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.
Known for
Mia Stigmi 2 Zoes
Ανέστης Συκάς
Oi Afthairetoi
Κοράκι
Αρχιπέλαγος
Η Μανιάτισσα
Γιάννης
Munich
Hotel Aristides Porter
Midnight Express
Court Translator
Η κυρία Ντορεμί
Θα μιλήσεις με τον δικηγόρο μου
Eternity and a Day
Ticket Inspector
Silver Dinar
Κάρλο
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Kokolios
Ulysses' Gaze
Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
A Touch of Spice
Grandpa's friend
Landscape in the Mist
The Suspended Step of the Stork
Shopkeeper
My Family and Other Animals
Porter / Waiter
Kamikazi, agapi mou
Fotiou
Επικίνδυνες σχέσεις
Μάρκος
The Beekeeper
The Weeping Meadow
Zisis
Η Αγάπη της Γάτας
Μουσταφά
Voyage to Cythera
police officer
Opa!
Hector
The Wind
Policeman
Someone Else's America
Grčki agent
The Lady and the Tramp
Bordello
Pretty Smart
The Turk
Alexander the Great
Dragoumanos
The Time Traveller
Captain
Taste from Greece
Vangelis
The Wicked World of Thanasis
1922
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
The Serpent of Death
Greek Policeman
The Warriors of Peace
Anna's Summer
Seller in the photo shop
The Charlatan
Patroklos
To the Inn
Master of the Shadows
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
Tamtikos
Kata lathos astynomikos
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
baker
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
italian officer
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
Manos
A Walk in the Sun
Waiter
America
Coffee Shop Owner
Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων
Dictator calls Thanasis
Carefree... Nut
The Bubble
Uncle
The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
General
Filming Under Pressure
Self
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα
Misunderstanding
Προσοχή, κίνδυνος!
Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
Orpheus Descending
Τράνζιτο
Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά
Panagos
Ο εφιάλτης
Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου
The Man Who Ran a Lot
Lefteris Zevedaios
Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
Φώτης
Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ
Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ
Hotel Αστέρια
Γιώργος
Skipper Straad
The Flower of the Lake
Hasan