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Dezső Garas

1934 – 2011

(1934–2011) actor

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About Dezső Garas

Lived 1934 – 2011 (aged 77). Dezső Garas was a Hungarian actor, film director, film screenwriter, film actor and director.

Dezső Garas (9 December 1934 – 30 December 2011) was a Hungarian actor, who appeared in more than 145 films and television shows since 1956. He starred in the 1993 film Whoops, which was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Garas died in Budapest on 30 December 2011, aged 77, following a long kidney-related illness.

Selected filmography Liliomfi (1954) Summer Clouds (1957) Adventure in Gerolstein (1957) Tale on the Twelve Points (1957) The Smugglers (1958) Two Half Times in Hell (1961) Tales of a Long Journey (1963) Lady-Killer in Trouble (1964) Car Crazy (1965) Football of the Good Old Days (1973) Jacob the Liar (1975) - Frankfurter A Strange Role (1976) My Father's Happy Years (1977) Anton the Magician (1978) Szerencsés Dániel (1983) Before the Bat's Flight Is Done (1989) The Pregnant Papa (1989) When the Stars Were Red (1991) Whoops (1993) Perlasca, un Eroe Italiano (2002) A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003) East Side Stories (2010)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Theatre and Film Arts
Awards
Kossuth Prize; Jászai Mari Prize; Honorary citizen of Budapest; Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic; Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary; Meritorius Artist of Hungary; Great Artist of Hungary Award; The Nation's Actor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dezső Garas's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Dezső Garas?

(1934–2011) actor

When was Dezső Garas born?

Dezső Garas was born on 9 September 1934 in Budapest.

When did Dezső Garas die?

Dezső Garas died on 30 December 2011 in Budapest.

What was Dezső Garas's occupation?

Dezső Garas was an actor, film director, film screenwriter, film actor and director.

What nationality was Dezső Garas?

Dezső Garas was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dezső Garas

· Wikidata: Q721250

· DBpedia: Dezső Garas

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