Giorgos Kotanidis

Born: 1945-02-05

Giorgos Kotanidis (23 May 1945, Drama - 28 January 2020, Athens) was a Greek actor, director and writer. Until the age of twelve, he lived in Drama, the birthplace of his parents who had come as refugees from Pontus. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre, abandoning his studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was one of the creators of the Free Theatre in Allos Pagratiou and later during his theatrical career he collaborated with many troupes and directors, playing theatrical roles of all kinds. He also played several roles in Greek and international cinema, as well as on television. Politicized and integrated into the Left, he participated in the student movement. For his action against the dictatorship, he was repeatedly imprisoned and tortured.


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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

as Mayor
Released: 2001-04-18

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in...

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Pretty Smart

as Professor Raji
Released: 1987-03-13

In this adolescent-oriented drama, a young woman is forced to attend a posh finishing school in...

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Hardbodies 2

as Kidnapper
Released: 1986-09-12

A film crew is travelling from America to Greece to produce a movie. Before their work is done...

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Which Way to the Septic Tank?

as Kostas
Released: 1978-01-01

A conscientious tanker driver, Thanasis Papathanasis, works hard to help his sister Afroditi...

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Electric Angel

as uncredited
Released: 1981-10-20

A typical experimental film, in which a variety of audiovisual techniques are used to create the...

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Pater Familias

as Papalevizos
Released: 1997-01-02

A young writer takes to edit the autobiography of a popular folk singer then, however, falls...

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Living Dangerously

as Petros Savvidis
Released: 1987-10-29

A gifted electrician, Michalis Karamanos works for Greek Telecommunications Organization and it...

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Parangelia!

as Policeman
Released: 1980-10-05

The true story of Nikos Koemtzis, a man who stabbed three men to death in 1973 Athens for...

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No Sympathy for the Devil

as Devil
Released: 1997-01-01

A modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice. A romance in extremes set at a dystopian future by the...

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The Very Poor, Inc.

as Giorgos Haramis
Released: 2000-11-17

Odysseus is a model employee in Haramis Inc, a large company with an unscrupulous boss, Mr...

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The Girl From Mani

as Calchas
Released: 1986-01-01

For Her Love Has Become A Desperate Dream.

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When the Greeks

as uncredited
Released: 1981-04-01

At the turn of the twentieth century a young merchant is abducted by a group of brigands who are...

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Αθώος ή ένοχος;

as uncredited
Released: 1989-10-01

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Eviva!

as Vassilis
Released: 2014-09-17

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Misunderstanding

as uncredited
Released: 1983-06-07

Remake of Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Doulos."

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One More Dance

as uncredited
Released: 2012-09-19

Mrs. Kaiti prepares a birthday party for Giannis, her husband. Her love for him has always been...

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Prodosia

as Βασίλης
First aired: 1997-02-20

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Φιλί Ζωής

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-01

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Manto Mavrogenous

as Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης
First aired: 1983-06-08

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