Biography
György Kürthy (24 February 1882 – 27 December 1972) was a Hungarian actor, scenographer, writer and director of the theatre. He maturated in Budapest, then moved to Munich where he learnt architecture. His first theatrical performance was in 1905 at Thália Theatre. He was a member of the National Theatre between 1906 and 1935. He worked as a chief director in Kolozsvár (today Cluj-Napoca, Romania) in the theatre year 1908-1909. Between 1916 and 1923 he taught at Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. During the next year he played at National Theatre of Pécs. Then he moved back to the capital, and was a professor at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design from 1927 to 1930. In the following year he was the director of National Theatre of Szeged. He came back to the stage in 1953 when he played two years at Kisfaludy Károly Theatre and one year at József Attila Theatre.
His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 23
Writer 1
A három galamb (1944)
Isten rabjai (1942)
Bűnös vagyok! (1942)
People of the Mountains (1942)
The Talking Robe (1942)
The Marriage of Mara Szüts (1941)
Doctor István Kovács (1941)
Silent Monastery (1941)
Tokaj Wine (1941)
Flames (1941)
Pista Dankó (1941)
A Night in Transylvania (1941)
Az utolsó Vereczkey (1940)
Gül Baba (1940)
Deadly Spring (1939)
Tökéletes férfi (1939)
Wild Roses (1939)
The New Landlord (1935)
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Known ForActing
Birthday1882-02-24
Deathday1972-12-20 (90 years old)
Birth NameKürthy György József Kálmán Attila
FatherEmil Kürthy
CitizenshipsHungary
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