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Mihalis Giannatos

11th July 1941 Constantinople, Turkey Acting

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)

62 Movies 10 TV Shows 74 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Munich poster
Munich 23rd December 2005 as Hotel Aristides Porter
Opa! poster
Opa! 13th November 2005 as Hector
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America 23rd September 1999 as Coffee Shop Owner
Ulysses' Gaze poster
Ulysses' Gaze 12th October 1995 as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
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O efialtis 1st January 1987 as Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου