Ferenc Bessenyei
Ferenc Bessenyei (10 February 1919 – 27 December 2004) was a Hungarian actor and singer. He began his career in the choir at National Theatre of Szeged in 1940 and became one of Hungary's most respected stage performers. As singer he appeared in My Fair Lady (as Higgins), Fiddler on the Roof (as milkman Tevje) and Zorba the Greek (as Zorba). He was a tall man with a deep, powerful voice. He was elected to the Revolutionary Council of the Hungarian Intelligentsia in the 1956 revolt and was not allowed to perform for two years. He was awarded the "Actor of Nation" in 2000. He appeared in 75 films between 1960 and 2001. His second wife was Hédi Váradi actress.
Acted in
Zsaruvér és Csigavér I.: A királyné nyakéke
2001
as Öreg színész
The Other Person
1987
A Fond Farewell to the Prince
1987
A nagymama
1986
as Örkényi Vilmos
A falu jegyzője
1986
as Vándory
A Strange Marriage Part 4
1984
as Dőry báró
A Strange Marriage Part 3
1984
as Dőry báró
A Strange Marriage Part 2
1984
as Dőry báró
A Strange Marriage Part 1
1984
as Dőry báró
The Match
1981
as Kurucz elvtárs, megyei rendõrfõkapitány
A szerelem bolondjai
1977
as Harter Nándor
Beszterce ostroma
1976
as Pongrácz István
Labyrinth
1976
Beszterce ostroma
1976
as Pongrácz István
The Black City
1972
Les Évasions célèbres
1972
as Szalontay
I Lived under Thirty Two Names
1972
The Black City
1972
as Pál Görgey
Egy óra múlva itt vagyok…
1971
as Valkó Antal
Dreams of Love
1970
as Vörösmarty
Judgement
1970
as Dózsa György
The Tragedy of Man
1969
as Úr hangja
The Aga's Testament
1967
as Csomai kapitány
The Widow and the Police Officer
1967
The Golden Kite
1966
Fig-Leaf
1966
Faithful for Nothing
1966
as Orvos
Light behind the Shutter
1966
A Hungarian Nabob
1966
as Kárpáthy János
Skylark
1965
as Latintanár
A helyseg kalapacsa
1965
as Fejenagy
Abhorrence
1965
Abhorrence
1965
as Bodolay
Már nem olyan időket élünk
1964
as Vezérigazgató
Másfél millió
1964
as Igazgató
Evidence
1964
Húsz évre egymástól
1962
as Bálint István
Hail Days
1962
Just a Joke
1961
as Barcsai
Guns and Doves
1961
as Boda
Sunshine on the Ice
1961
as Rezsõ
The Brute
1961
as Ulveczki Sándor
Alba Regia
1961
as Soviet major
Summer Rain
1961
as Miskei
Az arc nélküli város
1960
Virrad
1960
as Colonel Vándor
Be Good All Your Life
1960
as igazgató
Our Kid
1959
as Director
Fever
1957
as Szabó Barna
Professor Hannibal
1956
as Hannibál
The Bitter Truth
1956
as Sztankó
Abyss
1956
as Horváth Böröcz
Extinguished Flames
1956
A Strange Mark of Identity
1955
as Imre Szabó
Under the City
1953
Penny
1953
as Turi
The Day of Wrath
1953
as Ferenc Sós
The Sea has Risen
1953
as Áron Gábor
Young at Heart
1953
as Varga, igazgató
The Storm
1952
as Pörneczi Gáspár, Tsz elnök
Underground Colony
1951
as Strumpf
Full Steam, Ahead!
1951