Kálmán Latabár
Hungarian actor (1902-1970) · Hungary · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
Kálmán Latabár (1902-1970) was a Hungarian comedian and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, doing stand-up comedy, operettas and musicals, and comic routines in variety shows.
Kálmán Latabár is read about 3.5 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Just a JokeFilm, Gyárfás, az üdülõ kultúrosa1958
What a Night!Film, Törös Antal1953Great Artist of Hungary AwardAward
Friday the 13thFilm, 1953Ákos1952
A képzett betegFilm, Károly1950Kossuth PrizeAwardMeritorius Artist of HungaryAward
Singing Makes Life BeautifulFilm, 1950Seregély Bálint1949
JanikaFilm, Fenek Jenõ1946
Hazugság nélkülFilm, Laci1944
Afrikai vőlegényFilm1942
One Fool Makes a HundredFilm, Egy kitalált föúr / gróf Rod-Igor Szu-Arew, Luxonia grófja1941
No EntryFilm, Mihály1939
ArmchairFilm, Andai Péter1938
The Crucial MomentFilm, Bálint Béci1936
Sporting LoveFilm1902Born24 November 1902People around Kálmán
Close ties
Márton Keleti Directed Try and Win, Janika and Young Hearts- Károly Nóti Wrote Pay Madame, No Entry and Hazugság nélkül
Gyula Gózon Also in Könnyű múzsa and Janika
Ida Turay Also in Egy szoknya, egy nadrág and Muki
Gábor Rajnay Also in Armchair and No Entry
Gyula Csortos Also in Two Nights of Maria and Álomkeringő
Manyi Kiss Also in The Marriage Market and Cserebere
István Békeffi Wrote Könnyű múzsa, Janika and Mickey Magnate
Hilda Gobbi Also in Try and Win, Janika and Mickey Magnate
Viktor Gertler Directed The State Department Store (1953)
Imre Soós Also in Singing Makes Life Beautiful (1950)- Emil Martonffy Directed The Chequered Coat and No Entry
Sándor Pethes Also in The Crucial Moment and Mickey Magnate
Péter Bacsó Wrote Young Hearts and Keep Your Chin Up!
Miklós Gábor Also in Mickey Magnate (1949)- Ákos Ráthonyi Directed Pay Madame and Muki
Gyula Kabos Also in Pay Madame and The Crucial Moment
Ella Gombaszögi Also in Pay Madame and Janika
Sándor Pécsi Also in Mickey Magnate and Young at Heart
Valéria Hidvéghy Also in The Crucial Moment (1938)
Lajos Básti Also in Hazugság nélkül and Keep Your Chin Up!
László Bánhidi Also in Singing Makes Life Beautiful (1950)
Piroska Vaszary Also in Pénz áll a házhoz and No Entry
Sándor Kömíves Also in Two Nights of Maria and Janika
Filmography 33
Media & music
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Awards
About this person
A talented song-and-dance man, he had impeccable comic timing. Later in life he made several successful tours in Western Europe, Israel and America, idolized by the émigré Hungarian community. He was also a regular on the numerous theater stages of Budapest and of the provincial cities of the country.
