Giannis Gionakis
Born: 1922-09-18 in Athens, Greece
Died: 2002-08-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
Giannis Gionakis was a Greek actor in film and theater. Gionakis was born in Athens in 1922. He began his studies at the medical school, but was won over by acting and proceeded to study theatre at the Karolos Koun Dramatic School and the Greek Odeon. He became particularly well known for his comedic roles in movies, where he was associated with portrayals of kind but dim-witted people.
Filmography
1992
1989
1988
- Antzela, o peirasmos as Φρίξος
1987
- Η ... Μικρομεσαία των Μπάτσων Σχολή
- Tarnanas enantion Tsitsiolinas as κυρ-Γιάννης
- Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια as Napoleon Bakafas
- Ο γύφτος και η Πόντια
- The cleaners
- Of the Poor Woman
1986
- Ο νίνζα με τη γκλίτσα
- Κορόιδο γαμπρός και κερατάς
- Ο Iππότης της Λιγούρας as Translator
- Raki No. 0, the Number! as Jack London
1985
- Crazy Holiday as Winter, Anna's father
- Πως να παντρέψεις την γυναίκα σου
- Δημόσιος κίνδυνος Νο:1... ...και κάτι!
- Πρώτη νύχτα γάμου
- A Papadia in Bouzouki No. 2 as Παύλος
1984
- Rock Star During the Day... At Night Maid as Hotel Owner
- Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 as Irodis
1983
- Papasouzas as Παπα-Σεπτέμβρης
- Mia papadia sta bouzoukia!
- Γύφτικη Κομπανία
- Doste tin tsonta sto lao!..
- Wheel Bag and Kopana 2 as Irodis
1982
- Wheel Bag and Kopana as inspector
- The Little Ears as Officer Arhiromaios
1981
- Traffic Cop Varvara as Pachoumis Fourtounas
- Koroido Romie
1980
- Taste from Greece as Giannis
1972
- Monday's Theater as Λαυρέντης
- Hero Bunker
- The Man Who Broke the Ice as Zaharias
1971
- Curtain Lecture as Savvas Tsiviklis
- Ena agori... alloiotiko ap' t' alla
- O agathiáris kai i atsída as Mihalis Tsoukalias
1970
- The Headstrong as Παντελής Καραμπίνας
- My Luck Went Crazy as Zisis Karafantaris
- The Four Aces as Lilikos Bardamas
- The madness of the square celibacy as Giorgos Agraniotis
1969
- The Crooked Wood as Nikos Maroulis
- The Barber's Beauty as Giannis Psalidas
1968
- The Father-in-Law as Christos Petefroutis
1967
- The Greedy as Hristos Hrysafis
- A Rich Without Money as Giannis Bakouras
- Unmarried Groom as Eytyhios
- Anakatosouras as Cameo (uncredited)
- The Big Fool as Ririkos
- Mini Skirt and Karate as Takis
- Boat of Joy as Tom Lucas
1966
- My Sister Deserves a Beating as Spiros Dokos
- The Wedding Dance as Ilias
- All Men Are the Same as Giorgos
- O tetraperatos as Avgerinos
- My Brother, the Lord as Feidias
1965
- Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot as Damianos Bouralas
- And All 14 Were Wonderful! as Grigoris Sparos
- A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush as Lakis Poures
- Eva Has Not Sinned as Menelaos Touloubas
- Beethoven and Bouzouki as Filippas
- The Stupid Face as Pashalis
1964
- Aristides and his Girls
- Nightwalks
- Fortune Hunters
- Another One for the Million as Κοκός
- The Harefoot as Loukas Chelmis
- Giannis Messed Up as Giannis
- Exotic Vitamins as Dr. Fosteris
- Everything the People Wants as Thanasis
- World and Kosmakis as Makis Karimis
1963
- Seven Days of Lying as Michél
- The Mischief-Makers
- Fortunately Unemployed
- Tuesday the 13th as Sotiris Berketis
- Deluxe Crazy as Babis
1962
- My Wife's Husband as Panayotis Panayotidis
- My Groom, the Lawyer! as Sotiris
- Runaway Bride as hotel owner
- Lafina
- 10 Days in Paris as Miltos Zepa
- The Devil and His Tail as Grigoris
- Athens by Night
- Φτωχοί κομπιναδόροι
- Koutroulis` Wedding as Manolis Koutroulis
- Sucker Groom as Loulis
- Dimos from Trikala as Vagos
- Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday as Giacomo Mondiani
- A Tramp's Christmas as Theodosis
1961
- Alice in the Navy as Cadet
- Poor Bums as Savvas
- Κορίτσια της Αθήνας
- Our Good Angel as Iraklis
- Our Tears Have Dried Up
- Sharp as a Needle as Lalakis Karras
1960
- A Pitiful Don Juan
- Το αγρίμι
- The yellow gloves as Μπρίλης
- I'm a man and... I'll have fun!
- Love Games as Thanasakis
- Elsewhere the Cackling as Mikis Pilidis
1959
- The Tomboy as Riris
- As Long as There Are Women
- The Uncle from Canada
- Marriage Adventures
- Mousitsa as Vourdoubas
- 2,000 Sailors and One Girl
- A Fool And A Hater as Perlepes
- Jobs with Tassels as Alekos
1958
- Four Brides and a Groom as Petros Christopoulos
- Lovers Without a Dime as Grigoris
- She's a Lunatic as Pipis
- Poverty can be bearable while living well as Giannis Pidihtos
1956
1952
- The Grouch as Πέτρος Μαρκόπουλος
1951
- Those Not Allowed to Love as pianist
- Above all... Coolness as Tilemachos Drakos