Acting · Thessaloniki, Greece · Born February 5, 1945
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. (Source: Wikipedia)
MovieIn the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later
2025
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieEviva!
2014
as Vassilis
MovieOne More Dance
2012
MovieGod Loves Caviar
2012
as Theodoros Kolokotronis
Πλάκα μου κάνεις!
2007
as Ιάκωβος Καλογεράκης
TVΛίστα γάμου
2003
as Γιώργος Μυταλάκης
TVΒοήθεια γειτόνοι
2003
as Γεράνης, πρώην υποψήφιος βουλευτής
TVΦιλί Ζωής
2002
MovieCaptain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Mayor
MovieThe Very Poor, Inc.
2000
as Giorgos Haramis
TVΓια Μια Θέση στον Ήλιο
1999
as Δαμιανός
Like sisters
1999
TVΤα χαμένα γράμματα
1997
as Πετρόπουλος
TVProdosia
1997
as Βασίλης
MoviePater Familias
1997
as Papalevizos
MovieNo Sympathy for the Devil
1997
as Devil
TVΜια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν
1992
MovieΑθώος ή ένοχος;
1989
MovieLiving Dangerously
1987
as Petros Savvidis
MoviePretty Smart
1987
as Professor Raji
MovieHardbodies 2
1986
as Kidnapper
MovieThe Girl From Mani
1986
as Calchas
TVManto Mavrogenous
1983
as Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης
MovieMisunderstanding
1983
MovieElectric Angel
1981
MovieWhen the Greeks
1981
MovieParangelia!
1980
as Policeman
MovieWhich Way to the Septic Tank?
1978
as Kostas
