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Gyula Gózon

Actor
Born April 19, 1885Died October 8, 1972 (87 years)
Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885, Nové Zámky – 8 October 1972, Budapest) was a Hungarian actor and comedian.

Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Nové Zámky, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of learning to be a singer actor at the actor school of Szidi Rákosi in Budapest. After graduating, he joins a group touring the southern part of the country, often working under harsh conditions, changing location and repertory often. During this period he has the chance to polish his prosaic capabilities, one that was omitted in Rákosi's school. After playing in Târgu Mureş and Miercurea Ciuc, he gains the attention of Miklós Erdélyi, the director of Oradea's theater, who offers him contract in 1904. He plays here for six years, and befriends Gyula Kabos, forming a lifelong comradeship, and comedic duo. In 1912 Endre Nagy offers him to join his newly forming Cabaret (Apolló theatre) in Budapest, followed by years working in the Népopera and Király Theatre. Gózon accepted his first movie role in 1914 (the silent film A becsapott újságíró), appearing nearly a hundred during his lifetime. In 1917 he marries Lili Berky, with whom he starts the Muskátli Cabaret, often appearing on stage together. After the venture failed in 1920, he joins the Belvárosi Theatre in 1927, followed by the Új Theatre two years later.

With Gyula Kabos he gets a role in Kék Bálvány, Hungary's first major motion picture, and like his mate, Gózon quickly becomes a much used actor of the emerging movie industry, appearing in the first hits of Budapest's theatres, like Hyppolit a lakáj or Meseautó. In 1935, along with his wife, he is contracted to the National Theatre). On the account of Jew-laws, he is banned from work in 1941, followed by years of hiding in his Rákosliget home during World War II. In 1945 Gózon re-joins the National Theatre, enjoying a second flowering of his career for a decade. After his wife's death in 1958, the health of the now 73-year-old actor began to fail, and seven years after his last appearance in the National Theatre, he died on 8 October 1972.

Gyula Gózon is one of the few entertainers who could be successful and active all along the years of the Monarchy, the Horthy regime, and the Communist rule. Throughout his long career, he appeared in over 90 movies (including silent ones), and was both a pioneer and master of the Hungarian Cabaret. He received the Kossuth Prize in 1954. His former home in Rákosliget is now home to the Gózon Gyula Repertory Theater, opened in 2005.

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Known For
  • Hyppolit, the Butler
  • Állami áruház
  • Janika
  • Civil a pályán

Filmography

1966
Aranysárkány · as Tálas - Tanár
1965
Men and Banners · as Kanonok
1964
Pacsirta · as Pincér
1962
Esös vasárnap · as Cast
1962
1957
A csodacsatár · as Miniszterelnök
1954
Simon Menyhért születése · as Uncle Lajos
1954
Én és a nagyapám · as Nagyapa
1954
1954
Fel a fejjel · as Lustyák Bácsi
1953
Ifjú szívvel · as Dani Nagypapa
1953
Állami áruház · as Bezzegh Bácsi
1952
Civil a pályán · as Lajos Bácsi
1951
A Strange Marriage · as Bernáth
1950
Dalolva szép az élet · as Énekkari Tag
1949
Janika · as Edus Bácsi
1940
A szerelem nem szégyen · as Hajógyári Igazgató
1940
Rózsafabot · as Meller
1940
1938
The Lady Is a Bit Cracked · as Tormássy, Vezér
1938
Péntek Rézi · as Gerleszegi Lakája
1938
Boy, the Noszty · as Bubenyik
1937
1937
Lovagias ügy · as Müller Úr
1937
Mária növér · as Doctor
1935
The Little Pastry Shop · as Kassay Cukrász
1935
A csúnya lány · as Plökl
1935
Villa for Sale · as Rizling
1935
1934
Meseautó · as Kovács Papa
1934
The New Relative · as Esztáry Sándor
1934
Lila akác · as Weber
1934
Romance of Ida · as Bogár Úr
1932
Spring Shower · as Café Guest
1931
Hyppolit, the Butler · as Makáts
1931

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