Mihalis Giannatos
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
Credits
- 2014 · Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου as
- 2008 · The Policeman of the 16th Precinct as Manos
- 2007 · Mia Stigmi 2 Zoes as Ανέστης Συκάς
- 2005 · My Family and Other Animals as Porter / Waiter
- 2005 · Munich as Hotel Aristides Porter
- 2005 · Opa! as Hector
- 2005 · Hotel Αστέρια as Γιώργος
- 2004 · Αρχιπέλαγος as
- 2004 · The Weeping Meadow as Zisis
- 2003 · To the Inn as
- 2003 · A Touch of Spice as Grandpa's friend
- 2003 · Skipper Straad as
- 2002 · Kata lathos astynomikos as
- 2002 · The Bubble as Uncle
- 2001 · Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ as
- 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 · Orpheus Descending as
- 1995 · Ulysses' Gaze as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
- 1995 · Someone Else's America as Grčki agent
- 1995 · Τράνζιτο as
- 1992 · Θα μιλήσεις με τον δικηγόρο μου as
- 1991 · The Suspended Step of the Stork as Shopkeeper
- 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 · Oi Afthairetoi as Κοράκι
- 1989 · Αθώος ή ένοχος; as
- 1989 · Deputy police officer named Thanasis as
- 1988 · Landscape in the Mist as
- 1987 · Η Μανιάτισσα as Γιάννης
- 1987 · Pretty Smart as The Turk
- 1987 · Ο εφιάλτης as Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου
- 1987 · Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ as
- 1986 · The Wind as Policeman
- 1986 · The Beekeeper as
- 1986 · Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος as Φώτης
- 1985 · Bordello as
- 1984 · The Next One as Captain
- 1984 · Voyage to Cythera as police officer
- 1983 · Η κυρία Ντορεμί as
- 1983 · Misunderstanding as
- 1983 · Προσοχή, κίνδυνος! as
- 1983 · Kamikazi, agapi mou as Fotiou
- 1982 · Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων as
- 1982 · Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα as
- 1980 · Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze as Tamtikos
- 1980 · Alexander the Great as Dragoumanos
- 1980 · Taste from Greece as Vangelis
- 1979 · Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας as baker
- 1979 · The Wicked World of Thanasis as
- 1978 · A Walk in the Sun as Waiter
- 1978 · Midnight Express as Court Translator
- 1978 · 1922 as
- 1976 · Thanasis in the land of the cuff as
- 1975 · Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά as Panagos
- 1973 · The Charlatan as Patroklos
- 1973 · Dictator calls Thanasis as
- 1973 · The Warriors of Peace as
- 1973 · The Man Who Ran a Lot as Lefteris Zevedaios
- 1971 · Carefree... Nut as
- 1971 · What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? as italian officer
- 1968 · The Lady and the Tramp as