Giannis Fertis
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
From Jerusalem with love
1967
The happy face of Leonora
1982
A girl different from the others
1968
Slaves in Their Bonds
as Κόντες Αλέξανδρος Οφιομάχος
2009
The Hot Month of August
as Iason Filippou
1966
Face to Face with Death
as Kostas Venetis
1970
Electra
as Orestis
1962
The Roundup
1965
Rebels Of The Cities
as Fotis Kalatzis
1972
Εγκατάλειψη
as Alexis
1965
In the shadow of the other woman
as Stefanos
1964
The hour of justice
1967
Love forever
as Dimitris
1970
Με Τη Λάμψη Στα Μάτια
1966
Underwater Papanikolis
as Vasilis Aslanoglou
1971
Who Is Margarita?
as Petros
1961
Όνειρα γλυκά
as Antonis
2002
Ο μεγάλος διχασμός
1968
Love and storm
as Dimitris
1961
Καρδιά που λύγισε από τον πόνο
1968
