
Giannis Fertis
Acting
Born 1938-04-21 · Athens, Greece
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.
Known for

A girl different from the others
1968 · Movie

The hour of justice
1967 · Movie

Με Τη Λάμψη Στα Μάτια
1966 · Movie

Πονηρός πράκτωρ Καραγκιόζης
1966 · Movie

Underground route
1983 · Movie

Ο μεγάλος διχασμός
1968 · Movie

To nyfopazaro
1969 · Movie

Underwater Papanikolis
1971 · Movie

Electra
1962 · Movie

Separation is a curse.
1967 · Movie

Uphill
1964 · Movie

Weaknesses
1969 · Movie

Love forever
1970 · Movie

Καρδιά που λύγισε από τον πόνο
1968 · Movie

The Roundup
1965 · Movie

Love and storm
1961 · Movie

Εγκατάλειψη
1965 · Movie

Slaves in Their Bonds
2009 · Movie

Who Is Margarita?
1961 · Movie

Face to Face with Death
1970 · Movie

Rebels Of The Cities
1972 · Movie

Όνειρα γλυκά
2002 · Movie

The Hot Month of August
1966 · Movie

From Jerusalem with love
1967 · Movie

In the shadow of the other woman
1964 · Movie

The happy face of Leonora
1982 · Movie

Stubborn Elsa
1991 · Movie

A Life
2019 · Movie