Kostas Voutsas
| Kostas Voutsas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kostas Voutsas 31 December 1931 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Spouse(s) | Erika Broyer (1958), Theano Papaspyrou (1975), children: Sandra Voutsa, Theodora Voutsa, N.Voutsa. |
| Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award International Thessaloniki Film Festival 1984 |
Kostas Voutsas (Greek: Κώστας Βουτσάς; born 31 December 1931) is a Greek actor, director, and writer.
Voutsas was born in Athens in 1931 and moved to Thessaloniki in 1932. He studied drama at the Drama School of the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and made his stage and screen debut in 1953. In 1961 his breakthrough came when the Greek film director Giannis Dalianidis gave him a leading role in his phenomenally successful youth melodrama O Katiforos. He soon became one of the best and most popular comic actors of his generation and created personal groups, starring in many Greek comedies by top playwrights and classics like Aristophanes' The Wasps (as Philokleon), Molière's Le bourgeois gentilhomme (title role), etc. He has always been more committed to being a theatrical actor. In an interview to the Athens daily newspaper To Vima, he said: "Playing in movies has helped me a lot, but I was always committed to the theatre and that was my highlight." His acting technique is being studied at the University of Patras. He has received many lifetime achievement awards, Thessaloniki International Film Festival and more.
Voutsas is the father of an actress, Theodora.
He was a major actor in Finos Films and went on to star in about 60 movies, mostly comedies and musicals of the 'golden era" of Greek commercial cinema.
Actor:
1. Nisos (2009) .... Apostolis
2. O diaheiristis (2009) .... Mr. Isidoros
... a.k.a. The Building Manager (International: English title)
3. "Ergazomeni gynaika" (1 episode, 2009)
- I aerosynodos (2009) TV episode
4. "Epta thanasimes petheres" .... Pappous (1 episode, 2009)
- H neodimokratissa pethera (2009) TV episode .... Pappous
5. Bank Bang (2008) .... Ermolaos
6. O gios tou Charlie (2008) .... Big John
... a.k.a. Charlie's Son (International: English title)
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