Tamás Major (26 January 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a Hungarian

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. He also acted as the director of the Hungarian National Theatre from 1945 to 1962.

Selected filmography

* ''A szüz és a gödölye'' (1941) - István, Huber fiatalabb fia * ''

Különös házasság ''Különös házasság'' (''A Peculiar Marriage'') is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti, based on the novel of the same name (first published in 1900) by Kálmán Mikszáth. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festiva ...

'' (1951) - Jezsuita * ''Erkel'' (1952) - Kölcsey Ferenc * ''Merénylet'' (1960) - Halmágyi * ''Az utolsó vacsora'' (1962) * ''Miért rosszak a magyar filmek?'' (1964) - Póczik * ''Világos feladja'' (1964) - Mr. Borowski * ''

Az Életbe táncoltatott leány ''A Girl Danced Into His Life'' ( hu, Az Életbe táncoltatott leány) is a 1964 Hungarian film directed by Tamás Banovich. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won a Technical Prize. Cast * Adél Orosz - A lány * Lev ...

'' (1964) - A képmutogató * ''Mit csinált Felséged 3-tól 5-ig?'' (1964) - Narrator * ''Kár a benzinért'' (1965) - Igazgató * ''A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) - Baradlay Kázmér * ''

The Corporal and the Others ''The Corporal and the Others'' ( hu, A tizedes meg a többiek) is a 1965 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti. The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968. Cast * Imr ...

'' (1965) - Albert * ''Nem'' (1965) - Lakásügyi elõadó * ''Minden kezdet nehéz'' (1966) * ''Hideg napok'' (1966) - Grassy ezredes * ''És akkor a pasas...'' (1966) - Xandor * ''Egy magyar nábob'' (1966) - Griffard * ''Sellö a pecsétgyürün I'' (1967) - Vöröskõy * ''Változó felhözet'' (1967) - Felügyelõ * ''Jaguár'' (1967) - Általános bácsi * ''A múmia közbeszól'' (1967) - Fáraó * ''Egy szerelem három éjszakája'' (1967) - Lajos, fõpincér * '' Falak'' (1968) - Fõszerkesztõ * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) - I. Suleiman szultán * ''Az oroszlán ugrani készül'' (1969) - Kálmán * ''Alfa Romeó és Júlia'' (1969) - Bekötött fejû beteg * ''

Those Who Wear Glasses ''Those Who Wear Glasses'' ( hu, Szemüvegesek) is a 1969 Hungarian black comedy film written and directed by Sándor Simó. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. One of the earliest examples of black comedy ...

'' (1969) - Náray * ''Utazás a koponyám körül'' (1970) - A bajuszos levantei * ''Ítélet'' (1970) - Werbõczy * '' Szerelmi álmok – Liszt'' (1970) - IX. Pius pápa * ''A gyilkos a házban van'' (1971) - A házmester * '' Trotta'' (1971) - Herr Reisiger * ''Volt egyszer egy család'' (1972) - Kulkai házmester * ''A magyar ugaron'' (1973) - Pap * ''

Football of the Good Old Days Football of the Good Old Days ( hu, Régi idők focija) is a 1973 Hungarian comedy film directed by Pál Sándor. Cast * Dezső Garas - Ede Minarik, mosodás * Tamás Major - Kerényi úr * László Márkus - Pipi Turner * Hédi Temessy - Cser ...

'' (1973) - Kerényi úr * ''Végül'' (1974) - Nagyapa a parkban * ''

The Pendragon Legend ''The Pendragon Legend'' (Hungarian: A Pendragon-legenda) is a 1934 novel by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb. It was published by Pushkin Press. The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and the ...

'' (1974) - James Morvin * ''Ereszd el a szakállamat!'' (1975) - Maracskó * '' Mrs. Dery Where Are You?'' (1975) - Jancsó, öreg színész * ''

Hugo the Hippo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

'' (1975) - Aban-Khan (Hungarian version) (voice) * ''Zongora a levegöben'' (1976) - Klimperberger, karmester * ''Teketória'' (1977) - Zongorista * ''Szabadíts meg a gonosztól'' (1979) - Igazgató úr * ''Ajándék ez a nap'' (1979) - László László * ''Circus maximus'' (1980) - Bárdos * ''

Mephisto Mephisto or Mephistopheles is one of the chief demons of German literary tradition. Mephisto or Mephistopheles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Méphisto'', a 1931 French film * Mephisto (1981 film), ''Mephisto'' (1981 film), a German- ...

'' (1981) - Oskar Kroge, színigazgató * ''Ripacsok'' (1981) - Dr. Molnár Géza, elmeorvos * ''Szerencsés Dániel'' (1983) - Dani's grandpa * ''Elveszett illúziók'' (1983) - Rétfalvi * ''A csoda vége'' (1984) - Péter * ''Hanyatt-homlok'' (1984) - Nagyapa * ''

Colonel Redl ''Colonel Redl'' (german: Oberst Redl (original title); hu, Redl ezredes) is a 1985 Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film by Hungary, Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World Wa ...

'' (1985) - Baron Kubinyi * ''Csak egy mozi'' (1985) - Oborzil - öreg színész * ''

Elsö kétszáz évem ''My First Two Hundred Years'' ( hu, Első kétszáz évem) is a 1985 Hungarian drama film directed by Gyula Maár. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Zoltán Bezerédi as Pál Királyhegyi * Anna Kubik ...

'' (1986) - Epstein * ''A nagy generáció'' (1986) - Grandfather (final film role)

Bibliography

* Eby, Cecil D. ''Hungary at War: Civilians and Soldiers in World War II''. Penn State Press, 2007.

External links

* 1910 births 1986 deaths Male actors from Budapest People from the Kingdom of Hungary Hungarian Communist Party politicians Members of the Hungarian Working People's Party Members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1949–1953) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1958–1963) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1963–1967) Members of the National Assembly of Hungary (1967–1971) Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian male television actors 20th-century Hungarian male actors {{Hungary-bio-stub