Giorgos Kotanidis
Acting • Born 1945-02-05 – Died 2020-01-28
Biography
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.
Filmography
28 credits
Pretty Smart
Movie • 1987
Professor Raji
Living Dangerously
Movie • 1987
Petros Savvidis
Pater Familias
Movie • 1997
Papalevizos
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Movie • 2001
Mayor
Hardbodies 2
Movie • 1986
Kidnapper
Misunderstanding
Movie • 1983
The Very Poor, Inc.
Movie • 2000
Giorgos Haramis
When the Greeks
Movie • 1981
No Sympathy for the Devil
Movie • 1997
Devil
Parangelia!
Movie • 1980
Policeman
The Girl From Mani
Movie • 1986
Calchas
Which Way to the Septic Tank?
Movie • 1978
Kostas
One More Dance
Movie • 2012
Electric Angel
Movie • 1981
Eviva!
Movie • 2014
Vassilis
Αθώος ή ένοχος;
Movie • 1989
In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later
Movie • 2025
Self (Archive Footage)
God Loves Caviar
Movie • 2012
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Manto Mavrogenous
TV • 1983
Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης
Prodosia
TV • 1997
Βασίλης
Πλάκα μου κάνεις!
TV • 2007
Ιάκωβος Καλογεράκης
Like sisters
TV • 1999
Φιλί Ζωής
TV • 2002
Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν
TV • 1992
Τα χαμένα γράμματα
TV • 1997
Πετρόπουλος
Λίστα γάμου
TV • 2003
Γιώργος Μυταλάκης
Βοήθεια γειτόνοι
TV • 2003
Γεράνης, πρώην υποψήφιος βουλευτής
Για Μια Θέση στον Ήλιο
TV • 1999
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