Mihalis Giannatos

Mihalis Giannatos

Date of Birth:

Jul 11, 1941

Place of Birth:

Constantinople, Turkey

Michalis Giannatos (Greek: Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος; 11 July 1941 – 17 September 2013), alternatively spelled as Michael Yannatos, was a Greek actοr.

Ηe was born in (Istanbul), Turkey. He left the city for Greece in 1964 during the long expulsion of Istanbul Greeks.

He studied in Konstantinos Demopoulos' school of drama and first appeared as a professional actor in Georgios Zervoulakos' film Oi stigmatismenoi (Greek: Οι στιγματισμένοι) in 1966. When still a student, he participated in the theatrical play Capetan Michalis (Greek: Καπετάν Μιχάλης) next to Manos Katrakis.

During his long cinematic career, he appeared in close to 100 films, television series and plays. He was a regular in Theodoros Angelopoulos films since he was one of the director's favorite actors. After Megalexandros (Greek: Μεγαλέξανδρος) in 1981, Angelopoulos was always calling him to play in his movies.

He was fluent in five languages; Greek, Turkish, French, Italian and Spanish. Due to that, he appeared in many international productions, including Midnight Express, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Munich and more.

filmography:

Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ

1987

Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος

1986

America America

1999

Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων

1982

Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ

2001

Ο εφιάλτης Ο εφιάλτης

1987

Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας

1979

Kamikazi, agapi mou Kamikazi, agapi mou

1983

Midnight Express Midnight Express

1978

The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha

1996

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

2008

Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά

1975

The Bubble The Bubble

2002

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα

1990

Deputy police officer named Thanasis Deputy police officer named Thanasis

1989

The Serpent of Death The Serpent of Death

1990

Pretty Smart Pretty Smart

1987

Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου

2014

Munich Munich

2005

Τράνζιτο Τράνζιτο

1995

Προσοχή, κίνδυνος! Προσοχή, κίνδυνος!

1983

A Touch of Spice A Touch of Spice

2003

Orpheus Descending Orpheus Descending

1996

The Next One The Next One

1984

Filming Under Pressure Filming Under Pressure

1991

Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα

1982

Opa! Opa!

2005

Hotel Αστέρια Hotel Αστέρια

2005

Skipper Straad Skipper Straad

2003

Ulysses' Gaze Ulysses' Gaze

1995

Anna's Summer Anna's Summer

2001

Someone Else's America Someone Else's America

1995

The Beekeeper The Beekeeper

1987

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great

1980

The Wind The Wind

1986

Kata lathos astynomikos Kata lathos astynomikos

2002

To the Inn To the Inn

2003

The Weeping Meadow The Weeping Meadow

2004

The Flower of the Lake The Flower of the Lake

1999

Landscape in the Mist Landscape in the Mist

1988

The Suspended Step of the Stork The Suspended Step of the Stork

1991

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

1971

Misunderstanding Misunderstanding

1983

My Family and Other Animals My Family and Other Animals

2005

Bordello Bordello

1985

The Warriors of Peace The Warriors of Peace

1973

A Walk in the Sun A Walk in the Sun

1978

The Wicked World of Thanasis The Wicked World of Thanasis

1979

1922 1922

1978

Eternity and a Day Eternity and a Day

1998

Taste from Greece Taste from Greece

1980

The Lady and the Tramp The Lady and the Tramp

1968

The Man Who Ran a Lot The Man Who Ran a Lot

1973

The Charlatan The Charlatan

1973

Dictator calls Thanasis Dictator calls Thanasis

1973

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze

1980

Carefree... Nut Carefree... Nut

1971

Voyage to Cythera Voyage to Cythera

1984

Thanasis in the land of the cuff Thanasis in the land of the cuff

1976

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

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