Gábor Agardi

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Gábor Agárdi (born August 2, 1922 in Szeged , † January 19, 2006 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian actor.

Life

Grave of Gábor Agárdi in the Farkasréti cemetery

Agárdi came from an Armenian family. He was trained at the theater in Szeged from 1937 to 1941 and in 1949 received an engagement at the National Theater in Miskolc , of which he was a member until 1952. He then went to Budapest, where he got an engagement at the Petöfi Theater. From 1964 to 1985 he was a member of the National Theater ensemble .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1954: Me and my grandfather (Én és a nagyapám)
  • 1959: The farm in the Pussta (Akiket a pacsirta elkísér)
  • 1959: A few steps to the border (Pár lépés a határ)
  • 1965: The men in Death Hill (Szegénylegények)
  • 1965: The corporal and the others (A tizedes meg a többiek)
  • 1966: The Vulture Feud (Egy magyar nábob)
  • 1966: Retribution (Kárpáthy Zoltán)
  • 1967: Three nights of love (Egy szerelem három éjszakája)
  • 1968: Stars of Eger (Egri csillagok)
  • 1971: Hussars in Berlin
  • 1973: Palko struggles (Csínom Palkó)

Awards (selection)

  • 1959: Mari Jászai Prize
  • 1962: Mari Jászai Prize
  • 1980: Award "Outstanding Artist"
  • 1985: Kossuth Prize
  • 1989: Honorary member of the National Theater
  • 2002: Honorary Citizen of Budapest
  • 2002: Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
  • 2006: Lifetime Achievement Award as an actor from the Nation of Hungary (posthumous)

literature

  • Agárdi, Gábor . In: Joachim Reichow, Michael Hanisch (ed.): Actor A-Z . Henschelverlag, Berlin 1989, p. 12.

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personal data
SURNAME Agárdi, Gábor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Szeged
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 2006
Place of death Budapest