Artúr Somlay (28 February 1883, in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

– 10 November 1951, in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

Selected filmography

* '' Today and Tomorrow'' (1912) * ''

Faun The faun (, grc, φαῦνος, ''phaunos'', ) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology. Originally fauns of Roman mythology were spirits (genii) of rustic places, lesser versions of their c ...

'' (1918) * '' Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' The Clan'' (1920) * '' The Railway King'' (1921) * '' The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * ''

The Riddle of the Sphinx A sphinx ( , grc, σφίγξ , Boeotian: , plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches o ...

'' (1921) * '' Ilona'' (1921) * ''

Harvest Harvesting is the process of gathering a ripe crop from the fields. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, typically using a scythe, sickle, or reaper. On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most lab ...

'' (1936) * '' Deadly Spring'' (1939) * ''

Duel for Nothing ''Duel for Nothing'' (Hungarian: ''Párbaj semmiért'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Emil Martonffy and starring Gyula Csortos, Lili Berky and Alice Nagy. It was based on a novel by Sándor Hunyady. Plot summary Cast * Gyula ...

'' (1940) * '' Végre!'' (1941) * ''

The Relative of His Excellency 'The Relative of His Excellency' (Hungarian:''A kegyelmes úr rokona'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring László Szilassy, Erzsi Simor and Artúr Somlay. It was based on a novel by Zoltán Szitnyai. Th ...

'' (1941) * ''

Valahol Európában ''Somewhere in Europe'' ( hu, Valahol Európában) is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Géza von Radványi. It depicts the aftermath of World War II and specifically the lives of a gang of orphaned children in a postwar setting. The gang o ...

'' (1948) * '' Lúdas Matyi'' (1950) * '' Különös házasság'' (1951)

Bibliography

* Simon, Andrew L. ''Made in Hungary: Hungarian Contributions to Universal Culture''. Simon Publications, 1998.

External links

* 1883 births 1951 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male silent film actors 20th-century Hungarian male actors Male actors from Budapest 1951 suicides Drug-related suicides in Hungary Alcohol-related deaths in Hungary {{Hungary-actor-stub