Gyula Zilahy

Gyula Zilahy
Gyula Zilahy 1903
Born
Gyula Balogh

(1859-01-22)22 January 1859
Zilah, Austria-Hungary
Died16 May 1938(1938-05-16) (aged 79)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationActor
His tomb in Kerepesi Cemetery

Gyula Zilahy (22 January 1859 – 16 May 1938) 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 (today Zalău, Romania) and his career began in 1876. From 1880-84 he worked in Kolozsvár (today Cluj-Napoca, Romania), then in Debrecen (1885–87), and in Szeged (1888).

Selected filmography

Actor

Director

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Székely, György, ed. (1994). "Zilahy Gyula". Magyar színházművészeti lexikon (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-05-6635-3.
  2. ↑ Schöpflin, Aladár, ed. (1931). "Zilahy Gyula". Magyar színművészeti lexikon (in Hungarian). Vol. IV. Budapest: Országos Szinészegyesület. pp. 465–466.
  3. ↑ Kenyeres, Ágnes, ed. (1982). "Zilahy Gyula". Magyar életrajzi lexikon 1000–1990 (in Hungarian). Vol. II. Budapest: Akadémia. p. 1078. ISBN 9630524996.
  4. ↑ Bálint, István János (2007-02-22). "Zilahy Gyula emlékezete". Árkád. Vol. II, no. 8. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-10-16.