Biography

Ferenc Zenthe was born on April 24, 1920 in Salgotarjan, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A Tenkes kapitánya (1965), Princ, a katona (1966) and A Tenkes kapitánya (1964). He was married to Gizella. He died on July 30, 2006 in Budapest, Hungary.

One son: Ferenc Jr. (b. 1953), two grandchildren: Kata (b. 1988) and Ádám (b. 1991).

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).

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.

Pictured on a Hungarian 385fo commemorative postage stamp issued 2 April 2020.

Lifetime Award: Actor of the (Hungarian) Nation. 2005