Hristos Simardanis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2834

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Mar-1957

Age

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Also Known As
  • Χρήστος Σιμαρδάνης
  • Χρηστος Σιμαρδανης
  • Christos Simardanis

Hristos Simardanis

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.


Credits

Καραβάν Σαράϊ Καραβάν Σαράϊ (1986) Character: Reporter
Set during the Greek civil war. A villager is forced to leave his house and property and go to Thessaloniki with his daughter and son. They find refuge in an old building with hundreds of other people. They live a miserable life as the daughter becomes a whore, and the son has to work.
Olympus Force: The Key Olympus Force: The Key (1988) Character: Music Shop Assistant
Olympian gods watch the Earth and resolve to fight a group of terrorists who stole a diskette containing a secret that can destroy the world.
Το κολιέ Το κολιέ (1985) Character: N/A
Makis and Litsa, a couple in their forties, pressured by financial difficulties and midlife problems, see the possibility of inheriting from their aunt as a way out of their troubles. But Litsa's sister and her husband, as well as their aunt's lawyer and his friend, an engineer, have their own plans. The bequest of part of the inheritance to charities forces them all to take a trip to their late uncle's birthplace. An unexpected event, however, upsets their plans, giving the whole affair uncontrollable dimensions.
Skian skias periegrapsa Skian skias periegrapsa (1991) Character: Narrator (voice)
Short Greek movie.
Ο έρωτας του Οδυσσέα Ο έρωτας του Οδυσσέα (1984) Character: Cook
Odysseus, a typical bourgeois, married and father of two, is working in the accounting department of a large company when he is suddenly fired, leaving him stranded. Now unemployed, with severance pay in his pocket, he wanders aimlessly around summer Athens. In his wanderings he meets a girl who represents for him the lost youth. He follows her everywhere, but every now and then he loses sight of her and worries. It's a wander from Athens to Hydra, and yet it's full of surprises, funny moments, but also suspense.
Στη σκιά του φόβου Στη σκιά του φόβου (1988) Character: N/A
A music composer tries to deposit money in his bank one morning, and is accused of counterfeiting. Harassed by the police, the gang of counterfeiters and a stranger, he becomes panic-stricken. The unjust charge brought against him ignites his deeper feelings of guilt which stem from his sterile existence and, mainly, from his inability to produce creative work. Then he flees and begins wandering in an unfamiliar "country" where his painful adventures will finally prove redeeming. The film is an existential drama in the form of a "dreamlike" thriller.
1940-41: Greece, the First Victory 1940-41: Greece, the First Victory (2001) Character: Narrator
This major Documentary reveals the true story of the first victory of the Allies over the Axis powers. It is the Victory at the Battle of Greece! The Documentary portrays the tenacity of the Greek soldiers during WW2, which forced Hitler to disperse his forces in a manner unfavorable to his strategic objectives. It catalyzed the alliance between Britain and the United States and resulted in aborting the Axis plans in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Eastern Front. During the first thirteen months of the war, Hitler's unstoppable war machine had occupied seven European countries and had enslaved a population of 120 million by fighting for less than three months. The surprising seven-month-long Greek resistance to the invading armies of Italy and Germany that followed in 1940-194, gave the Greeks the first Allied victories on land and became a beacon of hope and an inspiration to freedom-loving countries everywhere.
Το κορίτσι με τις βαλίτσες Το κορίτσι με τις βαλίτσες (1994) Character: N/A
Michael falls in love with an American woman while borrowing his cousin's apartment, but the discovery of the contents of her suitcases gets them involved with the police, among other troubles.
Waiting Room Waiting Room (2018) Character: Mesitis
Five people wake up in an abandoned warehouse. None of them has any recollection of memory of who they are and how they got there.All of them have to remember and to find a way to get out of this place before it is too late.
Πέτρινα Χρόνια Πέτρινα Χρόνια (1985) Character: N/A
The true story of a young couple (Babis and Eleni) fighting for love and freedom. An odyssey in and out of prisons during the dark period between the Greek civil war until the end of dictatorship in 1974.
Safe Sex Safe Sex (1999) Character: stage designer
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. There are several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way.
Ακολουθώντας τα Ίχνη του Εφήμερου Ακολουθώντας τα Ίχνη του Εφήμερου (2024) Character: Voice (Archive Footage)
A trip to the creating of the theatrical costume, starting from the first idea in the costume designer's mind, until the final construction by the dressmaker's hand. The film follows the set up of the exhibition "Traces of ephemeral", coordinated by Ioulia Stavridou for the National Theater of Northern Greece. By her students to her memory.
BiOS + πολιτεία BiOS + πολιτεία (1987) Character: Prosecutor #2
On the morning of the World Cup final, Karamanos, an employee of the Greek Telecommunications Organization (TOE), connects his commander's personal computer to a devilishly complex and explosive device. He threatens to blow up the floor and the satellite dishes above if he is not allowed to appear on the national network 10 minutes before the football match to denounce all the wrongs that plague the lives of Greek citizens and make them victims of a partisan and corrupt state.
Το Κλάμα Βγήκε Απ' Τον Παράδεισο Το Κλάμα Βγήκε Απ' Τον Παράδεισο (2001) Character: Ntenis
This is the story of two Greek families, named Delafrangas and Bisbikides. The former family is very wealthy & lucky, the latter very poor and continually struck by fate. Poor but honest Martha is in love with Giakoumis, a young builder and bouzouki organist, but all her dreams fall apart when posh Tzela "steals" the love of her beloved one... A couple of flash backs, following their families roots back to WW2 and the Turkish domination, and a hidden secret will unfold the story's ending..
Ο Ηλίας Του 16ου Ο Ηλίας Του 16ου (2008) Character: Police Commander Efstathios Sotiriou
Elias of the 16th Precinct follows three friends – Elias, Thomas and Vangelis – who face considerable financial hurdles with their debts rivalling the size of Everest. They decide the only solution is to snatch money from Vangelis’ boss, Labros ; a cafeteria owner, pawnbroker and fence. While Thomas will attempt the breaking and entering, Elias will be disguised as a police officer – for security reasons, of course. Hilarity ensues as this comedy of errors sends their plan spiralling off in a totally different direction.
Η Φούσκα Η Φούσκα (2002) Character: Peris
Makis , a man with difficulties in the stock market, falls for Roula , who is the mistress of a big tycoon , which Makis has invested in. Makis becomes witness to an assassination gone wrong. The police are after him thinking he is the shooter but the real assassin is after Makis to recruit him to his terrorist beliefs. The only comfort Makis can find is Roula who follows him on his deadly adventure.



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