Mihalis Giannatos

Known for ActingBorn 1941-07-11Died 2013-09-17Constantinople, Turkey

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.Read more

Movies & web series

America

Τράνζιτο

The Bleeding Statues

Misunderstanding

The Charlatan

Επικίνδυνες σχέσεις

Caution, Danger!

Skipper Straad

Alexandros and Aishe

Orpheus Descending

Silver Dinar

Η Αγάπη της Γάτας

The Arbitrary

Trip to the Capital

Eternity and a Day

Bouzanka à la... Greek

The Weeping Meadow

Master of the Shadows

Landscape in the Mist

Ulysses' Gaze

You will talk to my lawyer.

Midnight Express

A Madhouse Named "Hellas"

Munich

Αρχιπέλαγος

By Accident Policeman

The Flower of the Lake

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα

Someone Else's America

Αθώος ή ένοχος;

The Beekeeper

Voyage to Cythera

The Suspended Step of the Stork

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

The Warriors of Peace

A Touch of Spice

Alexander the Great

My Family and Other Animals

Taste from Greece

Opa!

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Kamikazi, agapi mou

The Man Who Ran a Lot

The Wicked World of Thanasis

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

1922

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze