About

Known credits:
97
Birthday:
1936-03-24
Place of birth:
Budapest, Hungary
Website:
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László Szabó

Overview

László Szabó (born 24 March 1936) is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. Since 1952, he has appeared in more than 120 films. These include seven films that have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

He was born to Béla Szabó and Margit Gulyás.

Between 1954-1956 he was a student at the Budapest University of Technology , during which he performed in an amateur theater group. He applied to the Theater and Film Academy as an actor, but was not accepted. He left the country in the fall of 1956 and went to Paris .

Like the French new wavers, he also visited Henri Langlois ' "liberty university of film history" at the Cinématheque, watched the film series, met and talked to the directors who presented their films, and while writing in the "cahiers", interviewed Buster Keaton together with Jacques Rivette . He and a friend dropped by on the set of Chabrol (Cousins), from whom he immediately received a one-sentence role. And in his next film, Locked with the Key , a longer one. After that, Godard gave him the role of the interrogator in The Little Soldier , which was followed by other roles in more recent Godard films.

He is the favorite character actor of all the directors of the new wave, everyone has a role for him, they entrust him with strange, boho characters, who always have some disturbing and annoying ulterior motives.

He also took a liking to directing, and made two new-wave French films. Truffaut wrote an appreciative review of the amusing film noir The White Gloves of the Devil . Zig-Zig was played by the new wave's favorite anti-star actress, Bernadette Lafont , and a cool star, Catherine Deneuve . This is also where the self-confidence and sardonic pungency of the new wavers can be felt. Like all actor-directors, he brought out the best in his actresses, skillfully mixing dark humor and tenderness.

In the meantime, from the end of the 1960s he appeared in Hungarian films, and after many character roles, he got the lead role from Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács : Miklós Dibusz, the big snooty, sumák organizer, The nice neighbor .

His first and so far the only Hungarian-French direction was based on Nándor Gion's novel: Sortűz for a Black Buffalo , and his first and so far only Hungarian direction: The Man Who Slept During the Day

Known for

Acting

2017 Ismael's Ghosts Actor Henri Bloom 57
Average
2009 Parc Actor Balthazar Rutuola 58
Average
2006 Gardens in Autumn Actor 58
Average
2006 Un an Actor Poussin N/A
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2003 Playing 'In the Company of Men' Actor Claude Doniol 58
Average
2003 The Outskirts of Alphaville Actor N/A
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2002 Special Delivery Actor Le gardien 58
Average
2001 Abandoned Actor Policeman 58
Average
2001 On appelle ça… le printemps Actor Jean 59
Average
2000 Esther Kahn Actor Ytzhok Kahn 58
Average
2000 Seaside, Dusk Actor N/A
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1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man Actor N/A
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1998 Place Vendôme Actor Charlie Rosen 58
Average
1998 The Alchemist and the Virgin Actor Charlie Rosen 58
Average
1997 Mange ta soupe Actor Father 58
Average
1997 Modré z neba Actor 59
Average
1995 Up, Down, Fragile Actor Le père de Louise (voice) 59
Average
1995 Son of Gascogne Actor Self 58
Average
1994 La Page blanche Actor Le père de Gilles N/A
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1994 Cold Water Actor Le père de Gilles 59
Average
1993 The Children Play Russian Actor Jack Valenti: The producer 58
Average
1993 Grand bonheur Actor Jean-Paul 58
Average
1992 Laços de Sangue Actor Pastelero N/A
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1992 The Sentinel Actor Pamiat 59
Average
1992 Rome Roméo Actor Producer N/A
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1991 The Last Summer Actor 58
Average
1990 The Big O Actor Kovacs N/A
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1989 Tolérance Actor Bernheim 58
Average
1989 Front woman Actor Bernard N/A
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1989 Pleure Pas My Love Actor 58
Average
1988 The Mysterious Death of Nina Chereau Actor Marais 58
Average
1988 Mr. Universe Actor N/A
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1988 Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné Actor Paul Hamburger N/A
N/A
1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being Actor Russian Interrogator 63
Fair
1987 Accroche-cœur Actor Friend director N/A
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1985 Favourites of the Moon Actor Terrorist 58
Average
1984 Paroles et musique Actor Alain 58
Average
1984 Love on the Ground Actor Virgil (as Laszlo Szabo) 58
Average
1984 Liberty at Night Actor Le marionnettiste 58
Average
1984 Full Moon in Paris Actor Painter at Cafe 60
Fair
1983 Stand Up Crabs, the Sea Is Rising! Actor Le directeur 58
Average
1983 Cinématon XXIX Actor N°282 N/A
N/A
1982 Deuil en 24 heures Actor Pollock 70
Good
1982 Laissé inachevé à Tokyo Actor 58
Average
1982 The Vulture Actor Kovács százados 58
Average
1982 Godard's Passion Actor Laszlo 58
Average
1981 Temporary Paradise Actor László / Gérard 59
Average
1980 The Last Metro Actor Lieutnant Bergen 65
Fair
1980 Légitime défense Actor N/A
N/A
1979 Rue du Pied de Grue Actor Inspecteur Paluche N/A
N/A
1979 Wrong-doers Actor Írnok 59
Average
1979 The Last Judgement But One Actor A másik nyomozó N/A
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1979 A Nice Neighbor Actor N/A
N/A
1979 Minden szerdán Actor Gazsi N/A
N/A
1978 Cinématon Actor N°282 58
Average
1978 La Barricade du Point-du-Jour Actor Léo Frankel N/A
N/A
1978 Judith Therpauve Actor Lepage 58
Average
1978 The Song of Roland Actor Duc Naimes / Chevalier hongrois 58
Average
1978 Dossier 51 Actor Sarah Robski's contact 59
Average
1976 The Red Poster Actor Joseph Boczov 58
Average
1975 Adoption Actor Jóska 59
Average
1975 Male of the Century Actor The gangster 58
Average
1974 Unruly Heyducks Actor 59
Average
1973 Salut, voleurs! Actor Jo 59
Average
1973 Valparaiso, Valparaiso Actor Lazlo 58
Average
1970 The Confession Actor Secret police man 61
Fair
1969 Winter Wind Actor Allied Translator 58
Average
1969 Do You Know Sunday-Monday? Actor Szabó mérnök 58
Average
1969 Binding Sentiments Actor Szõlõsgazda 59
Average
1968 Happening Actor N/A
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1968 The Fatal Shot Actor Bandi N/A
N/A
1968 Silence and Cry Actor Detective 59
Average
1968 The Girl Actor Francia autós (uncredited) 59
Average
1967 Weekend Actor L'Arabe (uncredited) 62
Fair
1967 Le Désir attrapé par la queue Actor N/A
N/A
1967 Made in U.S.A Actor Paul Widmark 59
Average
1965 Pierrot le Fou Actor L'Exilé Politique (uncredited) 68
Fair
1965 Alphaville Actor Chief Engineer (uncredited) 64
Fair
1964 Le Grand Escroc Actor The Police Inspector N/A
N/A
1964 The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Actor Police Inspector (segment "Le Grand escroc") 58
Average
1963 Ophélia Actor 59
Average
1963 Le Petit Soldat Actor Laszlo 61
Fair
1962 The Doll Actor Pascual 58
Average
1962 Vivre Sa Vie Actor Injured Man (uncredited) 69
Fair
1962 The Punishment Actor 59
Average
1959 Katia Actor (uncredited) 58
Average
1959 À double tour Actor Vlado 58
Average

Directing

2003 The Man Who Slept at Daylight Directing Director N/A
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1985 Volley for a Black Buffalo Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Zig Zig Directing Director 58
Average
1973 The White Gloves of the Devil Directing Director 58
Average
1969 Winter Wind Directing Assistant Director 58
Average

Writing

2003 The Man Who Slept at Daylight Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
1985 Volley for a Black Buffalo Writing Writer 59
Average
1984 Point mort Writing Writer N/A
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1975 Zig Zig Writing Writer 58
Average
1973 The White Gloves of the Devil Writing Writer 58
Average