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