Ferenc Kiss
Ferenc Kiss (16 April 1892 – 13 August 1978) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1921 to 1977.
Also recorded as Ferenc Sándor Kiss
Ferenc Kiss
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- Name
- Ferenc Kiss
- Born
- 16 April 1892
- Birthplace
- Székesfehérvár, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 13 August 1978
- Place of death
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Honours
- Corvin Wreath · Meritorius Artist of Hungary
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Ferenc Kiss (16 April 1892 – 13 August 1978) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1921 to 1977.
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• Name — Ferenc Kiss • Born — 16 April 1892 • Birthplace — Székesfehérvár, Austria-Hungary • Died — 13 August 1978 • Place of death — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1921-1977 Ferenc Kiss (16 April 1892 – 13 August 1978) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1921 to 1977.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism
He was the first President of the Hungarian Film Chamber and was outspokenly antisemitic at a time when Anti-Jewish Laws were restricting Hungarian Jews from participating in the Hungarian Film Industry. At his trial in December 1945 following the Second World War he insisted he was following the will of his members.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1936 — Cafe Moscow — Baklusin szárnysegéd • 1940 — Landslide — Böbek Samu • Sarajevo — Sztepán Petrov • 1941 — The Talking Robe — Mihály Lestyák • 1959 — A Game with Love — Jupiter • 1963 — Drama of the Lark — Bankigazgató
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Székesfehérvár.
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Budapest.
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The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. Recorded as having received Corvin Wreath and Meritorius Artist of Hungary.
Kiss Ferenc, Kis Ferenc Sándor (Székesfehérvár, 1893. április 15. – Budapest, 1978. augusztus 13.) magyar színész, érdemes művész sírja a Farkasréti temetőben (25/I-1-67).
Dr Varga József · Varga József Séta a Farkasréti temetőben. Kiss Ferenc sírja. Farkasréti temető: 25/I-1-67 [1] Alap: [2]
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1199555959, Concertos (Zusammenstellung, Ferenc Kiss).
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q17582698: Ferenc Kiss
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1199555959, Concertos (Zusammenstellung, Ferenc Kiss).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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This entry is compiled from 11 catalogued sources across 7 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Internet Archive, Wikidata, Wikipedia, DOAJ, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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