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