Antal Páger

Antal Páger

Antal Páger (born January 29, 1899 in Makó , Austria-Hungary , † December 14, 1986 in Budapest , Hungary ) was a Hungarian actor , one of the busiest actors in front of the camera with over 180 films.

Life

Páger, who was interested in music, had briefly studied law in Budapest and joined the theater in 1919 to become an actor. He made his debut in Stuhlweissenburg , followed by engagements in Szeged , Pécs and Oradea (Romania), among others . In 1931 he finally reached Budapest, where he continued his theater career. As a stage artist, Páger was particularly successful in light subjects; he preferred to appear in comedies and operettas (e.g. as Liliom in Franz Molnar 's play of the same name or as Styx in Jacques Offenbach 's ' Orpheus in der Unterwelt ' ). In the last phase of his career (from 1956) Páger also succeeded in staging plays from Damascus. His achievements as Count Karenin in Leo Tolstoy's ' Anna Karenina ' , his Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's ' Die Heilige Johanna ' , his John Gabriel Borkmann in Henrik Ibsen 's play of the same name, his Prince Bolkonski in Tolstoy's ' War and Peace ' are from this period ' and his father in Tennessee Williams ' ' The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ' matters.

In 1932 Antal Páger made his screen debut in Pál Fejős ' fisherman's story “Menschen im Sturm”. Since then, cinema has had considerable importance in his career. In Hungary under the Horthy regime, he was mainly involved in cheerful stories, and the actor was occasionally seen in melodramas and romances. In 1944, as a result of the fascist takeover by the Arrow Cross , Antal Páger managed to escape via Austria and France to Argentina . He stayed there until 1956 and earned his living as a painter. Exhibitions took him to Venezuela and Brazil . In Buenos Aires , where Páger received his Argentine citizenship in 1951, he made contact with the theater again. In 1955 he decided to return to Hungary, where he arrived in August 1956, just before the unsuccessful uprising against the communist regime. His career in the Hungarian post-war film brought Antal Páger artistically more demanding tasks than in the period up to 1944. Now he was seen in a number of interesting age roles, "which identified him as a mature character interpreter capable of subtle nuances." He was often seen in Roll type 'little man from the street'. His most important character roles include Dr. Mohai in Zoltán Várkonyis pillar of salt (1958), the Balázs in Márton Keletis Rainy Sunday (1962) and the pastor Tonay in Zoltán Fabris family Toth (1969). In 1963 he played a provincial official in László Ranódy's "The Lark". The film was Hungary's entry into competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 and Páger was honored ex aequo with Saro Urzì in the “ Best Actor ” category.

Páger was last married to the actress Bea Szilágyi (1908–1987).

