József Madaras
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József Madaras (born August 16, 1937 in Rigmani , Mureș County , Romania ; † April 24, 2007 in Máriahalom , Hungary ) was a Hungarian theater and film actor, voice actor and director.
Life
He worked as a gardener and cutter and then studied until 1958 at the Budapest Theater and Film School. He then played at various theaters in the capital and belonged to the Thalia Theater from 1961 to 1966 . Madaras worked as a voice actor at the Pannonia studios and from 1978 was a member of the ensemble of the state film production company Mafilm .
He made his film debut in 1959 in Miklós Jancsós A mi földünk . Under this director he played numerous leading roles, such as a commander in the world war film Stars on the Hats (1966), the Hungarian soldier Károly in Silence and Scream (1968), the father Kéller in Shimmering Wind (1969) and the Bálint Hegedűs in Red Psalm (1971), who won the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for Best Director. His portrayal of the school principal in János Rózsa's Spider Run (1976) was also outstanding .
In 1996 József Madaras was awarded the Kossuth Prize .
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: The captain of Tenkesberg ( A Tenkes kapitánya , television multipart )
- 1964: That's how I came ( Így jöttem )
- 1966: The Hopeless (Szegénylegények)
- 1966: father (Apa)
- 1967: Stars on the hats (Csillagosok, katonák)
- 1968: Silence and Scream (Csend és kiáltás)
- 1969: Shimmering Winds (Fényes szelek)
- 1969 sirocco (Sirokko)
- 1971: Agnus dei (Égi bárány)
- 1972: Red Psalm (Még kér a nép)
- 1972: La technica e il rito
- 1974: My love - Elektra (Szerelmem, Elektra)
- 1975: Michael Strogoff (TV four-parter)
- 1976: Spider soccer (Pókfoci)
- 1979: Hungarian Rhapsody (Magyar rapszódia)
- 1979: Allegro Barbaro (Allegro Barbaro)
- 1981: The heart of the tyrant (A zsarnok szíve, avagy Boccaccio Magyarországon)
- 1986: Season of the Monsters (Szörnyek évadja)
- 1990: Isten hátrafelé megy
- 1992: Blue Danube Waltz (Kék Duna keringő)
Web links
- József Madaras in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Films with József Madaras in the Lexicon of International Films
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madaras, József |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rigmani , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 2007 |
| Place of death | Máriahalom , Hungary |