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Gyula Zilahy

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Gyula Zilahy
Gyula Zilahy 1903
Born
Gyula Balogh

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

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 (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

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Actor

Director

Bibliography

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  • Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.
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