Nikos Tsachiridis
Born: 1933-09-09
Died: 2015-08-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nikos Tsachiridis (September 9, 1933 – August 3, 2015) was a Greek actor. He was described as the "tough guy" of Greek cinema. A child of Pontic uprootedness and fatherless, he emerged from a very young age in the harsh struggle of life. He played in many films of both black-and-white and color Greek cinema. His first appearance was in the film Magic City (1954) by Nikos Koundouros, where the director gave him a small role. His roles in most films were secondary, usually those of the "tough guy". Nikos Tsachiridis always played his role convincingly, which is why he prevailed as one of the "tough guys" of Greek cinema. He was a footballer and a member of the Panhellenic Association of Paid Footballers (PSAP), while in addition to being an excellent actor he was also one of the best stuntmen in cinema. He lived in his detached house in Melissia. In recent years he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was buried in the Melissia Cemetery.
Filmography
2003
- Return of the Bastards as Nikolas
1996
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father as Pan Pipe Player
1993
- Τα πέτρινα λιοντάρια as Μάνθος
- A... Daring Story
1991
1989
- Enas paraxenos erotas
- Υπέρ επείγον
- Οι 3 ½ Tσαμπουκάδες as Μεγάλο Αφεντικό
1988
1987
- Ο Τελευταίος... Μπάτσος
- Agrafos nomos as Μανούσος
1986
- Shaven Heads
- Ράδιο Αρβύλα
- Olympos: Thanatos stin katoikia ton theon as Leader of the mercenaries
- Ένα Και Να Καίει as Hasogolis
- Οικογένεια παντρευόμαστε
- Ο γλύκας
1985
1984
- Loafing and Camouflage as Staff Sergeant
- Fylakes anilikon No. 2: Ekdikisi sti via as Δεσμοφύλακας Θεός
- Ο Τσιγγάνος
1983
- Iron Lady as Cab driver
- The Rape of a Nun as Zahos
1982
- Arpa Colla
- Kamikazi Tsantakias as Christos
- Me... and My Bird as Markos
- The Red Train as Fotias
1980
1979
- Milo-Milo as Fisherman
1978
- 1922
- Which Way to the Septic Tank? as President of the Community
1976
- Sky Riders as Gatekeeper
- Island of Death as The Shepherd
1975
- Assault on Agathon as Malakasi
1973
- Passion Beach as Kosmas
1972
- Image of Love as Brother
- In the Vertigo of Sin
- Ransom Baby as Nikolas
- The Two Faces of Love
- Κολασμένη φύση
1971
1968
- Come in, Kitso! as Stamatis Mengoulas
- Imperiale
- Η ζωή ενός ανθρώπου
1966
- A Bullet Through the Heart
- The Stigmatized as Iakovos
- The Avengers
- Angels of Sin
- Η μοίρα μας χτύπησε σκληρά
- Some mother sighs as Christos
1965
1964
- Act of Reprisal as Stellios
- Cyprus in flames
- Scream
- In the Storm of Passion
- Μας ενώνει ο πόνος as Manolis
- Κατατρεγμένοι της μοίρας
1963
- Wanted honest as Tough guy
- For the Love of my Child
- The Scum as Savvas
- Μίσος
- Sins of parents
- Τα παληόπαιδα
1960
- Never on Sunday as Man in Shipyard (uncredited)
- Sinful Youth
- Tsakitzis: The Patron Saint of the Poor as Abdullah
- The Dawn of Triumph as Πάνος
- Το Γεφύρι του Πεπρωμένου