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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-11
Place of birth
Constantinople, Turkey
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Cast
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
6.00
Orpheus Descending
1996
6.00
Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
2014
0.00
Pretty Smart
1987
4.80
Munich
2005
7.14
Τράνζιτο
1995
0.00
The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991
6.70
Landscape in the Mist
1988
7.70
A Touch of Spice
2003
6.69
Προσοχή, κίνδυνος!
1983
8.00
Misunderstanding
1983
0.00
My Family and Other Animals
2005
6.41
The Flower of the Lake
1999
5.00
The Weeping Meadow
2004
7.50
Someone Else's America
1995
6.50
Alexander the Great
1980
6.90
The Beekeeper
1986
7.10
The Wind
1986
5.20
To the Inn
2003
0.00
Kata lathos astynomikos
2002
7.00
Bordello
1985
5.70
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
1980
5.40
The Warriors of Peace
1973
0.00
Dictator calls Thanasis
1973
4.00
Carefree... Nut
1971
4.50
Voyage to Cythera
1984
6.90
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
1976
6.00
The Wicked World of Thanasis
1979
5.00
The Charlatan
1973
0.00
The Man Who Ran a Lot
1973
5.00
A Walk in the Sun
1978
4.50
1922
1978
5.64
Eternity and a Day
1998
7.80
The Lady and the Tramp
1968
5.56
Taste from Greece
1980
5.00
Anna's Summer
2001
5.00
Ulysses' Gaze
1995
7.42
Midnight Express
1978
7.48
The Bubble
2002
5.40
Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά
1975
0.00
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990
0.00
Kamikazi, agapi mou
1983
5.80
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
1979
4.60
America
1999
0.00
Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ
1987
0.00
Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων
1982
0.00
Ο εφιάλτης
1987
0.00
Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ
2001
0.00
The Serpent of Death
1990
3.00
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
1988
7.50
Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα
1982
0.00
Filming Under Pressure
1991
0.00
Hotel Αστέρια
2005
0.00
Opa!
2005
5.70
Skipper Straad
2003
0.00
The Time Traveller
1984
2.20
Αθώος ή ένοχος;
1989
0.00
Master of the Shadows
1991
7.50