Vassilis Logothetidis (Greek: Βασίλης Λογοθετίδης; 1897–1960) was a Greek comedian.
Logothetidis was born in 1897 in Myriofito, 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 moves to Athens where, one year later, he joins the Marika Kotopouli theater company, with which he remained until 1946 with a brief pause in 1935. From 1947, he played with his own company.
Through 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:
In 1957, he toured the USA with successful appearances in eight different cities.
Logothetidis died in Athens in 20 February 1960.
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