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

Nikolaidis was born in 1922 inAsia Minor and died in January 1993. His journey of life began on a ship that headed fromConstantinople (now Istanbul) toPiraeus, 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 eventrack and field. He was a good student which he was one of the 30 children that passed with scholarship from the Experimental School inKolonaki 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 theArt Theatre with a company that used students that included himself. It had a debut in 1944 with his student Alekos SolomosO Teleftaios Asprokorakas

He participated in Mrs Katerina's company in 1945 in which he stayed until 1949; he later went on withVasilis Logothetidis with a play byAlekos 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 ofIlia 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 movieThe Girl From the Neighbourhood in 1954 withSmaroula Giouli,Giorgos Fountas,Orestis Makris, etc. He also played in international roles includingAmerica, America byElia Kazan. He played in 80 movies.

In the summer of 1965, he played and directed his first theatrical play at theMinoa TheatreMia 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 playOute gata oute zimia (No Cats, Not Even a Damage) byAlekos Sakellarios-GiannakopoulosAgapi mou Paliogria (Αγάπη Μου Παλιόγρια) with Paul Vassiliadis - Lakis Michailidis, etc.

His last role on stage was in 1980 inI erotiarides by Vasos Andrianos.

He worked with several stars includingElli Lambeti,Tzeni Karezi,Lambros Konstantaras,Costas Voutsas, etc.

On the small screen, from his great success areEkeines kai Ego with Lambros Konstantaras. He still liked his friend and fellow actor and theatrical writer Kostas Pretenteris. Together appeared inO Thyroros which he played a Bulldozer.

In films, he directed only one movie, a comedy, calledI gynaika mou trellathike withMairi Aroni and Lambros Konstantaras.

His wife wasSouli Sabah (or Sambach) (born 1931 inCairo), an actress and director. They directed onYENED with a serialEkeines ki ego withLambros Konstantaras.

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