Nikos Tsachiridis

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 blackandwhite 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 Alzheimers disease He was buried in the Melissia Cemetery