
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.
Acting (62 movies)

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001

Orpheus Descending
1996

Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
2005

Pretty Smart
1987

Munich
2005

Τράνζιτο
1995

The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991

Landscape in the Mist
1988

A Touch of Spice
2003

Caution, Danger!
1983

Misunderstanding
1983

My Family and Other Animals
2005

The Flower of the Lake
1999

The Weeping Meadow
2004

Someone Else's America
1995

Alexander the Great
1980

The Beekeeper
1986

What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
1971

The Wind
1986

To the Inn
2003

Kata lathos astynomikos
2002

Bordello
1985

Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
1980

The Warriors of Peace
1973

Dictator calls Thanasis
1973

Carefree... Nut
1971

Voyage to Cythera
1984

Thanasis in the land of the cuff
1976

The Wicked World of Thanasis
1979

The Charlatan
1973

The Man Who Ran a Lot
1973

A Walk in the Sun
1978

1922
1978

Eternity and a Day
1998

The Lady and the Tramp
1968

Taste from Greece
1980

Anna's Summer
2001

Ulysses' Gaze
1995

The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
1996

Midnight Express
1978

The Bubble
2002

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
2008

Bouzanka à la... Greek
1975

Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990

Kamikazi, agapi mou
1983

The Street Smarts
1979

Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
1986

America
1999

Hamos sto Aigaleo City
1987

The Bleeding Statues
1982

O efialtis
1987

Alexandros and Aishe
2001

The Serpent of Death
1990

A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
1988

Trip to the Capital
1982

Filming Under Pressure
1991

Hotel Αστέρια
2005

Opa!
2005

Skipper Straad
2003

The Time Traveller
1984

Αθώος ή ένοχος;
1989

Master of the Shadows
1991
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