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