László Bakó (21 November 1872 in Sárközújlak,

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– 5 August 1928 in

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) was a Hungarian actor, most notable for appearing in the silent film ''Bánk Bán''.

Life

Bakó was born in Sárközújlak, Szatmár County, Hungary (now Livada in Satu Mare County, Romania). After graduating in 1899, he joined the National Theatre, of which he became a life member in 1920. In 1898, Bakó won the Farkas-Ratkó Prize. At the National Theatre, the main roles he played were Coriolanus,

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and Brutus,

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of Shakespeare's tragedies, Patúr-Petur bán in the Michael Curtiz film ''Bánk Bán'', and Adam in Madách's '' The Tragedy of Man''. He was also a trained singer who performed as a

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. He died in Budapest on 5 August 1928, at the age of 55.

References

* Magyar életrajzi lexikon 1872 births 1928 deaths Hungarian male actors People from Satu Mare County Male actors from Austria-Hungary {{Hungary-actor-stub