Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1941-07-11
Day of Death
2013-09-17
Place of Birth
Constantinople, Turkey
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.
Filmography (62)
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
2008
My Family and Other Animals
2005
Munich
2005
Opa!
2005
Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
2005
Hotel Αστέρια
2005
The Weeping Meadow
2004
To the Inn
2003
A Touch of Spice
2003
Skipper Straad
2003
By Accident Policeman
2002
The Bubble
2002
Alexandros and Aishe
2001
Anna's Summer
2001
