Thymios Karakatsanis ( el, Θύμιος Καρακατσάνης; 8 December 1940 – 30 June 2012) was a Greek actor with a notable career in theatre. He was born in

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; el, Πειραιάς ; grc, Πειραιεύς ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens' city centre, along the east coast of the Saronic ...

on 8 December 1940. He studied at Art Theatre of Karolos Koun. His first professional role was in the play ''Thyrida of Tardieu'' in 1963. He appeared in a few films but he became well known mainly from his roles in the plays of

Aristophanes Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states ...

. He played the role of Lysistrata three times. 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 Dimitris Psathas ( el, Δημήτρης Ψαθάς; 1907 – 13 November 1979) was a modern Greek satirist and playwright. He was born in Trabzon of Pontos, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1907. He went to Athens in 1923 and finished his s ...

. In 1987 he won a theatre award for his role in Death of a Salesman of Arthur Miller. 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.

Filmography

Cinema

*'' 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

*'' Plutus'' by

*''

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'' by Aristophanes *''

The Frogs ''The Frogs'' ( grc-gre, Βάτραχοι, Bátrakhoi, Frogs; la, Ranae, often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in ...

'' by AristophanesReview of ''The Frogs'' in the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus:
«Thymios Karakatsanis (

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

) and

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos Kostas Triantafyllopoulos ( el, Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor. Biography After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a w ...

(

Xanthias Xanthias refers to several characters, notably all slaves, who appear in plays by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. History In ''The Frogs'', Xanthias is the slave of Dionysus. He delivers the opening line of the play, riding on Dionysus ...

) in ''The Frogs''». Eleftherotypia newspaper, 6 July 1990 (in Greek). *'' The Birds'' by Aristophanes *'' Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes *'' The Clouds'' by Aristophanes *'' Tartuffe'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

*'' Death of a Salesman'' by Arthur Miller *''Von Dimitrakis'' by

*'' The Sunshine Boys'' by Neil Simon *''

The Good Soldier Švejk ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' () is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who pretends to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary i ...

'' by

Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical incide ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karakatsanis, Thymios 1940 births 2012 deaths Greek male film actors Greek male stage actors 20th-century Greek male actors Actors from Piraeus