Gyula Zilahy
Hungarian actor
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| Intro | Hungarian actor | ||
| Places | Hungary | ||
| was | Film director | ||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
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| Birth | 22 January 1859, Zalău | ||
| Death | 16 May 1938Budapest (aged 79 years) | ||
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Biography
Gyula Zilahy (22 January 1859, Zilah – 16 May 1938, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He co-directed several films with Alexander Korda in 1914-1915 including Korda's first film Watchhouse in the Carpathians.
Zilahy was born as Gyula Balogh in 1859 in Zilah and his career began in 1876. From 1880-84 he worked in Cluj-Napoca, then in Debrecen (1885-87), and in Szeged (1888).
Selected filmography
Actor
- Pax vobiscum (1920)
- Stars of Eger (1923)
- The Csardas Princess (1927)
- Wine (1933)
Director
- Watchhouse in the Carpathians (1914)