Vasilis Logothetidis

Biografi

Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 22 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one of the most significant modern Greek actors. Logothetidis was born as Vasilis Tavlaridis (Βασίλης Ταυλαρίδης) in 1897 in Myriophyton, a village in Eastern Thrace close to Istanbul. One year after graduating from high school, in 1916, he started to participate as an amateur actor in local shows. In 1918, he moved to Athens where, one year later, he joined the Marika Kotopouli theater company, with which he remained until 1946, with a brief pause in 1935. From 1947, he performed with his own theater company. During his very successful career, he starred in more than 110 Greek comedies and in more than 200 international plays, including Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Volpone by Ben Jonson and Knock by Jules Romains. Logothetidis was among the first Greek actors to appear in film, mostly as a protagonist. His memorable roles include: Madam Sousou (1948), The Germans Strike Again (1948), Despoinis eton 39 (1954), O Ziliarogatos (1956), Enas iros me padoufles (1958) In 1957, he toured the United States with successful appearances in eight cities. Logothetidis died in Athens on 20 February 1960 from a heart attack.

Dikenal sebagai

Acting

Tanggal Lahir

01 January 1898 di Myriophyton, Eastern Thrace, Ottoman Empire