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