Lajos Rajczy (1914–1957) was a Hungarian

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and

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. He was a member of the National Theatre in

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and appeared in films from 1940 onwards. After the defeat of the 1956 uprising he went into exile

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before emigrating to

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where he committed suicide the following year.Szabó p.214 He was married to the actress Márta Bakó before they divorced.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

A Message from the Volga Shore ''A Message from the Volga Shore'' (Hungarian: ''Üzenet a Volgapartról'') is a 1942 Hungarian war drama film directed by Alfréd Deésy and starring János Sárdy, Júlia Tóth and József Bihari. Juhász p.122 It was shot at the Hunnia Stu ...

'' (1942) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1942) * '' Loving Hearts'' (1944) * '' Half a Boy'' (1944) * '' The Schoolmistress'' (1945) * '' A Strange Marriage'' (1951) * ''

Underground Colony ''Underground Colony'' (Hungarian: ''Gyarmat a föld alatt'') is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk and Mihály Szemes and starring József Bihari, Erzsi Orsolya and Ferenc Ladányi.Wakeman p.318 It was shot at the Hunnia St ...

'' (1951) * ''

Try and Win ''Try and Win'' (Hungarian: ''Civil a pályán'') is a 1952 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, János Görbe and Violetta Ferrari. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location ar ...

'' (1952) * ''

Under the City ''Under the City'' (Hungarian: ''A város alatt'') is a 1953 Hungarian film directed by János Herskó.Bognár & Szentpaly p.85 Cast * János Bagyinszky as Biczó * Ferenc Bessenyei as Géza * József Bihari as Holló * Elma Bulla as V� ...

'' (1953) * '' Fourteen Lives'' (1954) * '' Springtime in Budapest'' (1955) * '' Ward 9'' (1955) * ''

Professor Hannibal ''Professor Hannibal'' (Hungarian: ''Hannibál tanár úr'') is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and starring Ernő Szabó, Zoltán Greguss and Manyi Kiss. The film is based on a novel by Ferenc Móra set in Budapest dur ...

'' (1956) * '' The Bridge of Life'' (1956) * ''

By Order of the Emperor ''By Order of the Emperor'' (Hungarian: ''A császár parancsára'') is a 1957 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai and Sándor Deák.Homoródy p.201 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on l ...

'' (1957)

References

Bibliography

* Nemeskürty, István & Szántó, Tibor. ''A Pictorial Guide to the Hungarian Cinema, 1901-1984''. Helikon, 1985. * Petrie, Graham. ''History Must Answer to Man: The Contemporary Hungarian Cinema''. Corvina Kiadó, 1981. * Szabó, Miklós. ''Professional Émigrés''. Pannonia Press, 1959.

External links

* 1914 births 1957 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Male actors from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Canada Suicides in Quebec {{Hungary-actor-stub