KOTSOPOULOS, THANOS (Athens, 1911 - 1994) Theatre actor whose remarkable performances were considered to be Sophocles' "Electra", Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (Horatio) and "King Lear" (Albany). He was one of the main protagonists of the National Theatre (1948-1966) where he acted in great plays of the ancient, classical and neoclassical dramaturgy (Euripides' "Hecuba", Sophocles' "Antigone", Checkov's "Three sisters", Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra", Steinbeck's "Men and Mice"). Kotsopoulos was always distinguished for his extremely cultivated voice.