Actor

Mihalis Giannatos

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Movies: 62Series: 9

TMDB ID: 18850

IMDb ID: nm0316233

Known for: Acting

Born: July 11, 1941

Died: September 17, 2013

Age: 72

Place of birth: Constantinople, Turkey

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2008

Years active: 41

Average TMDB rating: 6.74

Wikidata: Q14927376

Also known as

Μιχάλης Γιαννάτος • Michalis Giannatos • Mihail Giannatos • Michael Jannatos • Mihalis Yanatos • Michael Yannatos • Michalis Yannatos • Mihalis Yannatos • Μιχαλης Γιαννατος

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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.