Acting
Dec 31, 1937
Athens, Greece
Mimis Chrysomallis
Acting
Biography
Dimitris "Mimis" Chrysomallis (Greek: Μίμης Χρυσομάλλης - October 19, 1938 – November 12, 2004) was a Greek actor. He was born in 1938 in Athens. He started his career, as a "child prodigy", singing in "Talentas tou Giorgos Oikonomides". A graduate of the Dramatic School of the Art Theater, an actor with a wide range of interpretations, he "moved" with comfort and dedication in a multitude of roles from the world's dramatic repertoire (Shakespeare, Ancient Greek Drama, revue, prose, etc.). He became more widely known to the public from his participation in many film successes (The Heavy Melon, Harp Cola, Safe Sex, Variete, One and One, Crying came out of heaven, etc.) as well as in television series (The Last Goodbye, Like Sisters, Wedding List, Attic, etc.). He died of a heart attack on November 12, 2004. He also sang in the little hero, by Loukianos Kilaidonis. From 1965 to 1985 he lived with his wife Maria, with whom they had a son, Dimitris. From 1986 until his death he lived with Eleni Krita.
Feature Films (5)
"Arpa-colla" in Greek literally means "Grab and stick", a phrase used to show something that has been done quickly and therefore isn't good enough. This is what the 2 main heroes of the film are doing. The one is a director(Giorgos) and the other an author(Kostas) with communistic ideas, who has won a prize at a festival. They both want to make a movie for the cinema. But every idea they have never comes true, because every time they meet someone to whom they tell their idea, they change their mind, and they want to make a totally different movie, ideas varying from political cinema to Greek historical dramas and modern films with motorcycle gangs. Not a bad attempt for the Greek cinema of the early 80's, which starts to wake up from the hibernation of the 70's.
Arpa Colla
A provincial café owner, Mimis, abandons his village in Chalkidiki and comes to Athens in search of a better life. He pretends to be a tough guy, a know-it-all, and behaves like an “antisocial”. With the help of a friend of his from the army, Aristeidis, he tries to set up his own business. At the same time, he falls in love with a seamstress, Toula, who is the sister of Aristeidis’ wife. Then comes the wedding, the everyday obligations, and Mimis is forced, with great resentment, to work as a waiter to make ends meet. When he get fired, however, his relationship with Nitsa is put to the test.
The Antisocial
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..
Crying... Silicon Tears
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.
Safe Sex
A convict out of prison to visit his mother, followed by two policemen. A lunatic out of the asylum, followed by two doctors. Their meeting is the beginning of the most hilarious situations, as they begin their quest for freedom
