László Földényi (1895–1960) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Paietta p.114 He appeared at a variety of different theatres including the

Comedy Theatre The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,

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. He played

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s, sometimes as

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s, in Hungarian cinema from the pre-war Horthy era to the Communist period.

Selected filmography

* '' Budapest Pastry Shop'' (1935) * ''

Be True Until Death ''Be True Until Death'' (Hungarian: ''Légy jó mindhalálig'') is a 1936 Hungarian drama film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Klári Tolnay, Kálmán Rózsahegyi and Gyula Csortos.Parish & Pitts p.347 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Bu ...

'' (1936) * '' Help, I'm an Heiress'' (1937) * ''

Lady Seeks a Room Lady Seeks a Room ( hu, Úrilány szobát keres) is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Balogh. Cast * Irène Zilahy - Dr. Klári Székely * - Dr. Sándor Lukács * Gizi Lengyel - Jolán * Ilona Kökény - Ilka * Gyula Kabos - Ödön ...

'' (1937) * ''

My Daughter Is Different ''My Daughter Is Different'' (Hungarian: ''Az én lányom nem olyan'') is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Klári Tolnay, Imre Ráday and Ida Turay.''The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 2''. New York Times ...

'' (1937) * ''

Two Prisoners ''Two Prisoners'' (Hungarian: ''Két fogoly'') is a 1938 Hungarian war drama film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Gizi Bajor, Pál Jávor and Irén Ágay. Parish & Pitts p.347 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's set ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Ball Is On ''The Ball Is On'' (Hungarian: ''Áll a bál'') is a 1939 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Zita Szeleczky, Erzsi Simor and Hilda Gobbi. Rîpeanu p.39 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on lo ...

'' (1939) * ''

Money Is Coming ''Money Is Coming'' (Hungarian: ''Pénz áll a házhoz'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Romola Németh, Rudolf Somogyvári and Tivadar Bilicsi. Juhász p.69 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. ...

'' (1939) * ''

Istvan Bors ''Istvan Bors'' (Hungarian: ''Bors István'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, József Bihari and Klári Tolnay. Rozenblit p.213 It is based on a 1938 play by Sándor Hunyady, and was screened ...

'' (1939) * ''

Unknown Opponent ''Unknown Opponent'' (Hungarian: ''Ismeretlen ellenfél'') is a 1940 Hungarian spy thriller film directed by Endre Rodríguez and starring Erzsi Simor, Andor Ajtay and Karola Zala. Rîpeanu p.196 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. T ...

'' (1940) * ''

Silenced Bells ''Silenced Bells'' (Hungarian: ''Elnémult harangok'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by László Kalmár (director), László Kalmár and starring Margit Lukács, Ferenc Kiss (actor), Ferenc Kiss and István Nagy (actor), István Nagy.Ju ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Marriage Market ''The Marriage Market'' (Leányvásár) is an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. It was premiered on 14 November 1911 at the Király Színház (King Theater) in Budapest and was the composer's first significant success not only in Hu ...

'' (1941) * '' Entry Forbidden'' (1941) * '' Old Waltz'' (1941) * ''

Left-Handed Angel ''Left-Handed Angel'' (Hungarian: ''Balkezes angyal'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Clara Tabody, Pál Jávor and Gerö Mály. Vilmos p.200 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's s ...

'' (1941) * '' Tavaszi szonáta'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Gala Suit ''Gala Suit'' (Hungarian: ''Díszmagyar'') is a 1949 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Gyula Benkö, Zsuzsa Bánki and Iván Darvas.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/diszmagyar-diszmagyar/movie-14002 It was shot at the Hu ...

'' (1949) * ''

Hot Fields ''Hot Fields'' (Hungarian: ''Forró mezök'') is a 1949 Hungarian drama film directed by Imre Apáthi and starring Katalin Karády, Vera Szemere and Sándor Szabó. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1949) * ''

Underground Colony ''Underground Colony'' (Hungarian: ''Gyarmat a föld alatt'') is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk and Mihály Szemes and starring József Bihari, Erzsi Orsolya and Ferenc Ladányi.Wakeman p.318 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios ...

'' (1951) * '' A harag napja'' (1953) * '' La belle et le tzigane'' (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)

References

Bibliography

* Paietta, Ann C.. ''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003''. McFarland, 2005. * Székely, György & Gajdó, Tamás. ''Magyar színháztörténet: 1920-1949''. Akadémiai Kiadó, 1990.

External links

* 1895 births 1960 deaths People from Gödöllő Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors {{Hungary-bio-stub hu:Földényi László