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
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Kostas Voutsas