Giorgos Kotanidis

Actor

February 5, 1945 (74 years)

† January 28, 2020

Thessaloniki, Greece

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, play…

Filmography

6.0

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Mayor

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

6.7

Για Μια Θέση στον Ήλιο

Δαμιανός

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3.4

Hardbodies 2

Kidnapper

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.

4.8

Pretty Smart

Professor Raji

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.

5.4

God Loves Caviar

Theodoros Kolokotronis

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.

6.3

Φιλί Ζωής

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7.0

Manto Mavrogenous

Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης

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5.0

Prodosia

Βασίλης

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8.0

Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν

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Βοήθεια γειτόνοι

Γεράνης, πρώην υποψήφιος βουλευτής

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In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later

Self (Archive Footage)

An unforgettable evening, a birthday party for a legendary series. Everything is ready for the Reunion of “In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later”. The comedy inspired by Giorgos Kapoutzidis premiered in September 2005 and although it formally completed its cycle two years later, it never stopped being a part of our lives. Viewers, social media users, new and older generations kept “Sto Para Pente” alive all these 20 years, using the lines that made history in their everyday lives. This constant and uninterrupted love of the audience is what made this unique evening imperative. "Sto Para Pente – 20 years later" is exactly that: A party, a multi-thematic television tribute to celebrate this moving birthday together with the fans of the comedy series.

7.0

Λίστα γάμου

Γιώργος Μυταλάκης

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8.0

Τα χαμένα γράμματα

Πετρόπουλος

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6.6

Living Dangerously

Petros Savvidis

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.

5.9

Pater Familias

Papalevizos

A young writer takes to edit the autobiography of a popular folk singer then, however, falls victim to intrigues and accused of kidnapping her daughter.

5.8

Which Way to the Septic Tank?

Kostas

A conscientious tanker driver, Thanasis Papathanasis, works hard to help his sister Afroditi study medicine. He believes that in this way he will be able to marry her off so that then he can finally marry Eleni, whom he has loved for years. His efforts, however, are all in vain, as he is constantly confronted with a corrupt establishment and political situation that generate all the prevailing misfortunes: personal, social and national.

7.4

Parangelia!

Policeman

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.

7.0

Αθώος ή ένοχος;

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5.3

The Girl From Mani

Calchas

For Her Love Has Become A Desperate Dream.

9.0

Misunderstanding

Dimitris Lembessis gets out of prison, pays his friend Stratos a visit and kills him. With Ilias he organizes a big jewel heist. During the operation they discover that someone has ratted on them. In their attempt to escape, a police officer is killed and Ilias is mortally wounded...