Deceased

When Did Ferenc Bessenyei Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asBessenyey Ferenc, Ференц БешшенеиGenderMaleNationalityHungaryBorn10/02/1919Born inHódmezõvásárhely, HungaryDied27/12/2001 (aged 82)Died inLajosmizseWikidataQ326615 ↗Buried atFarkasréti CemeteryTMDb#586273 ↗

Ferenc Bessenyei was a Hungarian actor and singer. He began his career in the choir at National Theatre of Szeged in 1940 and became one of Hungary's most respected stage performers. As singer he appeared in My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba the Greek. He was a tall man with a deep, powerful voice. He was elected to the Revolutionary Council of the Hungarian Intelligentsia in the 1956 revolt and was not allowed to perform for two years. He was awarded the "Actor of Nation" in 2000.

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Filmography37 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	The Other PersonMovie	—	68
1986	A falu jegyzőjeSeries	Vándory	67
1986	A nagymamaMovie	Örkényi Vilmos	67
1981	The MatchMovie	Kurucz elvtárs, megyei rendõrfõkapitány	62
1976	LabyrinthMovie	—	57
1975	Hugo the HippoMovie	Narrator (voice)	56
1972	the famous escapesSeries	Szalontay	53
1972	The Black CitySeries	Pál Görgey	53
1972	The Black CityMovie	—	53
1972	DiagnózisMovie	Sobók András	53
1970	Dreams of LoveMovie	Vörösmarty	51
1970	JudgementMovie	Dózsa György	51
1969	The Tragedy of ManMovie	Úr hangja	50
1967	The Widow and the Police OfficerMovie	—	48
1966	The Golden KiteMovie	Barabás doktor	47
1965	SkylarkMovie	Latintanár	46
1965	AbhorrenceMovie	Bodolay	46
1964	EvidenceMovie	—	45
1964	Másfél millióMovie	Igazgató	45
1962	Húsz évre egymástólMovie	Bálint István	43
1962	Hail DaysMovie	—	43
1961	Just a JokeMovie	Barcsai	42
1961	Summer RainMovie	Miskei	42
1961	The BruteMovie	Ulveczki Sándor	42
1960	VirradMovie	Colonel Vándor	41
1960	Be Good All Your LifeMovie	igazgató	41
1959	Our KidMovie	Director	40
1956	AbyssMovie	Horváth Böröcz	37
1956	Professor HannibalMovie	Hannibál	37
1955	A Strange Mark of IdentityMovie	Imre Szabó	36
1953	The Day of WrathMovie	Ferenc Sós	34
1953	The Sea has RisenMovie	Áron Gábor	34
1953	Young at HeartMovie	Varga, igazgató	34
1953	PennyMovie	Turi	34
1952	The StormMovie	Pörneczi Gáspár, Tsz elnök	33
1951	Full Steam, Ahead!Movie	—	32
0	Nő a barakkbanMovie	—	—