Mihalis Giannatos
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-11
Day of Death
2013-09-17 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Turkey
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.
Known For
Acting
(2014)
(2008)
(2005)
Munich
as Hotel Aristides Porter
(2005)
My Family and Other Animals
as Porter / Waiter
(2005)
Opa!
as Hector
(2005)
Hotel Αστέρια
as Γιώργος
(2004)
The Weeping Meadow
as Zisis
(2003)
A Touch of Spice
as Grandpa's friend
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
The Bubble
as Uncle
(2001)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Kokolios
(2001)
Anna's Summer
as Seller in the photo shop
(2001)
(1999)
America
as Coffee Shop Owner
(1999)
The Flower of the Lake
as Hasan
(1998)
Eternity and a Day
as Ticket Inspector
(1996)
(1996)
The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
as General
(1995)
Ulysses' Gaze
as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
(1995)
Someone Else's America
as Grčki agent
(1995)
(1991)
The Suspended Step of the Stork
as Shopkeeper
(1991)
(1991)
Filming Under Pressure
as Self
(1990)
The Serpent of Death
as Greek Policeman
(1990)
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
as Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer
(1989)
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
Pretty Smart
as The Turk
(1987)
(1987)
Ο εφιάλτης
as Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου
(1986)
(1986)
The Wind
as Policeman
(1986)
(1985)
(1984)
Voyage to Cythera
as police officer
(1984)
The Time Traveller
as Captain
(1983)
Kamikazi, agapi mou
as Fotiou
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
(1982)
(1980)
Alexander the Great
as Dragoumanos
(1980)
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
as Tamtikos
(1980)
Taste from Greece
as Vangelis
(1979)
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
as baker
(1979)
(1978)
Midnight Express
as Court Translator
(1978)
A Walk in the Sun
as Waiter
(1978)
(1976)
(1975)
Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά
as Panagos
(1973)
(1973)
The Charlatan
as Patroklos
(1973)
The Man Who Ran a Lot
as Lefteris Zevedaios
(1973)
(1971)
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
as italian officer
(1971)
(1968)