Dimitrios (Mimis) Theiopoulos ( gr, Μίμης Θειόπουλος) (12 April 1927 - 8 April 2010) was a veteran

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and

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. Traditionally a

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, he is mostly known from his work in Greek

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; however, he has numerous appearances both in Greek

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and

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and he has contributed to scripts of various

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. A lesser known fact about him is his status as a lyricist of many immensely popular "

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, Yiorgos Chatzinasios and others. While retired, he recently appeared in the international film production of ''

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'' (''Politiki Kouzina'').

Selected filmography

Actor

* as ''O Theios'' (in Greek: a

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on the actor's

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; an English translation would be "the Uncle", a

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), in the 1989 direct to video

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'' Cops supply the Dope'' (''Batsoi poulan tin Iroini''), by the legendary

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duo of Alexandros Diamantis & Dimitris Tzelas, starring

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. He revisited that role in the sequel, aptly titled, '' Cops supply the dope, part II'' (''Batsoi poulan tin Iroini, no. 2''), starring Steve Douzos. * as a senior police officer investigating a bizarre series of murders in Athens, in the 1989 thriller '' the Strangler of Syggrou avenue'' (''O Strangalistis tis Syggrou''), a thriller starring Apostolos Souglakos. A remake of

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, this film was photographed and

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by Alexandros Diamantis and

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by Dimitris Tzelas. This film is considered the peak of

cinematography amongst fan

* as an Effeminacy, effeminate hotel receptionist, in the 1988 gay-themed drama ''

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'' (''Oi Omofylofiloi''). A

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story set in (then) contemporary Athens, this film focuses on the intertwining and allegedly true stories of three

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men. A film starring Michalis Maniatis,

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on the book ''The Seeds of Cassandra'' ('' Ta paidia tis Cassandras'') by Christos Lamprou. * as the

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in the 1988

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'' A very zany high school'' (''Super Koufo Kollegio''), co-starring Yiorgos Floros and

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Screenwriter and actor

* in the

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film '' Ta pires ola ki emeines''. Directed by and co-written with Dimitris Tzelas. * in the sex

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

'' O Anerastos'', co-starring with Markos Lezes.

References

External links

in English

in Greek

Cine.gr profile

a greek lyrics database profile
* a sampler of a few

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s containing lyrics by Mimis Theiopoulos

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