Actor

Giannis Fertis

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Movies: 28Series: 8

TMDB ID: 1372731

IMDb ID: nm0275182

Known for: Acting

Born: April 21, 1938

Died: April 14, 2024

Age: 85

Place of birth: Athens, Greece

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2019

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 7

Wikidata: Q16332993

Also known as

Γιάννης Φέρτης • Γιαννης Φερτης

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Biography

Yiannis Fertis (Athens, April 21, 1938 - April 14, 2024) was a Greek theater, film and television actor. Protagonist from the 1960s to 2019, in classical and contemporary plays, prose and ancient drama. In cinema, he starred in more than 30 films. He appeared for the first time in 1961 in the movie "Who's Margarita" with Jenny Karezis. The following year he played Orestes in Elektra directed by Michalis Kakogianni, a film that won 25 international awards (among which was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film). In 2008, he won the Best Actor Award at the Thessaloniki Festival for his performance in the film Slaves in Their Chains directed by Toni Lykouresi. On television, he appeared in more than 15 series, most notably The Teacher with the Golden Eyes and The Notary in 1979.