
Mihalis Giannatos
Born: 1941-07-11
Place of Birth: Constantinople, Turkey
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.
Known For

The Serpent of Death

Munich

The Wind

Midnight Express

Pretty Smart

Eternity and a Day

A Touch of Spice

Someone Else's America

Anna's Summer

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Opa!

Voyage to Cythera

The Beekeeper

Kamikazi, agapi mou

Ulysses' Gaze

Landscape in the Mist

The Suspended Step of the Stork

The Weeping Meadow

The Bubble

Filming Under Pressure

Bordello

Carefree... Nut

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

The Lady and the Tramp

Misunderstanding

Master of the Shadows

Taste from Greece

Trip to the Capital

My Family and Other Animals

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze

A Madhouse Named "Hellas"

The Street Smarts

The Bleeding Statues

The Charlatan

The Flower of the Lake

The Wicked World of Thanasis

Thanasis in the land of the cuff

Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου

Alexander the Great

The Man Who Ran a Lot

Hotel Αστέρια

Hamos sto Aigaleo City

Dictator calls Thanasis

The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha

Τράνζιτο

The Time Traveller

Alexandros and Aishe

O efialtis

The Warriors of Peace

Caution, Danger!

Αθώος ή ένοχος;

To the Inn

Skipper Straad

1922

America

Orpheus Descending

Kata lathos astynomikos

Bouzanka à la... Greek

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα

Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος

A Walk in the Sun
