About István Nagy
Lived 1909 – 1976 (aged 67). István Nagy was a Hungarian actor and teacher.
István Nagy (1909–1976) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He starred alongside the actress Katalin Karády in several films. He was born in Transylvania which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but was subsequently ceded to Romania and went to university and began acting in Cluj. When Hungary annexed Transylvania in 1940 he moved to Budapest and appeared onstage at the National Theatre and elsewhere and in films at the city's Hunnia Studios.
Selected filmography One Night in Transylvania (1941) Silenced Bells (1941) Deadly Kiss (1942) A Heart Stops Beating (1942) Mountain Girl (1942) Temptation (1942) Suburban Guard Post (1943) Black Dawn (1943) Masterless Woman (1944) A Quiet Home (1958) The Moneymaker (1964) Irány Mexikó! (1968)
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Who was István Nagy?
(1909–1976) Hungarian actor
When was István Nagy born?
István Nagy was born on 22 January 1909 in Lechința.
When did István Nagy die?
István Nagy died on 29 January 1976 in Budapest.
What was István Nagy's occupation?
István Nagy was an actor and teacher.
What nationality was István Nagy?
István Nagy was Hungarian.
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