Hristos Simardanis
Born: 1957-03-21 in Alexandria, Egypt
Died: 2018-03-12
Known For: Acting
Biography
Christos Simardanis (Alexandria, 21 March 1957—Athens, 12 March 2018) was a Greek actor and announcer. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt and lived there until the age of 6. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He had declared himself an atheist, homosexual and a KKE voter. He died of cancer at the age of 60 on 12 March 2018 in Athens. He participated in dozens of film and television productions, but was also active in the theater. Among other things, he became extremely well-known for his announcements in television and radio commercials. For 19 years (until 2012), he was the distinctive voice of the advertising messages of the Mega television station, while he also voiced hundreds of product promotional commercials. He also had charitable activities and carried out the non-profit voiceover of many messages of a social nature.
Filmography
2024
- Following the Traces of the Εphemeral as Voice (Archive Footage)
2018
- Waiting Room as Mesitis
2015
2013
- Don't Start the Murmur as παπά-Θόδωρος
2012
- Το Αμάρτημα Της Μητρός Μου as Αριστομένης
2010
- You Can’t Take From One Who Does Not Have as Various Characters
2008
- The Policeman of the 16th Precinct as Police Commander Efstathios Sotiriou
2007
- My Beloved Neighbours as Ηλίας Γαληνός
2006
- 30 μέρες αγωνίας as Αριστείδης
2003
- The Nanny as Dionisis
2002
- Camera cafe as Αρτέμης, διευθυντής
- The Bubble as Peris
2001
- Crying... Silicon Tears as Ntenis
- 1940-41: Greece, the First Victory as Narrator
2000
- Στρίβειν δια του Αρραβώνος as Νότης, μπάρμαν
1999
- Safe Sex as stage designer
1991
- Οικογένεια Μουσαμά as Λεωνίδας
- Skian skias periegrapsa as Narrator (voice)
1990
- Απίστευτα κι Όμως... Ελληνικά
- Φόβος και Πάθος as αστυνόμος Αλεξίου
- Η Αλτάνα της Πάργας
1989
- The Arbitrary as Κάρολος
1988
- In the Shadow of Fear
- Witches
- Olympus Force: The Key as Music Shop Assistant
1987
- Living Dangerously as Prosecutor #2
1986
- Caravan Serai as Reporter
1985
1984
- The Love of Ulysses as Cook