Mihalis Giannatos
Actor
- Born
- July 11, 1941 · Constantinople, Turkey
- Died
- September 17, 2013 (age 72)
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.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Known for
Munich
December 23, 2005
Midnight Express
August 31, 1978
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
April 18, 2001
Landscape in the Mist
September 10, 1988
Eternity and a Day
October 23, 1998
A Touch of Spice
October 24, 2003
Ulysses' Gaze
October 12, 1995
The Weeping Meadow
February 20, 2004
The Beekeeper
October 23, 1986
The Suspended Step of the Stork
December 4, 1991
Voyage to Cythera
April 21, 1984
Alexander the Great
September 8, 1980
Acting63
- 2008The Policeman of the 16th Precinct as Manos
- 2005My Family and Other Animals as Porter / Waiter
- 2005Munich as Hotel Aristides Porter
- 2005Opa! as Hector
- 2005Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
- 2005Hotel Αστέρια as Γιώργος
- 2004The Weeping Meadow as Zisis
- 2003To the Inn
- 2003A Touch of Spice as Grandpa's friend
- 2003Skipper Straad
- 2002