Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Acting Feb 28, 1938 Dec 16, 2023 (aged 85) Athens, Greece

Giorgos Michalakopoulos (Athens, 28 February 1938 – 16 December 2023) was a Greek actor and director. He was born on 28 February 1938 in Athens and studied acting at the Drama School of the Art Theatre. In the theatre he had appeared in plays such as Crime and Punishment, The Death of the Salesman, Every Thursday Mr. Green and The Price. In the cinema he played in films such as Wake Up Santa Claus, The Barber's Beauty, A Knight for Vassula and The Gaze of Ulysses. On television, in the 1970s he co-starred, along with Vasilis Diamantopoulos, in the iconic television series Him and Him on EIRT, as well as in the remake of the series in the 1990s by ERT. He had won the Karolos Koun First Prize for Best Actor and the "Emilios Veakis" award. He had also served as a municipal councilor of Athens (1974-1986) and vice-president of KETHEA. He was married to fellow actress Athina Michalakopoulou, and with her he had two daughters, Ioanna, who is a director, and Eleni, who is a painter. He had declared himself a leftist, without being affiliated with any party. He died after a long hospitalization, as a result of a stroke, on 16 December 2023 at the age of 85. He was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens on 20 December.

24 Acting Credits

2 Crew Credits

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Acting

Ulysses' Gaze

A Knight for Vasoula

Wake up Vassili

The Barber's Beauty

O gyros tou thanatou

With Many Children

A Joyful Afternoon

The World Has Gone Mad...

The Noose

The Poor Demons

Dyed Red Hair

The Man in Grey

O Megalos Thymos

Ο Κίτρινος Φάκελος

I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries

With Sea View

Close So Close

The Cabaret Girl

Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage

The Seagull

Απόστολος και μόνος

The Liar Grandpa

Arcadia, Champagne D'Orient

Καπνισμένος ουρανός

Crew

The Liar Grandpa

Απόστολος και μόνος