Vasilis Logothetidis (Greek: Î'ασίλης Λογοθετίδης;
1897 â€" 20 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one
of the most significant modern Greek actors.Logothetidis was born as
Vasilis Tavlaridis (Î'ασίλης Î¤Î±Ï…Î»Î±Ï Î¯Î´Î·Ï‚) 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:
1897 â€" 20 February 1960) was a Greek comedian. He is considered one
of the most significant modern Greek actors.Logothetidis was born as
Vasilis Tavlaridis (Î'ασίλης Î¤Î±Ï…Î»Î±Ï Î¯Î´Î·Ï‚) 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:
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