László Szilassy (February 13, 1908 – March 30, 1972) was a Hungarian film actor.[1][2][3] Beginning his career on the stage, he emerged as a popular leading man in cinema during the late 1930s and appeared in more than 40 films by the end of the Second World War. He then emigrated to Brazil, also spending many years in Argentina where he continued to act in the theatre but no longer appeared on screen. Like many film figures of the Miklós Horthy era he was unwelcome in postwar Communist Hungary.

László Szilassy
Szilassy in 1942
Born13 February 1908
Died30 March 1972 (aged 64)
OccupationActor
Years active1938–1944 (film)

Selected filmography

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The Relative of His Excellency (1941) with Erzsi Simor.

References

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  1. ^ The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 3. New York Times, 1939. p.1634
  2. ^ Petrucci p.529
  3. ^ Juhász p.203

Bibliography

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  • Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
  • Petrucci, Antonio. Twenty Years of Cinema in Venice. International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art, 1952.
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