Mihalis Giannatos

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: Acting

Born: Constantinople, Turkey, 1941-07-11

Died: 2013-09-17

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	The Lady and the Tramp		54
2	1971	What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?	italian officer	68
3	1971	Carefree... Nut		45
4	1973	The Man Who Ran a Lot	Lefteris Zevedaios	50
5	1973	The Warriors of Peace		0
6	1973	Dictator calls Thanasis		40
7	1973	The Charlatan	Patroklos	0
8	1975	Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά	Panagos	0
9	1976	Thanasis in the land of the cuff		60
10	1978	1922		57
11	1978	Midnight Express	Court Translator	75
12	1978	A Walk in the Sun	Waiter	45
13	1979	The Wicked World of Thanasis		50
14	1979	Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας	baker	46
15	1980	Taste from Greece	Vangelis	50
16	1980	Alexander the Great	Dragoumanos	69
17	1980	Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze	Tamtikos	54
18	1982	Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα		0
19	1982	Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων		0
20	1983	Kamikazi, agapi mou	Fotiou	58
21	1983	Προσοχή, κίνδυνος!		80
22	1983	Misunderstanding		0
23	1984	Voyage to Cythera	police officer	69
24	1984	The Next One	Captain	22
25	1985	Bordello		57
26	1986	Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος	Φώτης	0
27	1986	The Beekeeper		71
28	1986	The Wind	Policeman	54
29	1987	Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ		0
30	1987	Ο εφιάλτης	Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου	0
31	1987	Pretty Smart	The Turk	49
32	1988	Landscape in the Mist		77
33	1988	A Madhouse Named "Hellas"		75
34	1989	Αθώος ή ένοχος;		0
35	1990	Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα	Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer	0
36	1990	The Serpent of Death	Greek Policeman	30
37	1991	Filming Under Pressure	Self	0
38	1991	The Suspended Step of the Stork	Shopkeeper	67
39	1995	Τράνζιτο		0
40	1995	Someone Else's America	Grčki agent	65
41	1995	Ulysses' Gaze	Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)	74
42	1996	Orpheus Descending		0
43	1996	The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha	General	34
44	1998	Eternity and a Day	Ticket Inspector	77
45	1999	America	Coffee Shop Owner	0
46	1999	The Flower of the Lake	Hasan	50
47	2001	Captain Corelli's Mandolin	Kokolios	60
48	2001	Anna's Summer	Seller in the photo shop	50
49	2001	Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ		0
50	2002	The Bubble	Uncle	54
51	2002	Kata lathos astynomikos		60
52	2003	Skipper Straad		0
53	2003	A Touch of Spice	Grandpa's friend	66
54	2003	To the Inn		0
55	2004	The Weeping Meadow	Zisis	75
56	2005	Hotel Αστέρια	Γιώργος	0
57	2005	Opa!	Hector	57
58	2005	Munich	Hotel Aristides Porter	71
59	2005	My Family and Other Animals	Porter / Waiter	64
60	2008	The Policeman of the 16th Precinct	Manos	45
61	2014	Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Η κυρία Ντορεμί		40
2	1987	Η Μανιάτισσα	Γιάννης	0
3	1989	Oi Afthairetoi	Κοράκι	75
4	1992	Θα μιλήσεις με τον δικηγόρο μου		70
5	2004	Αρχιπέλαγος		60
6	2007	Mia Stigmi 2 Zoes	Ανέστης Συκάς	46