Ferenc Zenthe (born Ferenc Rameshofer; 20 April 1920. Salgóbánya – 30 July 2006, Budapest) was a Hungarian actor, honored with being chosen as an Actor of the Nation, the Kossuth Prize and the Meritorious Artist Award of Hungary. Best known from the historical series A Tenkes Kapitánya and pioneering soap opera Szomszédok, he was regarded as one of the great talents of his generation.
Was a regular voice actor in the Hungarian radio soap opera "Szabó család" from the late 1950s until his death. In fact he portrayed two different characters during the show: the first one had to be killed because of his commitment to the filming of A Tenkes kapitánya (1964), but after thousands of fan letters requesting his "resurrection" he had to be given another role.
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Best known to Hungarian audiences from his two famous (and very different) roles on television: the heroic adventurer Máté Eke in A Tenkes kapitánya (1964) and the aging taxi driver Uncle Taki in soap opera Szomszédok (1987).
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One son: Ferenc Jr. (b. 1953), two grandchildren: Kata (b. 1988) and Ádám (b. 1991).
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Lifetime Award: Actor of the (Hungarian) Nation. 2005
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Magyar vándor
2004
Captain of Tenkes
Sobri, ponyvafilm
2002
Toldalagy Zsigmond
Zsaruvér és csigavér 2: Több tonna kámfor
2002
TV Movie
Záray
Zsaruvér és csigavér: A királyné nyakéke
2001
TV Movie
Záray százados
Csocsó, avagy éljen május elseje!
2001
Tata, Rózsika apja Tokajból
Komédiások
2000
TV Series
Mihály Kovács
Szomszédok
1987-1999
TV Series
István 'Taki' Takács / Takács 'Taki' István / Takács'Taki' István
$1 Million
