Giorgos Mihalakopoulos
Acting
Born February 28, 1938, Athens, Greece
Giorgos Michalakopoulos (Athens, 28 February 1938 – 16 December 2023) was a Greek actor and director. He was born on 28 February 1938 in Athens and studied acting at the Drama School of the Art Theatre. In the theatre he had appeared in plays such as Crime and Punishment, The Death of the Salesman, Every Thursday Mr. Green and The Price. In the cinema he played in films such as Wake Up Santa Claus, The Barber's Beauty, A Knight for Vassula and The Gaze of Ulysses. On television, in the 1970s he co-starred, along with Vasilis Diamantopoulos, in the iconic television series Him and Him on EIRT, as well as in the remake of the series in the 1990s by ERT. He had won the Karolos Koun First Prize for Best Actor and the "Emilios Veakis" award. He had also served as a municipal councilor of Athens (1974-1986) and vice-president of KETHEA. He was married to fellow actress Athina Michalakopoulou, and with her he had two daughters, Ioanna, who is a director, and Eleni, who is a painter. He had declared himself a leftist, without being affiliated with any party. He died after a long hospitalization, as a result of a stroke, on 16 December 2023 at the age of 85. He was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens on 20 December.
Filmography
- 2022Arcadia, Champagne D'Orient — Spyridon Papanikolaou
- The Liar Grandpa — Director
- Απόστολος και μόνος — Απόστολος, Director
- 2003Close So Close
- With Sea View — Νεκτάριος Χριστοφόρου
- O Megalos Thymos — Μιχάλης
- 1997The Man in Grey — Leonidas Hrysis
- 1995Ulysses' Gaze — Nikos
- Dyed Red Hair — Συνταγματάρχης Κριτσίνης
- Ο Κίτρινος Φάκελος — Κωστής Ρούσης
- 1987Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage
- 1987The Noose — Member of Parliament
- Καπνισμένος ουρανός
- 1983O gyros tou thanatou — Max Coleman
- 1979A Joyful Afternoon
- 1979The Cabaret Girl
- 1976The Seagull
- 1969The Barber's Beauty — Stefanos
- 1969Wake up Vassili — Timoleon Fanfaras
- 1968A Knight for Vasoula — Theodoros Beretas
- 1967The World Has Gone Mad... — Dionysis Fiorentinos
- 1964I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries
- 1964The Poor Demons — Christoforos Toufexiadis
- 1964With Many Children — director