Mimis Theiopoulos

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Dimitrios (Mimis) Theiopoulos (Greek: Μίμης Θειόπουλος) (12 April 1927 - 8 April 2010) was a veteran Greek actor, lyricist and screenwriter. Traditionally a character actor, he is mostly known from his work in Greek straight to video cinema; however, he has numerous appearances both in Greek television and stage and he has contributed to scripts of various comedies. A lesser known fact about him is his status as a lyricist of many immensely popular "laika" Greek songs,^[1] including collaborations with Tolis Voskopoulos, , and others. While retired, he recently appeared in the international film production of A Touch of Spice (Politiki Kouzina).

Selected filmography[]

Actor[]

• as O Theios (in Greek: a spoonerism on the actor's surname; an English translation would be "the Uncle", a crime lord), in the 1989 direct to video actioner (Batsoi poulan tin Iroini), by the legendary film making duo of & , starring Kostas Karagiorgis. He revisited that role in the sequel, aptly titled, (Batsoi poulan tin Iroini, no. 2), starring .
• as a senior police officer investigating a bizarre series of murders in Athens, in the 1989 thriller (O Strangalistis tis Syggrou), a thriller starring . A remake of William Lustig's Maniac, this film was photographed and written by Alexandros Diamantis and directed by Dimitris Tzelas. This film is considered the peak of Greek straight to video cinematography amongst fans [2].
• as an effeminate hotel receptionist, in the 1988 gay-themed drama (Oi Omofylofiloi). A coming out story set in (then) contemporary Athens, this film focuses on the intertwining and allegedly true stories of three homosexual men. A film starring , based on the book The Seeds of Cassandra () by .
• as the headmaster in the 1988 teen comedy (Super Koufo Kollegio), co-starring and .

Screenwriter and actor[]

• in the revue film . Directed by and co-written with Dimitris Tzelas.
• in the sex comedy , co-starring with .

References[]

External links[]

in English[]

• Mimis Theiopoulos at IMDb

in Greek[]

• Cine.gr profile
• a greek lyrics database profile
• a sampler of a few hit records containing lyrics by Mimis Theiopoulos: [3], [4] and [5]