János Rajz (born János Reisz February 13, 1907 – July 20, 1981) was a Hungarian stage,

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and television actor.

Early life

Rajz was born in

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in 1907 and attended

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Grammar School, and had aspirations of becoming an artist. When he was 17, the director of a theater in

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approached him about acting. In 1924, he appeared onstage in

in a Viennese opera. His brother, Ferenc Rajz, was also a member of the theater.

Career

Between 1929 and 1930, Rajz joined the Royal Theater. From 1930 to 1931, he appeared in plays in

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; from 1931 to 1933 he appeared in plays in Kassa; from 1933 to 1939 he appeared onstage in Miskolc; from 1939 to 1940 he returned to Kassa to appear onstage; from 1940 to 1941 he appeared in plays in Pécs; from 1941 to 1943 he returned to

to appear onstage; from 1943 to 1944 he appeared in plays in

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; from 1944 to 1945 he returned to

; from 1945 to 1951 he performed at the National Theater in Szeged; from 1951 to 1952 he performed at the

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theater in

. Rajz won the

Mari Jászai Mari Jászai (born Mária Krippel; 24 February 1850, Ászár – 5 October 1926, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress. Life Mari Jászai 24 February 1850 in Ászár, Komárom county, as a daughter of a carpenter. She worked from age 10 as a maid ...

Award in 1957 and the

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 ...

in 1958. He retired from the theater in 1976, after 24 years. In the same year, he founded the János Foundation. He was involved in 86 feature films and shorts, and later, television. In the radio broadcast "Szabó család," Razj voiced the role of Uncle Szabó from 1966 to 1981 after

Ernő Szabó Ernő Szabó (June 30, 1900 – November 10, 1966) was a Hungarian film actor. Partial filmography * '' Dollar Daddy'' (1956) - Leihner Rudolf, kereskedõ * ''Tanár úr, kérem...'' (1956) - Antikvárius * ''Professor Hannibal'' (1956) - Nyúl ...

's death.

Selected filmography

* '' Accident'' (1955) * '' Ward 9'' (1955) * '' The Bridge of Life'' (1956) * ''

Dollar Daddy ''Dollar Daddy'' (Hungarian: ''Dollárpapa'') is a 1956 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Iván Darvas, János Rajz and Erzsi Somogyi. It was a success at the Hungarian box office, drawing over three million spectators. ...

'' (1956) * '' By Order of the Emperor'' (1957) * '' Two Confessions'' (1957) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958) * ''

Iron Flower ''Iron Flower'' ( hu, Vasvirág) is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by János Herskó. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The story takes place in Óbuda in the 1930s. István Pettersen is a well-meaning, excellent fa ...

'' (1958) * '' Don Juan's Last Adventure'' (1958) * ''

Up the Slope ''Up the Slope'' (Hungarian: ''Felfelé a lejtön'') is a 1959 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Erzsébet Házy, György Kálmán and Imre Ráday. Rîpeanu p.41 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. ...

'' (1959) * ''

Two Half Times in Hell ''Two Halves in Hell'' ( Hungarian: ''Két félidő a pokolban'') is a 1961 Hungarian war film directed and co-written by Zoltán Fábri. The film is based on a 1942 football match between German soldiers and their Soviet Ukrainian prisoners of ...

'' (1961) * ''

I'll Go to the Minister ''I'll Go to the Minister'' (Hungarian:''Felmegyek a miniszterhez'') is a 1962 Cinema of Hungary, Hungarian comedy film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring László Bánhidi, Antal Páger (actor), Antal Páger and János Rajz. Cast * László ...

'' (1962) * '' Lady-Killer in Trouble'' (1964) * ''

Three Nights of Love ''Three Nights of Love'' ( it, Tre notti d'amore) is a 1964 omnibus comedy film in three segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi and starring Catherine Spaak, Enrico Maria Salerno and Adolfo Celi. Cast * Adolf ...

'' (1967) * '' Ten Thousand Days'' (1967) * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) * ''

The Toth Family ''The Toth Family'' ( hu, Isten hozta, őrnagy úr!) is a 1969 Hungarian comedy-drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Zoltán Latinovits as Major (Őrnagy) * Imre Sinkovits ...

'' (1969)

References

External links

* 1907 births 1981 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian male television actors Male actors from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian male actors {{Hungary-actor-stub