Kálmán Latabár
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Kálmán Latabár was a Hungarian
comedian
and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, doing stand-up comedy, operettas and musicals, and comic routines in variety shows. A talented song-and-dance man, he had impeccable comic timing. Later in life he made several successful tours in Western Europe, Israel and America, idolized by the émigré Hungarian community. He was also a regular on the numerous theater stages of Budapest and of the provincial cities of the country.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, doing stand-up comedy, operettas and musicals, and comic routines in variety shows. A talented song-and-dance man, he had impeccable comic timing. Later in life he made several successful tours in Western Europe, Israel and America, idolized by the émigré Hungarian community. He was also a regular on the numerous theater stages of Budapest and of the provincial cities of the country.
Selected filmography
- SportszerelemSportszerelemSportszerelem is a 1936 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Zoltán Farkas and László Kardos and starring Kálmán Latabár, Edith Zeisler and Géza Boross. The sports-mad owner of a toothpick factory only allows football players to work for him, and a number of jobs hang on the result of a big...
(Sports Love) (1936) - Hol alszunk vasárnap? (Where Do We Sleep On Sunday?) (1937)
- CserebereCserebereCserebere is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by László Cserépy and starring Kálmán Latabár, Bella Bordy and Manyi Kiss.-Main cast:* Bella Bordy ... Zsolnay Vera* László Szilassy ... Kerekes István* Manyi Kiss ... Panni, Vera barátnõje...
(Swapping) (1940) - Mágnás Miska (Mikey the Tycoon) (1948)
- Zold, sárga, piros (Green, Yellow, Red) (1948)
- Janika (1949)
- A Képzett beteg (The Imaginary Invalid) (1952)
- Irány Mexikó!Irány Mexikó!Irány Mexikó is a 1968 Hungarian musical film directed by Éva Zsurzs and starring Gyula Bodrogi, Manyi Kiss and Kálmán Latabár.-Main cast:* Gyula Bodrogi ... Gergely* Ági Voith ... Teri* Kálmán Latabár ... Csoró* Kálmán ifj. Latabár ... Sanyi...
(Direction Mexico) (1968)