the nefarious Victor Kiriakis. He received double honors as Outstanding Leading Actor and as Outstanding Villain at The Third Annual Soap Opera Awards in 1986.
His other daytime credits include Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life.
Acting runs in the family. John's daughter, Jennifer Aniston, portrays ‘Rachel' on NBC's hit comedy series ‘Friends.' He is married to actress Sherry Rooney-Aniston and they have a son, Alexander.
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION
Days of our Lives
Victor Kiriakis
Summer 1985 - 1997, 1999 - present
Search for Tomorrow
Martin Tourneur
1978 - 1984
Love of Life
Edouard 'Eddie' Aleata
1975 - 1978
Days of our Lives
Eric Richards
1967 - 1970
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION SPECIALS
NBC's Funniest Outtakes
Himself
2002
Acting Portfolio
MOVIES
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Achmed
1968
Acting Portfolio
GUEST APPEARANCES
My Big Fat Greek Life
Constantine Christakos
Greek Easter (2003)
Gilmore Girls
Douglas Swope
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving (2002)
The West Wing
Alexander Thompson
Game On (2002)
The West Wing
Alexander Thompson
Debate Camp (2002)
Star Trek: Voyager
Quarren Ambassador
Workforce (2) (2001)
Star Trek: Voyager
Quarren Ambassador
Workforce (1) (2001)
L.A. Heat
Alex Zota
Faces of Fear (1999)
Fired Up
Gordon
Honey, I Shrunk the Turkey (1997)
Diagnosis Murder
Carlton Everest
Must Kill TV (1997)
Airwolf
Colonel Alzar
Short Walk to Freedom (1985)
Kojak
Webster
The Best Judge Money Can Buy (1974)
Kojak
Dancik
Down a Long and Lonely River (1974)
That Girl
Harvey
Stop the Presses, I Want to Get Off (1970)
The Virginian
John
Ride the Misadventure (1968)
I Spy
Economides
The Beautiful Children (1967)
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
In Any Language (1965)
Combat!
Second Greek
Vendetta (1964)
Awards & Acclaim
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Outstanding Leading Actor (1986)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Outstanding Villain (1986)
Vital Statistics
PLACE OF BIRTH: Crete, Greece
DATE OF BIRTH: July 24th, 1937
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
MARITAL STATUS: Married; Sherry Rooney (June 14th, 1984)
PREVIOUS MARRIAGE: Nancy Dow (1965 - 1980)
CHILDREN: Two; daughter Jennifer Aniston, son Alexander Aniston.
