Dimitris Nikolaidis
Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης
Born1922
DiedJanuary 1993 (aged 7071)
Athens, Greece
OccupationActor

Dimitris Nikolaidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης; 1922 – 21 January 1993) was a Greek actor.

Career

Nikolaidis was born in 1922 in Asia Minor and died in 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 cleaned 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 was the greatest school in Athens on Skoufas Street.

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 15 September 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

YearFilmTransliteration and translationRole
1954The Girl From the NeighbourhoodΤο κορίτσι της γειτονιάς
To koritsi tis geitonias
Didis
1959Pos pernoun i pandremeniΠώς περνούν οι παντρεμένοιSotos
1959Na petheros na malamaΝα πεθερός να μάλαμαMenelaos
1960Nights in MiramareΝύχτες στο Μιραμάρε
Nychtes sto Miramare
director
1960Egklima sta paraskiniaΈγκλημα στα παρασκήνια-
1961Ziteitai pseftisΖητείται ψεύτηςPanagis Dervissis
1961Poia einai i MargaritaΠοια είναι η Μαργαρίτα
Who is Margarita
Georges
1961O palikarasΟ παλικαράςDetective X
1961The Smart BirdΤο έξυπνο πουλί
To exipno pouli
Filotas
1961Exo oi kleftesΈξω οι κλέφτες
Get the Thieves Out
Mr. Petsomenos
1961Eftyhos trelathikaΕυτυχώς τρελάθηκαa psychiatrist
1962Zito i trelaΖήτω η τρέλαLeon Karfis
1963Polytehnitis kai erimospitisΠολυτεχνίτης κι ερημοσπίτηςTheodoros
1963Chtypokardia sto thranioΧτυποκάρδια στο θρανίοa professor
1963O Giannis ta 'kane thalassaΟ Γιάννης τα 'κανε θάλασσαa doctor
1964I Will Make You QueenΘα σε κάνω βασίλισσα
Tha se kano vasilissa
Nikos
1964ProdossiaΠροδοσία-
1964Despoinis diefthyntisΔεσποινίς διευθυντήςCaptain Gelebourdezos
1965Gie mou gie mouΥιέ μου υιέ μου-
1966Ispraktor 007Εισπράκτωρ 007Telis
1967Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steriaΌταν τα ψάρια βγήκαν στη στεριάa dentist
1968Kapetan fantis bastouniΚαπετάν φάντης μπαστούνιZissis
1968O tzanabettisΟ τζαναμπέτηςSavvas (Vavvas) Fotinos
1969O paramythasΟ παραμυθάςa psychiatrist
1970O pehnidiarisΟ παιχνιδιάρηςMember Bastounas
1971Efoplistis me to zoriΕφοπλιστής με το ζόριManolis Karnezis
1972I Rena einai offsaintΗ Ρένα είναι οφσάιντ
Rena is Offside
Antonis
1973A Taste of GreeceΓεύση από Ελλάδα
Gefsi apo Ellada
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