Dimitris Nikolaidis

Dimitris Nikolaidis (; 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 Year Film Transliteration and translation Role 1954 The Girl From the Neighbourhood Το κορίτσι της γειτονιάςTo 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 ΜιραμάρεNychtes 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 ΜαργαρίταWho is Margarita Georges 1961 O palikaras Ο παλικαράς Detective X 1961 The Smart Bird Το έξυπνο πουλίTo exipno pouli Filotas 1961 Exo oi kleftes Έξω οι κλέφτεςGet the Thieves Out Mr. Petsomenos 1961 Eftyhos trelathika Ευτυχώς τρελάθηκα a psychiatrist 1962 Zito i trela Ζήτω η τρέλα Leon Karfis 1963 Polytehnitis kai erimospitis 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 βασίλισσαTha 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 οφσάιντRena is Offside Antonis 1973 A Taste of Greece Γεύση από ΕλλάδαGefsi apo Ellada -