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Thodoros Moridis (Greek: Θόδωρος Μορίδης, Limassol, 1905 – Athens, 22 December 2003) was a Greek Cypriot actor. Born in the city of Limassol in Cyprus, Thodoros Moridis made his debut in 1924 with the Emilios Veakis - Christopher Nezer troupe in the play For Her Love. With them, he also co-starred in Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus, among others. With the Cybele troupe, he played in Agnosto (1927) and the following year in Iphigenia en Tavroiis with Eleni Chalkousi, with whom he collaborated again in Bogris's The Engagement. He was a key figure in Vasilis Rotas' "People's Theatre" and in 1932 he collaborated for the first time with Marika Kotopouli - he later continued in her theatre which also housed the "Karolos Koun" Art Theatre, while in 1936 he began his collaboration with Mrs. Katerina, in whose troupe he remained until 1943, performing many important roles in major works of world drama (The Lady with the Camellias, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Enda Gambler, Pygmalion, The Lady of the Sea, Nora, etc.). In Katerina's troupe he met and loved Jolie Garbi and married her, with whom he was together for 60 years on stage and in life. This was followed by collaboratio…