Name Janos Gorbe Children Nora Gorbe | Spouse Judit Juszt (m. ?–1968) Role Actor | |
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Movies The Round‑Up, The House Under the Rocks, People of the Mountains, A Half Pint of Beer, Ten Thousand Days Similar People Nora Gorbe, Istvan Szots, Miklos Jancso, Karoly Makk, Felix Mariassy | ||
Grandchildren Marton Gat, Anna Gat |
János Görbe born as Görbe János (November 12, 1912, Jászárokszállás - September 5, 1968, Budapest) was a prominent Hungarian actor of film and theater. He was the father of actress Nóra Görbe, star of the popular 80's TV series, "Linda".
![János Görbe Magyar Nemzeti Digitlis Archvum Szeldsg s ser tragikuma](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jnos-grbe-3dc90016-82de-4e49-8b6c-66808a044ed-resize-750.jpeg)
In the course of his career, he worked with the most prominent contemporary directors in Hungary, Károly Makk, Miklós Jancsó and Zoltán Fábri. His most famous films include the Cannes favorite The Round-Up (1965 film) by Jancsó or hu:Föltámadott a tenger in which he played Hungary's national hero, poet Sándor Petőfi who perished in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 against the Habsburgs.
![János Görbe Sznhzkolnia Blogbejegyzs Grbe Jnos 100](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jnos-grbe-0017e512-b12c-480e-a598-b711fef4391-resize-750.jpeg)
His movies Ház a sziklák alatt (The House Under the Rocks by Makk, 1959), Húsz óra by Fábri (Twenty Hours, 1965), Ének a búzamezőkről (1947), and Emberek a Havason (People on the Alps/Men on the Mountain, 1942) are also considered landmarks of Hungarian and international cinematic history.
Although apolitical all his life, Görbe recited Petőfi poems to the cheering crowd during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the USSR, standing on the balcony of Debrecen Theater.
![János Görbe mandarchivhumandawebimage3537wimageGorbe](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jnos-grbe-3b778a5d-4fc3-4811-9fc7-cee38de0421-resize-750.jpeg)
János Görbe was also an acclaimed "Tiborc" in János Katona's Bánk bán. The role of Bánk was played by his The Round-Up (1965 film) co-star Zoltán Latinovits.
![János Görbe Grbe Jnos Frfi sznsz Magyar sznsz vilg nagyjai magazin](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jnos-grbe-5f471cc7-2723-4aba-b7a6-1892272a58a-resize-750.jpeg)
Görbe won a Kossuth Prize in 1951 - Hungary's most important prize for an artist.
Selected filmography
![János Görbe Grbe Jnos retronomhu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/jnos-grbe-16ac21bc-ef64-4ac1-a891-e227769f437-resize-750.jpeg)