Péter Andorai (25 April 1948 – 1 February 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film ''

Bizalom ''Confidence'' ( hu, Bizalom) is a 1980 Hungarian film directed by István Szabó set in the final days of World War II. It follows two resistance members who must pose as husband and wife to stay safe from the Nazis, even though they are each mar ...

'', which was entered into the

30th Berlin International Film Festival The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Heartland'' directed by Richard Pearce and West German film '' Palermo oder Wolfsburg'' directed by W ...

, where it won the

Silver Bear for Best Director The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury ...

Selected filmography

* ''Vörös rekviem'' (1976) - Sallai Imre * ''A kard'' (1977) - Feri * ''Ékezet'' (1977) - Seregi, üzemmérnök * ''Riasztólövés'' (1977) - Csipesz * '' My Father's Happy Years'' (1977) - Varga Ernõ, kommunista * ''Amerikai cigaretta'' (1978) - Jegyüzér * ''Áramütés'' (1979) - Vince * ''Szabadíts meg a gonosztól'' (1979) - Antal, a katona * ''

'' (1980) - János Biró * ''

The Green Bird ''The Green Bird'' is a 1765 commedia dell'arte play by Carlo Gozzi. It is a sequel to ''The Love of Three Oranges''. The main plot of ''The Green Bird'' has several similarities with the widespread tale ''The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, an ...

'' (1980) - Jan Widuchowski * ''Utolsó elötti ítélet'' (1980) - A férfi * ''

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), a German-Hungarian film based ...

'' (1981) - Otto Ulrichs * '' Another Way'' (1982) - Dönci Horváth - Lívia férje * ''Nyom nélkül'' (1982) - Gyanusított * '' Tight Quarters'' (1983) - Miklós * ''Szeretök'' (1984) - Árkosi * ''Eszmélés'' (1984) - Tányér Imre * ''

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) - Major aus Wien * ''Lélegzetvisszafojtva'' (1985) * ''Falfúró'' (1986) - Gondnok * '' Elsö kétszáz évem'' (1986) - Betörõ * ''Képvadászok'' (1986) - Gál * ''A nagy generáció'' (1986) * ''Hajnali háztetök'' (1986) - Halász Péter * ''

Love, Mother ''Love, Mother'' ( hu, Csók, Anyu!) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by János Rózsa. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where Dorottya Udvaros won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Dorottya Udvaros as ...

'' (1987) - Csépai elvtárs * ''Érzékeny búcsú a fejedelemtöl'' (1987) - Kemény János * ''Küldetés Evianba'' (1988) - Náci összekötõ * '' Hanussen'' (1988) - Fabian * ''Kiáltás és kiáltás'' (1988) - Tibor * '' Eldorádó'' (1988) - Berci * ''Egy teljes nap'' (1988) - A vak utas * ''

Before the Bat's Flight Is Done ''Before the Bat's Flight Is Done'' ( hu, Mielőtt befejezi röptét a denevér) is a 1989 Hungarian drama film directed by Péter Tímár. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Gábor Máté as László * R ...

'' (1989) * ''Vadon'' (1989) * ''Die Skorpionfrau'' (1989) - Felix * '' The Pregnant Papa'' (1989) - Béla, az orvos * '' My 20th Century'' (1989) - Thomas Edison * ''Georg Elser - Einer aus Deutschland'' (1989) - Leibl * ''A hecc'' (1989) - György, Tamás bátyja * ''Könnyü vér'' (1990) - Férfi a hajón * ''Magyar rekviem'' (1990) - Rusznyák * ''

Itt a szabadság! ''Itt a szabadság!'' is a 1991 Hungarian drama film directed by Péter Vajda. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Péter Andorai as Kopa Imre * Evdokiya Germanova as Duszja * Sándor Fábry as Figaró * ...

'' (1991) - Kopa Imre * ''A három növér'' (1991) - Versinyin * ''Szerelmes szívek'' (1991) - Király, a menedzser * ''Könyörtelen idök'' (1992) - Berkovich szolgabíró * '' Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe'' (1992) - Stefanics - Igazgató * ''A csalás gyönyöre'' (1992) - Feri - Jutka férje * ''Goldberg variácók'' (1992) * ''Roncsfilm'' (1992) - Ádám * ''Gyerekgyilkosságok'' (1993) - Andró Béla, nyomozó * ''Vigyázók'' (1993) - Károly, Éva testvére * ''Rúzs'' (1994) - Arpad * ''Utrius'' (1994) * ''Váratlan halál'' (1996) - (segment "Az ablakok-Levél") * ''Csinibaba'' (1997) - Kúnó Purábl * ''

The Witman Boys ''The Witman Boys'' ( hu, Witman fiúk) is a 1997 Hungarian drama film directed by János Szász. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. At the 20th Moscow International Film Festival the film won t ...

'' (1997) - Endre Tálay * ''Presszó'' (1998) - Nyomozó * '' Simon, the Magician'' (1999) - Simon * ''

Sunshine Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when ...

'' (1999) - Anselmi * ''Rosszfiúk'' (2000) - Kecsõ apja * ''Hamvadó cigarettavég'' (2001) - German general * ''Rinaldó'' (2003) - Lajos * ''A Rózsa énekei'' (2003) * ''Bolondok éneke'' (2003) - Dominik * ''

The Unburied Man ''The Unburied Man'' ( hu, A temetetlen halott) is a 2004 Hungarian-Slovakian-Polish drama film. It is based on the life of former Prime Minister of Hungary, Imre Nagy, who was executed following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Cast * ...

'' (2004) - Münnich Ferenc * ''Rózsadomb'' (2004) - Gábor * '' Relatives'' (2006) - Szentkálnay * ''Lopott képek'' (2006) - Ottó * ''Töredék'' (2007) * ''A Nap utcai fiúk'' (2007) - Gábor apja * ''Az ügynökök a paradicsomba mennek'' (2010) - Kárász Andor * '' The Door'' (2012) - Mr. Brodarics * ''

The Notebook ''The Notebook'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, with a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams a ...

'' (2013) - Plébános * ''Pillangók'' (2014) - Motil * ''Argo 2'' (2015) * ''Aurora Borealis: Északi fény'' (2017) - ÁVH soldier II. * ''A hentes, a kurva és a félszemü'' (2017) - Kaszala ezrdes * ''Zárójelentés'' (2020) - Oregember az állomáson

Honors and awards

* '' Jászai Mari Award'' (1980) * ''Hungarian Movie Week Award'' (1986,1999) * ''Award of The Hungarian Movie Critics'' (1987,2000) * ''Veszprém TV get-together Special Award'' (1990) * ''Hungarian TV Critics Award'' (1991) * ''

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 d ...

'' (1994) * ''Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Officer's Cross'' (2007) * ''The Nation's Performer'' (2015) * ''Prima Award'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andorai, Peter 1948 births 2020 deaths Hungarian male film actors Male actors from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian male actors Hungarian male television actors