László Versényi (19 June 1931 – 26 January 2016
) was a Hungarian actor at the
National Theater in
Budapest
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.
Career
Born in
Poroszló
Poroszló is a village in Heves County, Northern Hungary Region, Hungary.
Climate
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* Bernd Köppen ( ...
, Versényi graduated from high school in 1948 and, in 1958, started to act at the National Theatre. In 1986, he won first prize in an international competition of musical libretto for Dany und sein Haus. He provided the Hungarian dubbing of roles such as KITT from ''
Knight Rider
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'', Higgins from ''
Magnum, P.I.
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'', Dr. Bullard from ''
Midsomer Murders
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'', and
Yoda
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from the ''
Star Wars
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'' series. He also played a role in the Hungarian soap opera ''
Szomszédok
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''.
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1931 births
2016 deaths
Hungarian male film actors
Hungarian male television actors
Hungarian male voice actors
People from Heves County