
Mihalis Giannatos
Born July 11, 1941 · Constantinople, 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
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The Weeping Meadow

The Lady and the Tramp

Hotel Αστέρια

Kamikazi, agapi mou

Skipper Straad

Opa!

The Time Traveller

1922

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα

Someone Else's America

Caution, Danger!

Alexander the Great

A Walk in the Sun

The Charlatan

Bordello

Hamos sto Aigaleo City

The Man Who Ran a Lot

Anna's Summer

Dictator calls Thanasis

The Bubble

Bouzanka à la... Greek

Orpheus Descending

By Accident Policeman

Alexandros and Aishe

The Wicked World of Thanasis

Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος

Filming Under Pressure

The Street Smarts

Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου

America

Τράνζιτο

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

O efialtis

Carefree... Nut

The Bleeding Statues

Misunderstanding

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

To the Inn

The Flower of the Lake

Αθώος ή ένοχος;

Taste from Greece

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha

A Madhouse Named "Hellas"

Master of the Shadows

Trip to the Capital
























