Giannis Gionakis

Giannis Gionakis

Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1922
Died
August 25, 2002 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Athens, Greece

Biography

Giannis Gionakis (Greek: Γιάννης Γκιωνάκης) 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.

Known For

Filmography

1992
Όσο υπάρχουν κόπανοι poster

Όσο υπάρχουν κόπανοι

Movie

1989
Imaginary Lover poster

Imaginary Lover

Movie

1988
Antzela, o peirasmos poster

Antzela, o peirasmos

Movie · as Φρίξος

1988
Στο ρυθμό του ροκ poster

Στο ρυθμό του ροκ

Movie

1987
The cleaners poster

The cleaners

Movie

1987
Of the Poor Woman poster

Of the Poor Woman

Movie

1987
Ο γύφτος και η Πόντια poster

Ο γύφτος και η Πόντια

Movie

1987
Tarnanas enantion Tsitsiolinas

Tarnanas enantion Tsitsiolinas

Movie · as κυρ-Γιάννης

1987
Η ... Μικρομεσαία των Μπάτσων Σχολή poster

Η ... Μικρομεσαία των Μπάτσων Σχολή

Movie

1987
Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια poster

Αετονύχηδες και χαζοπούλια

Movie · as Napoleon Bakafas

1986
Raki No. 0, the Number! poster

Raki No. 0, the Number!

Movie · as Jack London

1986
Ο Iππότης της Λιγούρας poster

Ο Iππότης της Λιγούρας

Movie · as Translator

1986
Ο νίνζα με τη γκλίτσα poster

Ο νίνζα με τη γκλίτσα

Movie

1986
Κορόιδο γαμπρός και κερατάς poster

Κορόιδο γαμπρός και κερατάς

Movie

1985
Crazy Holiday poster

Crazy Holiday

Movie · as Winter, Anna's father

1985
A Papadia in Bouzouki No. 2 poster

A Papadia in Bouzouki No. 2

Movie · as Παύλος

1985
Δημόσιος κίνδυνος Νο:1... ...και κάτι! poster

Δημόσιος κίνδυνος Νο:1... ...και κάτι!

Movie

1985
Πρώτη νύχτα γάμου poster

Πρώτη νύχτα γάμου

Movie

1985
Πως να παντρέψεις την γυναίκα σου poster

Πως να παντρέψεις την γυναίκα σου

Movie

1984
Wheel, Bag and Truants 3 poster

Wheel, Bag and Truants 3

Movie · as Irodis

1984
Rock Star During the Day... At Night Maid poster

Rock Star During the Day... At Night Maid

Movie · as Hotel Owner

1983
Γύφτικη Κομπανία poster

Γύφτικη Κομπανία

Movie

1983
Wheel Bag and Kopana 2 poster

Wheel Bag and Kopana 2

Movie · as Irodis

1983
Papasouzas poster

Papasouzas

Movie · as Παπα-Σεπτέμβρης

1983
Mia papadia sta bouzoukia! poster

Mia papadia sta bouzoukia!

Movie

1983
Doste tin tsonta sto lao!.. poster

Doste tin tsonta sto lao!..

Movie

1982
Wheel Bag and Kopana poster

Wheel Bag and Kopana

Movie · as inspector

1982
The Little Ears poster

The Little Ears

Movie · as Officer Arhiromaios

1981
Traffic Cop Varvara poster

Traffic Cop Varvara

Movie · as Pachoumis Fourtounas

1981
Koroido Romie poster

Koroido Romie

Movie

1980
Taste from Greece poster

Taste from Greece

Movie · as Giannis

1972
The Man Who Broke the Ice poster

The Man Who Broke the Ice

Movie · as Zaharias

1972
Hero Bunker poster

Hero Bunker

Movie

1972
Monday's Theater poster

Monday's Theater

TV · as Λαυρέντης · 1 ep

1971
O agathiáris kai i atsída poster

O agathiáris kai i atsída

Movie · as Mihalis Tsoukalias

1971
Curtain Lecture poster

Curtain Lecture

Movie · as Savvas Tsiviklis

1971
Ena agori... alloiotiko ap' t' alla poster

Ena agori... alloiotiko ap' t' alla

Movie

1970
The Four Aces poster

The Four Aces

Movie · as Lilikos Bardamas

1970
My Luck Went Crazy poster

My Luck Went Crazy

Movie · as Zisis Karafantaris

1970
The madness of the square celibacy poster

The madness of the square celibacy

Movie · as Giorgos Agraniotis

1970
The Headstrong poster

The Headstrong

Movie · as Παντελής Καραμπίνας

1969
The Crooked Wood poster

The Crooked Wood

Movie · as Nikos Maroulis

1969
The Barber's Beauty poster

The Barber's Beauty

Movie · as Giannis Psalidas

1968
The Father-in-Law poster

The Father-in-Law

Movie · as Christos Petefroutis

1967
The Big Fool poster

The Big Fool

Movie · as Ririkos

1967
Anakatosouras poster

Anakatosouras

Movie · as Cameo (uncredited)

1967
The Greedy poster

The Greedy

Movie · as Hristos Hrysafis

1967
Boat of Joy poster

Boat of Joy

Movie · as Tom Lucas

1967
A Rich Without Money poster

A Rich Without Money

Movie · as Giannis Bakouras

1967
Unmarried Groom poster

Unmarried Groom

Movie · as Eytyhios

1967
Mini Skirt and Karate poster

Mini Skirt and Karate

Movie · as Takis

1966
My Brother, the Lord poster

My Brother, the Lord

Movie · as Feidias

1966
O tetraperatos poster

O tetraperatos

Movie · as Avgerinos

1966
The Wedding Dance poster

The Wedding Dance

Movie · as Ilias

1966
All Men Are the Same poster

All Men Are the Same

Movie · as Giorgos

1966
My Sister Deserves a Beating poster

My Sister Deserves a Beating

Movie · as Spiros Dokos

1965
A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush poster

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

Movie · as Lakis Poures

1965
Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot poster

Agents 005 Against Goldenfoot

Movie · as Damianos Bouralas

1965
And All 14 Were Wonderful! poster

And All 14 Were Wonderful!

