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Giorgos Mihalakopoulos
Athens, Greece
Giorgos Michalakopoulos (Athens, 28 February 1938 – 16 December 2023) was a Greek actor and director. He was born on 28 February 1938 in Athens and studied acting at the Drama Sch…
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Giorgos Michalakopoulos (Athens, 28 February 1938 – 16 December 2023) was a Greek actor and director. He was born on 28 February 1938 in Athens and studied acting at the Drama School of the Art Theatre. In the theatre he had appeared in plays such as Crime and Punishment, The Death of the Salesman, Every Thursday Mr. Green and The Price. In the cinema he played in films such as Wake Up Santa Claus, The Barber's Beauty, A Knight for Vassula and The Gaze of Ulysses. On television, in the 1970s he co-starred, along with Vasilis Diamantopoulos, in the iconic television series Him and Him on EIRT, as well as in the remake of the series in the 1990s by ERT. He had won the Karolos Koun First Prize for Best Actor and the "Emilios Veakis" award. He had also served as a municipal councilor of Athens (1974-1986) and vice-president of KETHEA. He was married to fellow actress Athina Michalakopoulou, and with her he had two daughters, Ioanna, who is a director, and Eleni, who is a painter. He had declared himself a leftist, without being affiliated with any party. He died after a long hospitalization, as a result of a stroke, on 16 December 2023 at the age of 85. He was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens on 20 December.
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2022
Arcadia, Champagne D'Orient
Movie Spyridon Papanikolaou
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2008
The Liar Grandpa
TV show
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2006
Απόστολος και μόνος
TV show Απόστολος
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2003
With Sea View
TV show Νεκτάριος Χριστοφόρου
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2003
Close So Close
Movie
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1998
O Megalos Thymos
TV show Μιχάλης
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1997
The Man in Grey
Movie Leonidas Hrysis
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1995
Ulysses' Gaze
Movie Nikos
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1992
Dyed Red Hair
TV show Συνταγματάρχης Κριτσίνης
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1990
Ο Κίτρινος Φάκελος
TV show Κωστής Ρούσης
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1987
The Noose
Movie Member of Parliament
- 1987
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1985
Καπνισμένος ουρανός
TV show
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1983
O gyros tou thanatou
Movie Max Coleman
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1979
A Joyful Afternoon
Movie
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1979
The Cabaret Girl
Movie
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1976
The Seagull
Movie
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1969
Wake up Vassili
Movie Timoleon Fanfaras
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1969
The Barber's Beauty
Movie Stefanos
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1968
A Knight for Vasoula
Movie Theodoros Beretas
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1967
The World Has Gone Mad...
Movie Dionysis Fiorentinos
- 1964
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1964
With Many Children
Movie director
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1964
The Poor Demons
Movie Christoforos Toufexiadis
