Mihalis Giannatos

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.

Most Known For

Munich

as Hotel Aristides Porter

One Moment 2 Lives

as Ανέστης Συκάς

Midnight Express

as Court Translator

Opa!

as Hector

The Arbitrary

as Κοράκι

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

as Kokolios

Επικίνδυνες σχέσεις

as Μάρκος

Αρχιπέλαγος

Η Αγάπη της Γάτας

as Μουσταφά

Η Μανιάτισσα

as Γιάννης

A Touch of Spice

as Grandpa's friend

Silver Dinar

as Κάρλο

Eternity and a Day

as Ticket Inspector

Βοήθεια γειτόνοι

as Ζαρταλούδης

You will talk to my lawyer.

Ulysses' Gaze

as Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)

Landscape in the Mist

My Family and Other Animals

as Porter / Waiter

The Beekeeper

Kamikazi, agapi mou

as Fotiou