1941-07-11 ( 83 years old ) in Constantinople, Turkey
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.
Movies
Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
2014-11-26
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct
2008-11-27
My Family and Other Animals
2005-12-27
Munich
2005-12-23
Opa!
2005-11-13
Hotel Αστέρια
2005-01-01
The Weeping Meadow
2004-02-20
To the Inn
2003-11-26
A Touch of Spice
2003-10-24
Skipper Straad
2003-09-14
Kata lathos astynomikos
2002-05-23
The Bubble
2002-01-02
Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ
2001-11-01
Anna's Summer
2001-08-30
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001-04-18
The Flower of the Lake
1999-11-14
America
1999-09-23
Eternity and a Day
1998-10-23
The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha
1996-03-08
Orpheus Descending
1996-01-26
Ulysses' Gaze
1995-10-12
Someone Else's America
1995-09-09
Τράνζιτο
1995-03-01
The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991-12-04
Master of the Shadows
1991-05-26
Filming Under Pressure
1991-02-01
The Serpent of Death
1990-12-06
Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα
1990-01-01
Αθώος ή ένοχος;
1989-10-01
A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
1988-12-01
Landscape in the Mist
1988-09-10
Pretty Smart
1987-03-13
Χαμός στο Αιγάλεω σίτυ
1987-01-01
Ο εφιάλτης
1987-01-01
The Wind
1986-11-17
The Beekeeper
1986-10-23
Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
1986-06-11
Bordello
1985-10-17
The Time Traveller
1984-09-15
Voyage to Cythera
1984-04-21
Misunderstanding
1983-06-07
Προσοχή, κίνδυνος!
1983-02-01
Kamikazi, agapi mou
1983-01-01
Το αίμα των αγαλμάτων
1982-10-07
Ταξίδι στην Πρωτεύουσα
1982-10-01
Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze
1980-12-08
Alexander the Great
1980-09-08
Taste from Greece
1980-01-01
Τα Παιδιά της Πιάτσας
1979-06-13
The Wicked World of Thanasis
1979-03-19
A Walk in the Sun
1978-12-25
Midnight Express
1978-08-31
1922
1978-04-01
Thanasis in the land of the cuff
1976-07-25
Μπουζάνκα αλά... ελληνικά
1975-01-01
The Charlatan
1973-12-24
Dictator calls Thanasis
1973-11-12
The Warriors of Peace
1973-06-17
The Man Who Ran a Lot
1973-01-01
Carefree... Nut
1971-11-22
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?
1971-09-23
The Lady and the Tramp
1968-12-30
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