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. (Source: Wikipedia)

Filmography

• 2008The Policeman of the 16th Precinct — Manos
• One Moment 2 Lives — Ανέστης Συκάς
• 2005Hotel Αστέρια — Γιώργος
• 2005Munich — Hotel Aristides Porter
• 2005My Family and Other Animals — Porter / Waiter
• 2005Opa! — Hector
• 2005Το όνειρο του Ίκαρου
• 2004The Weeping Meadow — Zisis
• Αρχιπέλαγος
• 2003A Touch of Spice — Grandpa's friend
• 2003Skipper Straad
• 2003To the Inn
• Βοήθεια γειτόνοι — Ζαρταλούδης
• 2002By Accident Policeman
• 2002The Bubble — Uncle
• 2001Alexandros and Aishe
• 2001Anna's Summer — Seller in the photo shop
• 2001Captain Corelli's Mandolin — Kokolios
• You are my other half — Mastrogiorgis
• 1999America — Coffee Shop Owner
• 1999The Flower of the Lake — Hasan
• 1998Eternity and a Day — Ticket Inspector
• 1996Orpheus Descending
• 1996The Lost Treasure of Hursit Pasha — General
• 1995Someone Else's America — Grčki agent
• 1995Ulysses' Gaze — Albanian Film Library Manager (uncredited)
• 1995Τράνζιτο
• Silver Dinar — Κάρλο
• You will talk to my lawyer.
• Επικίνδυνες σχέσεις — Μάρκος
• 1991Master of the Shadows
• 1991The Suspended Step of the Stork — Shopkeeper
• Η Αγάπη της Γάτας — Μουσταφά
• 1990The Serpent of Death — Greek Policeman
• 1990Η εκδίκηση του Πατέρα — Moustafa, the turkish drug dealer
• The Arbitrary — Κοράκι
• 1989Αθώος ή ένοχος;
• 1988A Madhouse Named "Hellas"
• 1988Landscape in the Mist
• 1987Hamos sto Aigaleo City
• 1987O efialtis — Στέλιος Παπαϊωάννου
• 1987Pretty Smart — The Turk
• Η Μανιάτισσα — Γιάννης
• 1986The Beekeeper
• 1986The Two Faces of January — Nikos
• 1986The Wind — Policeman
• 1986Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος — Φώτης
• 1985Bordello
• 1984The Time Traveller — Captain
• 1984Voyage to Cythera — police officer
• 1983Caution, Danger!
• 1983Kamikazi, agapi mou — Fotiou
• 1983Misunderstanding
• Mrs. Doremi
• 1982The Bleeding Statues
• 1982Trip to the Capital
• 1980Alexander the Great — Dragoumanos
• 1980Taste from Greece — Vangelis
• 1980Vengos the Crazy Kamikaze — Tamtikos
• 1979The Street Smarts — baker
• 1979The Wicked World of Thanasis
• 19781922
• 1978A Walk in the Sun — Waiter
• 1978Midnight Express — Court Translator
• 1976Thanasis in the land of the cuff
• 1975Bouzanka à la... Greek — Panagos
• 1973Dictator calls Thanasis
• 1973The Charlatan — Patroklos
• 1973The Man Who Ran a Lot — Lefteris Zevedaios
• 1973The Warriors of Peace
• 1971Carefree... Nut
• 1971What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? — italian officer
• 1968The Lady and the Tramp

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1991Filming Under Pressure — Self