Giorgos Kotanidis
Giorgos Kotanidis (23 May 1945, Drama - 28 January 2020, Athens) was a Greek actor, director and writer.
Until the age of twelve, he lived in Drama, the birthplace of his parents who had come as refugees from Pontus. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre, abandoning his studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was one of the creators of the Free Theatre in Allos Pagratiou and later during his theatrical career he collaborated with many troupes and directors, playing theatrical roles of all kinds. He also played several roles in Greek and international cinema, as well as on television. Politicized and integrated into the Left, he participated in the student movement. For his action against the dictatorship, he was repeatedly imprisoned and tortured.
Acting
Movie
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Mayor
2001
Movie
God Loves Caviar
as Theodoros Kolokotronis
2012
Movie
Hardbodies 2
as Kidnapper
1986
Movie
Pretty Smart
as Professor Raji
1987
Movie
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
as Kostas
1978
Movie
Parangelia!
as Policeman
1980
Movie
Living Dangerously
as Petros Savvidis
1987
Movie
Pater Familias
as Papalevizos
1997
Movie
Electric Angel
1981
Movie
When the Greeks
1981
Movie
No Sympathy for the Devil
as Devil
1997
Movie
The Very Poor, Inc.
as Giorgos Haramis
2000
Movie
The Girl From Mani
as Calchas
1986
Movie
One More Dance
2012
TV
Prodosia
as Βασίλης
1997
TV
Φιλί Ζωής
2002
TV
Τα χαμένα γράμματα
as Πετρόπουλος
1997
TV
Για Μια Θέση στον Ήλιο
as Δαμιανός
1999
Movie
Misunderstanding
1983
Movie
Αθώος ή ένοχος;
1989
TV
Manto Mavrogenous
as Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης
1983
TV
Like sisters
1999
TV
Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν
1992
TV
Λίστα γάμου
as Γιώργος Μυταλάκης
2003