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Giannis Fertis

Giannis Fertis

Actor · 1938–2024 · Athens, Greece

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Biography

Yiannis Fertis (Athens, April 21, 1938 - April 14, 2024) was a Greek theater, film and television actor. Protagonist from the 1960s to 2019, in classical and contemporary plays, prose and ancient drama. In cinema, he starred in more than 30 films. He appeared for the first time in 1961 in the movie "Who's Margarita" with Jenny Karezis. The following year he played Orestes in Elektra directed by Michalis Kakogianni, a film that won 25 international awards (among which was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film). In 2008, he won the Best Actor Award at the Thessaloniki Festival for his performance in the film Slaves in Their Chains directed by Toni Lykouresi. On television, he appeared in more than 15 series, most notably The Teacher with the Golden Eyes and The Notary in 1979.

Acted in 37

2010s

  1. 2019

    A Life

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2009

    Slaves in Their Bonds

    Κόντες Αλέξανδρος Οφιομάχος

  2. 2002

    Όνειρα γλυκά

    Antonis

1990s

  1. 1999

    Βεντέττα: Ο Γδικιωμός

    TV

  2. 1998

    Vios Anthospartos

    Ανέστης · 32 episodes

  3. 1997

    Prodosia

    Κώστας Μαντάς · 20 episodes

  4. 1996

    Painted sun

    Στέφανος Απέργης · 18 episodes

  5. 1994

    Το Κόκκινο Φεγγάρι

    Ανδρέας Ρούκουνας · 16 episodes

  6. 1991

    Stubborn Elsa

    Manos

  7. Enopios Enopio

    Guest · 1 episode

  8. O episkeptis tis omihlis

    Πέτρος Γεράνης · 49 episodes

1980s

  1. 1983

    Underground route

    Kostas Kavvadias

  2. 1982

    The happy face of Leonora

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Notary

    Παύλος Ροδίνης · 1 episode

  2. 1977

    I theatrina

    Κώστας · 33 episodes

  3. 1972

    Rebels Of The Cities

    Fotis Kalatzis

  4. 1971

    Underwater Papanikolis

    Vasilis Aslanoglou

  5. 1970

    Face to Face with Death

    Kostas Venetis

  6. Love forever

    Dimitris

1960s

  1. 1969

    To nyfopazaro

    Movie

  2. Weaknesses

    Movie

  3. 1968

    A girl different from the others

    Movie

  4. Ο μεγάλος διχασμός

    Movie

  5. Καρδιά που λύγισε από τον πόνο

    Movie

  6. 1967

    The hour of justice

    Movie

  7. From Jerusalem with love

    Movie

  8. Separation is a curse.

    Movie

  9. 1966

    With a Sparkle in the Eyes

    Movie

  10. The Hot Month of August

    Iason Filippou

  11. Πονηρός πράκτωρ Καραγκιόζης

    Nionios

  12. 1965

    The Roundup

    Movie

  13. Εγκατάλειψη

    Alexis

  14. 1964

    In the shadow of the other woman

    Stefanos

  15. Uphill

    Alexis Geranis

  16. 1962
  17. 1961

    Love and storm

    Dimitris

  18. Who Is Margarita?

    Petros

Appearances1

1960s

  1. 1960

    Kalymnos, the island of sponge divers

    Narrator