Thymios Karakatsanis

Thymios Karakatsanis (Piraeus, 8 December 1940 – Athens, 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
Born	(1940-12-08)8 December 1940 Piraeus, Greece
Died	30 June 2012(2012-06-30) (aged 71) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–present