
Birthday
1945/02/05
Day of death
2020/01/28 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Thessaloniki, Greece
Also know as
Yorgos Kotanidis, George Kotanidis , Jorgos Kotanidis, Γιώργος Κοτανίδης
Giorgos Kotanidis (23 May 1945, Drama - 28 January 2020, Athens) was a Greek actor, director and writer. Until the age of twelve, he lived in Drama, the birthplace of his parents who had come as refugees from Pontus. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre, abandoning his studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was one of the creators of the Free Theatre in Allos Pagratiou and later during his theatrical career he collaborated with many troupes and directors, play...Read more

(1987) Pretty Smart
as Professor Raji

(1987) Living Dangerously
as Petros Savvidis

(1997) Pater Familias
as Papalevizos

(2001) Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Mayor

(1986) Hardbodies 2
as Kidnapper

(1983) Misunderstanding
as ---

(2000) The Very Poor, Inc.
as Giorgos Haramis

(1981) When the Greeks
as ---

(1997) No Sympathy for the Devil
as Devil

(1980) Parangelia!
as Policeman

(1986) The Girl From Mani
as Calchas

(1978) Which Way to the Septic Tank?
as Kostas

(2012) One More Dance
as ---

(1981) Electric Angel
as ---

(2014) Eviva!
as Vassilis

(1989) Αθώος ή ένοχος;
as ---

(1983) Manto Mavrogenous
as Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης

(1997) Prodosia
as Βασίλης
(2007) Πλάκα μου κάνεις!
as Ιάκωβος Καλογεράκης
(1999) Like sisters
as ---

(2002) Φιλί Ζωής
as ---

(1992) Μια γυναίκα από το παρελθόν
as ---

(1997) Τα χαμένα γράμματα
as Πετρόπουλος

(2003) Λίστα γάμου
as Γιώργος Μυταλάκης

(2003) Βοήθεια γειτόνοι
as Γεράνης, πρώην υποψήφιος βουλευτής