Mihalis Giannatos

Acting Jul 11, 1941 Sep 17, 2013 (aged 72) Constantinople, Turkey

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.

72 Acting Credits

Mihalis Giannatos

Acting

Munich

Midnight Express

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Landscape in the Mist

Eternity and a Day

A Touch of Spice

Ulysses' Gaze

The Weeping Meadow

The Beekeeper

The Suspended Step of the Stork

Voyage to Cythera

Alexander the Great

The Wind

My Family and Other Animals

Pretty Smart

The Lady and the Tramp

Kamikazi, agapi mou

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

1922

Bordello

Opa!

Someone Else's America

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze