Károly Eperjes

The native form of this personal name is Eperjes Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Károly Eperjes
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 70)
Hegykő, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
OccupationActor
Years active1979-present
SpouseErzsébet Balogh
ChildrenKrisztián
Borbála

Károly Eperjes (born 17 February 1954 in Hegykő) is a Kossuth Prize winner Hungarian stage and film actor,[1] member of the National Theatre in Budapest.[2] Eperjes appeared in more than fifty films since 1982.

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Door Tibor
2011 Adventure Dr. Szekeres
2006 Relatives Soma Kardics
1999 6:3 Play It Again Tutti Tutti
1992 Csapd le csacsi!
1990 Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg László Szamosi
1989 Laurin
1988 Hanussen Captain Tibor Nowotny
Eldorádó Sándor Monori
1985 Colonel Redl Lieutenant Jaromil Schorm
1983 Tight Quarters Csaba

Awards

  • Jászai Mari Prize (1986)[2]
  • Kossuth Prize (1999)[3]
  • Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2011)[4]
  • Order of Merit of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2017)

References

  1. ^ "Eperjes Károly" (in Hungarian). Magyar színháztörténeti lexikon (Hungarian Theatre Encyclopedia). Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Károly Eperjes Biography". National Theatre official website (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ "List of Kossuth Prize winners" (in Hungarian). chello.hu. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Díszpolgár lett Eperjes és Szirtes" (in Hungarian). szinhaz.hu. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.