György Cserhalmi (born 17 February 1948, in

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) is a Hungarian

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. He graduated from the Actors Academy in 1971. He is also the founder of the Labdater Theatre in the Globe cultural centre.

Employment

*1971:

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Csokonai

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*1972-1975: Veszprem Petofi Theatre *1979-1983: National Theatre, then the Hungarian Film Company *1983-1989: Katona Jozsef Theatre *1989-1991: National Theatre *1991–present: freelance work.

Prizes

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...

(1990) *SZOT prize (1988) *Elizabeth prize (1987) *Noteworthy artist (1986) *Balazs Bela prize (1982)

Films

Has acted in more than 200 films, since the early 1970s one of the most significant Hungarian contemporary

s, especially in modern heroic roles. One of the most significant being ''Mephisto'', made in 1981 by Istvan Szabo. He starred in the 1976 film '' Azonosítás'', which won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. He played a role in the 2002 '' Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano''.

Stage roles

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

, Gorky,

Sophocles Sophocles (; grc, Σοφοκλῆς, , Sophoklễs; 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. is one of three ancient Greek tragedians, at least one of whose plays has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or c ...

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and worl ...

as well as Hungarian writers.

References

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* * 1948 births Living people Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Actors from Budapest {{Hungary-actor-stub