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Mihalis Giannatos

Acting Born Jul 11, 1941 Constantinople, Turkey 24 credits

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)

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Known for

Film

Munich

as Hotel Aristides Porter
Film

Midnight Express

as Court Translator
Film

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

as Kokolios
Film

Eternity and a Day

as Ticket Inspector

Full filmography

  • One Moment 2 Lives (2007) as Ανέστης Συκάς
  • Munich (2005) as Hotel Aristides Porter
  • Midnight Express (1978) as Court Translator
  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) as Kokolios
  • Eternity and a Day (1998) as Ticket Inspector
  • Landscape in the Mist (1988)
  • A Touch of Spice (2003) as Grandpa's friend
  • The Arbitrary (1989) as Κοράκι
  • Ulysses' Gaze (1995) as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
  • The Weeping Meadow (2004) as Zisis
  • My Family and Other Animals (2005) as Porter / Waiter
  • Pretty Smart (1987) as The Turk
  • You will talk to my lawyer. (1992)
  • Αρχιπέλαγος (2004)
  • The Beekeeper (1986)
  • Voyage to Cythera (1984) as police officer
  • The Wind (1986) as Policeman
  • Η Αγάπη της Γάτας (1991) as Μουσταφά
  • The Lady and the Tramp (1968)
  • The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) as Shopkeeper
  • Kamikazi, agapi mou (1983) as Fotiou
  • Η Μανιάτισσα (1987) as Γιάννης
  • Βοήθεια γειτόνοι (2003) as Ζαρταλούδης
  • Silver Dinar (1994) as Κάρλο