Giorgos Kotanidis

Acting

Giorgos Kotanidis

Born February 5, 1945 · Thessaloniki, Greece

Died January 28, 2020 · aged 74

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 Pa…

Known For

Captain Corelli's MandolinCaptain Corelli's Mandolin · 2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.92001
MovieDramaRomance
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
When the GreeksWhen the Greeks · 1981
When the Greeks
6.01981
MovieWarAdventure
At the turn of the twentieth century a young merchant is abducted by a group of brigands who are sheltered in a remote mountainous area of Greece aiming to extract ransom from his wealthy family. The young man develops a kind of sympathy to the arch-brigand and realizes that the underground life and moral code of his kidnappers actually represent a more genuine expression of “New Hellenism” than his bourgeois well-being.
Hardbodies 2Hardbodies 2 · 1986
Hardbodies 2
3.31986
MovieComedy
A film crew is travelling from America to Greece to produce a movie. Before their work is done they will have to face many unusual situations, along with numerous opportunities for the actresses to take their clothes off.
Living DangerouslyLiving Dangerously · 1987
Living Dangerously
6.81987
MovieComedy
On the morning of the World Cup final, Karamanos, an employee of the Greek Telecommunications Organization (TOE), connects his commander's personal computer to a devilishly complex and explosive device. He threatens to blow up the floor and the satellite dishes above if he is not allowed to appear on the national network 10 minutes before the football match to denounce all the wrongs that plague the lives of Greek citizens and make them victims of a partisan and corrupt state.
Pretty SmartPretty Smart · 1987
Pretty Smart
4.81987
MovieDramaComedy
In this adolescent-oriented drama, a young woman is forced to attend a posh finishing school in the Mediterranean. She vents her anger by rebelling against the cruel and sicko headmaster. When she discovers that he has been secretly photographing them naked and profiting from the pictures, she rallies the other girls and gets revenge.
God Loves CaviarGod Loves Caviar · 2012
God Loves Caviar
5.42012
MovieAdventureHistory
The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.
Parangelia!Parangelia! · 1980
Parangelia!
7.51980
MovieDramaCrime
The true story of Nikos Koemtzis, a man who stabbed three men to death in 1973 Athens for disrespecting his brother Demos' zeibekiko, a traditional Greek dance.
The Girl From ManiThe Girl From Mani · 1986
The Girl From Mani
5.31986
MovieDramaRomance
For Her Love Has Become A Desperate Dream.

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Βοήθεια γειτόνοιΒοήθεια γειτόνοι · 2003
Βοήθεια γειτόνοι
2003
SeriesComedy

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