Thymios Karakatsanis (Greek: Θύμιος Καρακατσάνης; 8 December 1940 – 30 June 2012) was a Greek actor with a notable career in theatre. He was born in Piraeus on 8 December 1940.[1][2] He studied at Art Theatre of Karolos Koun.[1] His first professional role was in the play Thyrida of Tardieu in 1963.[2] He appeared in a few films but he became well known mainly from his roles in the plays of Aristophanes. He played the role of Lysistrata three times.[2] He appeared frequently at theatre of Ancient Epidavros. In 1978, he founded the group New Greek Stage and he presented famous plays, starting with the play Von Dimitrakis of Dimitris Psathas.[2] In 1987 he won a theatre award for his role in Death of a Salesman of Arthur Miller.[2] In the same period he also worked as a radio presenter. The play Death of a Salesman was his last role. He died on 30 June 2012 at the age of 72 years.[1]
Thymios Karakatsanis | |
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| Born | 8 December 1940 Piraeus, Greece |
| Died | 30 June 2012 (aged 71) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Actor |
Filmography
editCinema
edit- To pio lampro asteri (1967)
- I hartorihtra (1967)
- Boum Taratatzoum (1972)
- I Gynaikokratia (1973)
- La faille (1975)
- Oi Ntantades (1979)
- idou i Rodos (1979)
- Karavan Sarai (1986)
Theatre
edit- Plutus by Aristophanes
- Peace by Aristophanes
- The Frogs by Aristophanes[3]
- The Birds by Aristophanes
- Lysistrata by Aristophanes
- The Clouds by Aristophanes
- Tartuffe by Molière
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
- Von Dimitrakis by Dimitris Psathas
- The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon
- The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
References
edit- ^ a b c "Πέθανε ο ηθοποιός Θύμιος Καρακατσάνης". tovima.gr. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Ο Φον Δημητράκης "βούλιαξε" την Επίδαυρο με Λυσιστράτη". ethnos.gr. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Review of The Frogs in the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus: «Thymios Karakatsanis (Dionysus) and Kostas Triantafyllopoulos (Xanthias) in The Frogs». Eleftherotypia newspaper, 6 July 1990 (in Greek).