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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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Spyridon Papanikolaou

Arcadia, Champagne D'Orient

2022

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The Liar Grandpa

2008

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Απόστολος

Απόστολος και μόνος

2006

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Νεκτάριος Χριστοφόρου

With Sea View

2003

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Close So Close

2003

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Μιχάλης

O Megalos Thymos

1998

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Leonidas Hrysis

The Man in Grey

1997

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Nikos

Ulysses' Gaze

1995

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Συνταγματάρχης Κριτσίνης

Βαμμένα Κόκκινα Μαλλιά

1992

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Κωστής Ρούσης

Ο Κίτρινος Φάκελος

1990

Credits

Arcadia, Champagne D'Orient

as Spyridon Papanikolaou

2022

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The Liar Grandpa

2008

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Απόστολος και μόνος

as Απόστολος

2006

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With Sea View

as Νεκτάριος Χριστοφόρου

2003

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Close So Close

2003

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O Megalos Thymos

as Μιχάλης

1998

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The Man in Grey

as Leonidas Hrysis

1997

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Ulysses' Gaze

as Nikos

1995

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Βαμμένα Κόκκινα Μαλλιά

as Συνταγματάρχης Κριτσίνης

1992

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Ο Κίτρινος Φάκελος

as Κωστής Ρούσης

1990

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Captain Meitanos. The Image of a Mythical Personage

1987

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Ο κλοιός

as Member of Parliament

1987

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Καπνισμένος ουρανός

1985

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O gyros tou thanatou

as Max Coleman

1983

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The Cabaret Girl

1979

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A Joyful Afternoon

1979

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The Seagull

1976

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Wake up Vassili

as Timoleon Fanfaras

1969

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The Barber's Beauty

as Stefanos

1969

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A Knight for Vasoula

as Theodoros Beretas

1968

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The World Has Gone Mad...

as Dionysis Fiorentinos

1967

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I leave with Bitterness in Foreign Countries

1964

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With Many Children

as director

1964

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The Poor Demons

as Christoforos Toufexiadis

1964

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