Mihalis Giannatos

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. 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)

Movies & TV Shows

1. Munich (2005) — Hotel Aristides Porter
2. Midnight Express (1978) — Court Translator
3. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) — Kokolios
4. Landscape in the Mist (1988)
5. Eternity and a Day (1998) — Ticket Inspector
6. A Touch of Spice (2003) — Grandpa's friend
7. Ulysses' Gaze (1995) — Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
8. The Weeping Meadow (2004) — Zisis
9. The Beekeeper (1986)
10. The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) — Shopkeeper
11. Voyage to Cythera (1984) — police officer
12. Alexander the Great (1980) — Dragoumanos
13. The Wind (1986) — Policeman
14. Pretty Smart (1987) — The Turk
15. My Family and Other Animals (2005) — Porter / Waiter
16. The Lady and the Tramp (1968)
17. Kamikazi, agapi mou (1983) — Fotiou
18. The Policeman of the 16th Precinct (2008) — Manos
19. You are my other half (2001) — Mastrogiorgis
20. What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? (1971) — italian officer
21. 1922 (1978)
22. Bordello (1985)
23. Opa! (2005) — Hector
24. Someone Else's America (1995) — Grčki agent
25. Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze (1980) — Tamtikos
26. The Bubble (2002) — Uncle
27. The Street Smarts (1979) — baker
28. The Time Traveller (1984) — Captain
29. Anna's Summer (2001) — Seller in the photo shop
30. The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha (1996) — General
31. Carefree... Nut (1971)
32. The Man Who Ran a Lot (1973) — Lefteris Zevedaios
33. A Walk in the Sun (1978) — Waiter
34. The Arbitrary (1989) — Κοράκι
35. Dictator calls Thanasis (1973)
36. The Wicked World of Thanasis (1979)
37. The Serpent of Death (1990) — Greek Policeman
38. One Moment 2 Lives (2007) — Ανέστης Συκάς
39. Master of the Shadows (1991)
40. Thanasis in the land of the cuff (1976)