Mihalis Giannatos
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.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
(Kokolios)
Orpheus Descending
Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
Pretty Smart
(The Turk)
Munich
(Hotel Aristides Porter)
Τράνζιτο
The Suspended Step of the Stork
(Shopkeeper)
Landscape in the Mist
A Touch of Spice
(Grandpa's friend)
Caution, Danger!
Misunderstanding
My Family and Other Animals
(Porter / Waiter)
The Flower of the Lake
(Hasan)
The Weeping Meadow
(Zisis)
Someone Else's America
(Grčki agent)
Alexander the Great
(Dragoumanos)
The Beekeeper
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
(italian officer)
The Wind
(Policeman)
To the Inn
Kata lathos astynomikos
Bordello
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
(Tamtikos)
The Warriors of Peace
Dictator calls Thanasis
Carefree... Nut
Voyage to Cythera
(police officer)
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
The Wicked World of Thanasis
The Charlatan
(Patroklos)
The Man Who Ran a Lot
(Lefteris Zevedaios)
A Walk in the Sun
(Waiter)
1922
Eternity and a Day
(Ticket Inspector)
The Lady and the Tramp
Taste from Greece
(Vangelis)
Anna's Summer
(Seller in the photo shop)
Ulysses' Gaze
(Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited))
The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
(General)
Midnight Express
(Court Translator)
The Bubble
(Uncle)
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
(Manos)
Bouzanka à la... Greek
(Panagos)
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
(Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer)
Kamikazi, agapi mou
(Fotiou)
The Street Smarts
(baker)
Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
(Φώτης)
America
(Coffee Shop Owner)
Hamos sto Aigaleo City
The Bleeding Statues
O efialtis
(Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου)
Alexandros and Aishe
The Serpent of Death
(Greek Policeman)
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
Trip to the Capital
Filming Under Pressure
(Self)
Hotel Αστέρια
(Γιώργος)
Opa!
(Hector)
Skipper Straad
The Time Traveller
(Captain)
Αθώος ή ένοχος;
Master of the Shadows
The Arbitrary
(Κοράκι)
Αρχιπέλαγος
Mrs. Doremi
Η Μανιάτισσα
(Γιάννης)
One Moment 2 Lives
(Ανέστης Συκάς)
Θα μιλήσεις με τον δικηγόρο μου
Silver Dinar
(Κάρλο)
Επικίνδυνες σχέσεις
(Μάρκος)
Η Αγάπη της Γάτας
(Μουσταφά)
Βοήθεια γειτόνοι
(Ζαρταλούδης)