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1922 births1993 deathsGreek male actorsMale actors from Athens20th-century Greek male actors
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Dimitris Nikolaidis Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης | |
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| Born | 1922 Asia Minor (now Turkey) |
| Died | January 1993 (aged 70–71) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | actor |
Dimitris Nikolaidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης; 1922 – 21 January 1993) was a Greek actor.
Contents
1 Career
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links
Career
He was born in 1922 in Asia Minor and died on January 1993. His journey of life began on a ship that headed from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to Piraeus, between them two youngsters, Eftalia and Nikos. His family moved to Greece to escape the Turkish raids. During his transfer trip, his father got sick.
The family settled in Athens as the father's sickness did not retreat (the problem was mainly genetic as from the father's organism that shook an enzyme, it cleand the blood without knowing that revived the body). He died soon after at Sotiria hospital from galloping pneumonia. Nine days earlier Dimitris was born.
From his young age he loved sports even track and field. He was a good student which he was one of the 30 children that passed with scholarship from the Experimental School in Kolonaki which it was the greatest school in Athens on Skoufa(s) St(r).
During the enemy occupation he had work and power in resistance. In 1942 Khun ( or Coon) ran the Art Theatre with a company that used students that included himself. It had a debut in 1944 with his student Alekos Solomos O Teleftaios Asprokorakas
He participated in Mrs Katerina's company in 1945 in which he stayed until 1949 ; he later went on with Vasilis Logothetidis with a play by Alekos Sakellarios. For four years, he played with other companies and in 1954 returned again to act with Logothetidis for three years in films not only with as Logothetidis' character.
He met his wife Souli Sabah, a friend of Ilia Livykou, in Athens after the trip that Souli made in Egypt which she stayed (a year before she welcomed to the company) and a month later, recognized on September 15, 1955.
In film, he made his first movie The Girl From the Neighbourhood in 1954 with Smaroula Giouli, Giorgos Fountas, Orestis Makris, etc. He also played in international roles including America, America by Elia Kazan. He played in 80 movies.
In the summer of 1965, he played and directed his first theatrical play at the Minoa Theatre Mia Pentaras Niata (Μια Πεντάρας Νιάτα) by Pretenteris-Gialamas which was successful. That was his beginning. Without directing, he appeared several times as an actor in theatrical play Oute gata oute zimia (No Cats, Not Even a Damage) by Alekos Sakellarios-Giannakopoulos Agapi mou Paliogria (Αγάπη Μου Παλιόγρια) with Paul Vassiliadis - Lakis Michailidis, etc.
His last role on stage was in 1980 in I erotiarides by Vasos Andrianos.
He worked with several stars including Elli Lambeti, Tzeni Karezi, Lambros Konstantaras, Costas Voutsas, etc.
On the small screen, from his great success are Ekeines kai Ego with Lambros Konstantaras. He still liked his friend and fellow actor and theatrical writer Kostas Pretenteris. Together appeared in O Thyroros which he played a Bulldozer.
In films, he directed only one movie, a comedy, called I gynaika mou trellathike with Mairi Aroni and Lambros Konstantaras.
His wife was Souli Sabah (or Sambach) (born 1931 in Cairo), an actress and director. They directed on YENED with a serial Ekeines ki ego with Lambros Konstantaras.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Transliteration and translation | Role |
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| 1954 | The Girl From the Neighbourhood | 'Το κορίτσι της γειτονιάς To koritsi tis geitonias | Didis |
| 1959 | Pos pernoun i pandremeni | Πώς περνούν οι παντρεμένοι | Sotos |
| 1959 | Na petheros na malama | Να πεθερός να μάλαμα | Menelaos |
| 1960 | Nights in Miramare | Νύχτες στο Μιραμάρε Nychtes sto Miramare | director |
| 1960 | Egklima sta paraskinia | Έγκλημα στα παρασκήνια | - |
| 1961 | Ziteitai pseftis | Ζητείται ψεύτης | Panagis Dervissis |
| 1961 | Poia einai i Margarita | Ποια είναι η Μαργαρίτα' Who is Margarita | Georges |
| 1961 | O palikaras | Ο παλικαράς | Detective X |
| 1961 | The Smart Bird | Το έξυπνο πουλί To exipno pouli | Filotas |
| 1961 | Exo oi kleftes | Έξω οι κλέφτες Get the Thieves Out | Mr. Petsomenos |
| 1961 | Eftyhos trelathika | Ευτυχώς τρελάθηκα | a psychiatrist |
| 1962 | Zito i trela | Ζήτω η τρέλα | Leon Karfis |
| 1963 | Jack of all trades, master of none | Πολυτεχνίτης κι ερημοσπίτης | Theodoros |
| 1963 | Chtypokardia sto thranio | Χτυποκάρδια στο θρανίο | a professor |
| 1963 | O Giannis ta 'kane thalassa | Ο Γιάννης τα 'κανε θάλασσα | a doctor |
| 1964 | I Will Make You Queen | Θα σε κάνω βασίλισσα Tha se kano vasilissa | Nikos |
| 1964 | Prodossia | Προδοσία | - |
| 1964 | Despoinis diefthyntis | Δεσποινίς διευθυντής | Captain Gelebourdezos |
| 1965 | Gie mou gie mou | Υιέ μου υιέ μου | - |
| 1966 | Ispraktor 007 | Εισπράκτωρ 007 | Telis |
| 1967 | Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria | Όταν τα ψάρια βγήκαν στη στεριά | a dentist |
| 1968 | Kapetan fantis bastouni | Καπετάν φάντης μπαστούνι | Zissis |
| 1968 | O tzanabettis | Ο τζαναμπέτης | Savvas (Vavvas) Fotinos |
| 1969 | O paramythas | Ο παραμυθάς | a psychiatrist |
| 1970 | O pehnidiaris | Ο παιχνιδιάρης | Member Bastounas |
| 1971 | Efoplistis me to zori | Εφοπλιστής με το ζόρι | Manolis Karnezis |
| 1972 | I Rena einai offsaint | Η Ρένα είναι οφσάιντ Rena is Offside | Antonis |
| 1973 | A Taste of Greece | Γεύση από Ελλάδα Gefsi apo Ellada | - |
References
External links
Dimitris Nikolaidis on IMDb
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