Movie · as Grigoris Sparos

1965
Eva Has Not Sinned poster

Eva Has Not Sinned

Movie · as Menelaos Touloubas

1965
Beethoven and Bouzouki poster

Beethoven and Bouzouki

Movie · as Filippas

1965
The Stupid Face poster

The Stupid Face

Movie · as Pashalis

1964
World and Kosmakis poster

World and Kosmakis

Movie · as Makis Karimis

1964
Another One for the Million poster

Another One for the Million

Movie · as Κοκός

1964
Aristides and his Girls poster

Aristides and his Girls

Movie

1964
Fortune Hunters poster

Fortune Hunters

Movie

1964
Giannis Messed Up poster

Giannis Messed Up

Movie · as Giannis

1964
Everything the People Wants poster

Everything the People Wants

Movie · as Thanasis

1964
The Harefoot poster

The Harefoot

Movie · as Loukas Chelmis

1964
Exotic Vitamins poster

Exotic Vitamins

Movie · as Dr. Fosteris

1964
Nightwalks poster

Nightwalks

Movie

1963
Seven Days of Lying poster

Seven Days of Lying

Movie · as Michél

1963
Tuesday the 13th poster

Tuesday the 13th

Movie · as Sotiris Berketis

1963
Deluxe Crazy poster

Deluxe Crazy

Movie · as Babis

1963
Fortunately Unemployed poster

Fortunately Unemployed

Movie

1963
The Mischief-Makers poster

The Mischief-Makers

Movie

1962
Φτωχοί κομπιναδόροι poster

Φτωχοί κομπιναδόροι

Movie

1962
Dimos from Trikala poster

Dimos from Trikala

Movie · as Vagos

1962
10 Days in Paris poster

10 Days in Paris

Movie · as Miltos Zepa

1962
Lafina poster

Lafina

Movie

1962
Athens by Night poster

Athens by Night

Movie

1962
Koutroulis` Wedding poster

Koutroulis` Wedding

Movie · as Manolis Koutroulis

1962
Sucker Groom poster

Sucker Groom

Movie · as Loulis

1962
My Wife's Husband poster

My Wife's Husband

Movie · as Panayotis Panayotidis

1962
Runaway Bride poster

Runaway Bride

Movie · as hotel owner

1962
The Devil and His Tail poster

The Devil and His Tail

Movie · as Grigoris

1962
My Groom, the Lawyer! poster

My Groom, the Lawyer!

Movie · as Sotiris

1962
Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday poster

Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday

Movie · as Giacomo Mondiani

1962
A Tramp's Christmas poster

A Tramp's Christmas

Movie · as Theodosis

1961
Alice in the Navy poster

Alice in the Navy

Movie · as Cadet

1961
Poor Bums poster

Poor Bums

Movie · as Savvas

1961
Sharp as a Needle poster

Sharp as a Needle

Movie · as Lalakis Karras

1961
Our Good Angel poster

Our Good Angel

Movie · as Iraklis

1961
Our Tears Have Dried Up poster

Our Tears Have Dried Up

Movie

1961
Κορίτσια της Αθήνας poster

Κορίτσια της Αθήνας

Movie

1960
I'm a man and... I'll have fun! poster

I'm a man and... I'll have fun!

Movie

1960
Love Games poster

Love Games

Movie · as Thanasakis

1960
The yellow gloves poster

The yellow gloves

Movie · as Μπρίλης

1960
Elsewhere the Cackling poster

Elsewhere the Cackling

Movie · as Mikis Pilidis

1960
A Pitiful Don Juan poster

A Pitiful Don Juan

Movie

1960
Το αγρίμι poster

Το αγρίμι

Movie

1959
Marriage Adventures poster

Marriage Adventures

Movie

1959
A Fool And A Hater poster

A Fool And A Hater

Movie · as Perlepes

1959
2,000 Sailors and One Girl poster

2,000 Sailors and One Girl

Movie

1959
The Uncle from Canada poster

The Uncle from Canada

Movie

1959
Mousitsa poster

Mousitsa

Movie · as Vourdoubas

1959
Jobs with Tassels poster

Jobs with Tassels

Movie · as Alekos

1959
As Long as There Are Women poster

As Long as There Are Women

Movie

1959
The Tomboy poster

The Tomboy

Movie · as Riris

1958
Poverty can be bearable while living well poster

Poverty can be bearable while living well

Movie · as Giannis Pidihtos

1958
Four Brides and a Groom poster

Four Brides and a Groom

Movie · as Petros Christopoulos

1958
She's a Lunatic poster

She's a Lunatic

Movie · as Pipis

1958
Lovers Without a Dime poster

Lovers Without a Dime

Movie · as Grigoris

1957
At Night the Entanglements poster

At Night the Entanglements

Movie

1957
Jeep, Pavilion and Love poster

Jeep, Pavilion and Love

Movie · as Tonis

1957
The Child of the Street poster

The Child of the Street

Movie

1956
The Fairy Tale Girl poster

The Fairy Tale Girl

Movie

1952
The Grouch poster

The Grouch

Movie · as Πέτρος Μαρκόπουλος

1951
Those Not Allowed to Love poster

Those Not Allowed to Love

Movie · as pianist

1951
Above all... Coolness poster

Above all... Coolness

Movie · as Tilemachos Drakos

1946
Better the Devil You Know poster

Better the Devil You Know

Movie