Dimitri Logothetis

The Greek American filmmaker and actor Dimitri Logothetis, born in Athens, recorded a tour by The Knack for Capitol Records, then produced his first film, Hardbodies 2, for Columbia Pictures. He directed his first feature, Pretty Smart, in 1987, and developed Slaughterhouse Rock. In 1989 he made the boxing documentary Champions Forever, with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. He adapted Wheel Barrel Closers into The Closer, which he directed, and produced Sleepwalkers from a Stephen King script. Later came the HBO film Body Shot (1994) and the western Cheyenne. On television he directed pilots for Robin Hood and Air America and was executive producer on Code Name: Eternity and The Dark Realm. He is known for the Kickboxer reboots, producing Kickboxer: Vengeance and writing and directing Kickboxer: Retaliation. He directed Gunner, a 2024 action film featuring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth. Momo: The Sam Giancana Story won Best Feature Documentary at the 2012 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.