Mihalis Giannatos
62 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 11, 1941
- Died
- Sep 17, 2013 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Constantinople, Turkey
- Also known as
- Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος · Michalis Giannatos · Mihail Giannatos · Michael Jannatos
Biography
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.
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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.
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Known for
Mihalis Giannatos: movies and TV shows
Acting (73)
- 2008 The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
as Manos
- 2007
- 2005 My Family and Other Animals
as Porter / Waiter
- 2005 Munich
as Hotel Aristides Porter
- 2005 Opa!
as Hector
- 2005
- 2005 Hotel Αστέρια
as Γιώργος
- 2004
- 2004 The Weeping Meadow
as Zisis
- 2003
- 2003 A Touch of Spice
as Grandpa's friend
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002 The Bubble
as Uncle
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Anna's Summer
as Seller in the photo shop
- 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Kokolios
- 1999 The Flower of the Lake
as Hasan
- 1999 America
as Coffee Shop Owner
- 1998 Eternity and a Day
as Ticket Inspector
- 1996 The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
as General
- 1996
- 1995 Ulysses' Gaze
as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
- 1995 Someone Else's America
as Grčki agent
- 1995
- 1994
- 1992
- 1992
- 1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork
as Shopkeeper
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990 The Serpent of Death
as Greek Policeman
- 1990 Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
as Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987 Pretty Smart
as The Turk
- 1987
- 1987 O efialtis
as Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου
- 1986 The Wind
as Policeman
- 1986
- 1986 Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
as Φώτης
- 1986 The Two Faces of January
as Nikos
- 1985
- 1984 The Time Traveller
as Captain
- 1984 Voyage to Cythera
as police officer
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 Kamikazi, agapi mou
as Fotiou
- 1982
- 1982
- 1980 Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
as Tamtikos
- 1980 Alexander the Great
as Dragoumanos
- 1980 Taste from Greece
as Vangelis
- 1979 The Street Smarts
as baker
- 1979
- 1978 A Walk in the Sun
as Waiter
- 1978 Midnight Express
as Court Translator
- 1978
- 1976
- 1975 Bouzanka à la... Greek
as Panagos
- 1973 The Charlatan
as Patroklos
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 The Man Who Ran a Lot
as Lefteris Zevedaios
- 1971
- 1971 What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
as italian officer
- 1968
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1991