Filmography

• 1932: People in the Storm (Itel a Balaton)
• 1934: Emmy
• 1934: Cornflower (Búzavirág)
• 1935: Kindly please (Barátságos arcot kérek!)
• 1936: Évforduló
• 1937: A Budapest Story (Pesti mese)
• 1937: Hotel Kikelet
• 1938: I protected a woman (Megvédtem egy asszonyt)
• 1938: Péntek, Rézi
• 1938: The heavy gloves (Nehéz apának lenni)
• 1939: Bors István
• 1939: The minister's friend (A miniszter barátja)
• 1939: Hello Peter! (Szervusz Péter!)
• 1939: earthquake (Földindulás)
• 1940: Closed hearing (Zárt tárgyalás)
• 1940: Castle in Transylvania (Erdélyi kastély)
• 1940: Eladó birtok
• 1940: yes or no? (Igen vagy nem?)
• 1941: Háry János
• 1941: A man goes his way (Dr. Kovács István)
• 1941: One night in Transylvania (Egy éjszaka Erdélyben)
• 1941: Finally! (Végre)
• 1941: Why (Miért?)
• 1941: The wedding of Mara Szüts (Szűts Mara házassága)
• 1942: The beautiful star (Szép csillag)
• 1942: A Man's Loyalty (Férfihüség)
• 1942: The Thirtieth (A harmincadik)
• 1942: Your son ... Peter (Szerető fia, Péter)
• 1942: The Guard's Elevator (Őrségváltás)
• 1943: Kettesben
• 1943: The golden peacock (Aranypáva)
• 1944: Az elsö
• 1957: Conflict of Heart (Dani)
• 1958: Don Juan's very last adventure (Don Juan legutolsó kalandja)
• 1958: Pillar of Salt (Sóbálvány)
• 1958: The culprit is unknown (A tettes ismeretlen)
• 1959: yesterday (Tegnap)
• 1959: The courtyard in the Puszta (Akiket a pacsirta elkísér)
• 1959: Assassination attempt at dawn (Merénylet)
• 1960: City without a face (Az Arcnélküli város)
• 1960: Oh, these lodgers (Fűre lépni szabad)
• 1960: The Fall of Young Noszty (A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival)
• 1960: thunderstorm (Zápor)
• 1961: KuK military music (Katonazene)
• 1961: A girl was murdered (Megöltek egy lányt)
• 1961: Just kidding (Nem ér a nevem!)
• 1962: Aunt Mizzi's double life (Mici néni két élete)
• 1962: Rainy Sunday (Esős vasárnap)
• 1962: Paradise Lost (Elveszett paradicsom)
• 1962: Memoirs of a Strange Night (Az utolsó vacsora)
• 1962: Twenty Years - A Whole World (Húsz évre egymástól)
• 1962: Star in the autumn sky (Isten őszi csillaga)
• 1963: Photo Haber (Fotó Háber)
• 1963: The Lark (Pacsirta)
• 1963: Swan Song (Hattyúdal)
• 1963: Land grab (Honfoglalás) (TV movie)
• 1963: The Idol (Bálvány)
• 1964: The Good Game (Iszony)
• 1965: Men and Flags (A kőszívű ember fiai)
• 1965: A New Summer Comes (Vizivárosi nyár) (TV movie)
• 1965: twenty hours (Húsz óra)
• 1965: The Doctor's Death (Az orvos halála)
• 1965: The two of them died (Ketten haltag mek)
• 1966: The Golden Dragon (Aranysárkány)
• 1966: The Summons (Utószezon)
• 1966: Sweet and bitter (Édes és keserű)
• 1967: The House of Cards (Kártyavár)
• 1967: A Study of Women (Tanulmány a nőkről)
• 1968: The miraculous caftan (Beszélő köntös)
• 1969: Toth family (Isten hozta, őrnagy úr!)
• 1969: The Magician (A varázsló)
• 1969: Hell Ferry (Pokolrév)
• 1969: The restless life of Ferenc Prenn (Én, Prenn Ferenc ...) (TV movie)
• 1970: Historical private affairs (Történelmi magánügyek)
• 1970: A rose garden of six yokes (Hatholdas rózsakert) (TV movie)
• 1970: A revizor (TV movie)
• 1971: Villa am Lido (Villa a Lidón) (TV movie)
• 1972: Run to get caught (Fuss, hogy utolérjenek!)
• 1972: The Black City (A fekete város) (TV series)
• 1972: Rabbits in the cloakroom (Nyulak a Ruhatárban)
• 1972: Prince Bob (Bob herceg) (TV movie)
• 1972: See Naples and ... (Nápolyt látni és ...)
• 1973: Barrens (A Magyar ugarón)
• 1974: Back to life (Jelbeszéd)
• 1975: Rascals on vacation (Ballagó idö)
• 1976: Torgeld (Kapenz-Rekviem egy hazmesterlaynert) (TV movie)
• 1976: Black diamonds (Fekete gyémántok)
• 1977: Dr. Nobody (Doctor Senki) (TV Movie)
• 1978: Dániel (TV series)
• 1978: Stiff hat and potato nose (Keménykalap és krumpliorr) (TV series)
• 1978: Fairy tales with cream (Mese habbal)
• 1979: Hatholdas rózsakert
• 1980: Circus of the Damned / Circus Maximus (Circus Maximus)
• 1980: Behind the brick wall (A téglafal mögött)
• 1981: The great traveler (A messziről jött ember) (TV movie)
• 1981: Nyitott ház (TV movie)
• 1982: Dating (Társkeresés No. 1463) (TV movie)
• 1983: Sky Battalions (Mennyei seregek)
• 1983: The Chapel of St. Christopher (Szent Kristóf kápolnája) (TV movie)
• 1984: Witches' Sabbath (Boszorkányszombat) (TV movie)
• 1985: Higgyetek nekem!
• 1985: The Vernieste Kingdom (Az eltüsszentett birodalom) (TV movie)
• 1985: A vén bakancsos és fia, a huszár (TV movie)
• 1986: The Guilt (Elveszett paradicsom) (TV movie)

literature

• Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 116.

Web links

• Antal Páger in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 116.