Ivan Darvas

Iván Darvas (Beje, 14 June 1925 – 3 June 2007) was a Hungarian actor.

Career

After finishing in the Acting Academy in 1946, Darvas contracted with the Artists theatre. Played in the Madach Theatre between 1949–56. From 1957–1959 he spent time in prison for political reasons and had to work as a labourer between 1959–1963. From 1963 he spent some time in the Miskolc National Theatre and the Attila Jozsef theatre. From 1965-85 he was a member of the Vigszinhaz, and from 1990 was a freelance artist. Also a member of parliament from then.

He carefully recreated stage characters' inner worlds and struggles. He used subtle irony and intellectual wit. He acted in numerous significant Hungarian films.

Awards

Kossuth-prize (1978),

Jászai Mari-prize (1955, 1967),

Significant artist award (1969),

Excellent artist award (1975).

Erzsébet Prize (1989)

Main roles

Raszkolnyikov (Dostoyevsky–Ackland: Crime and Punishment);

Tuzenbach, Versinyin (Chekhov: Three Sisters);

Baron (Gorky: Éjjeli menedékhely);

Popriscsin (Gogol–Lunean–Coggio–Czimer J.: Madman's diary);

Larry Slade (O’Neill: Eljő a jeges);

Don Quixote (Wasserman–Leigh: Man of La Mancha);

Firsz (Chekhov: Cseresznyéskert);

Martin Dysart (Shaffer: Equus);

A nagybőgős (Süsskind: A nagybőgő).

Ir. Gerskovics A.: D. I. Gogol az Diary of a madman(1979).

Links

Internet Movie Database

[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201780/]