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

Career

Nikolaidis was born in 1922 in

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and died in January 1993. His journey of life began on a ship that headed from

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(now Istanbul) to

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, 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

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. He was a good student which he was one of the 30 children that passed with scholarship from the Experimental School in

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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 Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 22 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors. Logothetidis was born as Vasilis Tavlaridis (Βασίλης ...

with a play by

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. 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 Giorgos Fountas (; 13 February 1924 – 28 November 2010) was a List of Greek actors, Greek actor in film and television. Biography Fountas was born on 13 February 1924 in Phocis. He attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. ...

, Orestis Makris, etc. He also played in international roles including ''

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'' by

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. 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

-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

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), an actress and director. They directed on YENED with a serial ''Ekeines ki ego'' with Lambros Konstantaras.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolaidis Dimtris 1922 births 1993 deaths Male actors from Athens 20th-century Greek male actors Turkish emigrants to Greece