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 * '' A Strange Marriage'' (1951) - Jezsuita * '' Erkel'' (1952) - Kölcsey Ferenc * ''

Crime at Dawn ''Crime at Dawn'' or ''Assassination Attempt'' (Hungarian: ''Merénylet'') is a 1960 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Lajos Básti, Irén Psota and Antal Páger.Rîpeanu p.61 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in ...

'' (1960) - Halmágyi * ''Az utolsó vacsora'' (1962) * ''Miért rosszak a magyar filmek?'' (1964) - Póczik * ''Világos feladja'' (1964) - Mr. Borowski * '' Az Életbe táncoltatott leány'' (1964) - A képmutogató * ''Mit csinált Felséged 3-tól 5-ig?'' (1964) - Narrator * ''

Car Crazy ''Car Crazy'' (Hungarian: ''Kár a benzinért'') is a 1965 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Sándor Pécsi, Imre Sinkovits and Tamás Major. Rîpeanu p.59 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on ...

'' (1965) - Igazgató * ''A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) - Baradlay Kázmér * '' The Corporal and the Others'' (1965) - Albert * ''Nem'' (1965) - Lakásügyi elõadó * ''Minden kezdet nehéz'' (1966) * ''

Hideg napok ''Hideg Napok'' (, ) is a 1966 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács.https://filmvilag.hu/cikk.php?cikk_id=11160 The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best from the period b ...

'' (1966) - Grassy ezredes * '' And Then The Guy...'' (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 * '' Three Nights of Love'' (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'' (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 () is a 1973 Hungarian comedy film, which was based on Iván Mándy's novel 'A pálya szélén' (On the side of the field). Directed by Pál Sándor. The catchphrase of the film: We need a team! In 2012, it was inc ...

'' (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. The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and then in Wales. A mystical element is di ...

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

Hugo the Hippo ''Hugo the Hippo'' () is a 1975 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions, a division of French perfume company Faberge. It was released in Hungary in 1975 and in th ...

'' (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'' (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'' ( (original title); ) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Redl, who ...

'' (1985) - Baron Kubinyi * ''Csak egy mozi'' (1985) - Oborzil - öreg színész * '' Elsö kétszáz évem'' (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-actor-stub