Vasilis Logothetidis (

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: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897 – 22 February 1960) was a

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. 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

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close to

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. 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

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where, one year later, he joined the

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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, ''

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'' by

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, ''

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and ''Knock'' by

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. Logothetidis was among the first Greek actors to appear in film, mostly as a protagonist. His memorable roles include: *Panagiotakis in ''Madam Sousou'' (1948) *Thodoros Ginopoulos in ''Oi Germanoi xanarhontai'' (1948) *Manolis Skoudris in ''

Ena votsalo sti limni ''Ena votsalo sti limni'' () is a 1955 Greek comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios and stars Vassilis Logothetidis and Ilya Livykou. Plot A miserly man cheats his wife one night. A series of misunderstandings ensue that will entirely chan ...

'' (1952) *Fotis Fagris in ''Santa Chiquita'' (1953) *Tilemahos in ''

Despoinis eton 39 ''Despinis eton 39'' or ''Despinis eton 39'' ( ''A 39-year-old Lady'') is a 1954 Greek drama-comedy film directed by Alekos Sakellarios and starring Vassilis Logothetidis, Smaro Stefanidou and Ilya Livykou. Plot It starts for a classical theme ...

'' (1954) *Lalakis Makrykostas in ''Oute gata, oute zimia'' (1955) *Anargyros Loubardopoulos in '' Istoria mias kalpikis liras'' (1955) *Potis Antonopoulos in '' O Ziliarogatos'' (1956) *Antonis Dellistavrou in ''Dellistavrou kai ios'' (1957) *General Labros Dekavallas in ''Enas iros me padoufles'' (1958) In 1957, he toured the United States with successful appearances in eight different cities. Logothetidis died in Athens on 20 February 1960 from

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