Károly Gesztesi
Born
Károly Tóth

(1963-04-16)16 April 1963
Budapest, Hungary
Died4 January 2020(2020-01-04) (aged 56)
Budapest, Hungary
OccupationActor
Years active1988–2020
Spouse
Claudia Liptai
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(m. 2006; div. 2009)​
[1]
Children5

Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He was also known as voice actor, in particular for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name.

Life and career

Gesztesi graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest and, until 1990, he was a member of the Thalia Theater company. In the 1990s, he acted with such companies as the National Theatre of Miskolc, the Attila József Theatre, and the Comedy Theatre of Budapest. [2][3]

Described as one of Hungary's best-known actors[4][5], Gesztesi played in numerous Hungarian TV and cinema productions,[2][6][7] including Magyar Vándor in 2004, Just Sex and Nothing Else in 2005 and Children of Glory.[8][9][10]

"With his characteristic voice", he was also one of Hungary's most famous voice actors.[6] He voiced Shrek in the Hungarian version of the film.[11][12]

His eldest son is actor Máté Gesztesi.[13]

On 4 January 2020, Gesztesi died from a heart attack in Budapest while in his car.[14][15]

Filmography

As actor

Film

Television

  • Hajnali párbeszéd (1986)
  • Szomszédok (1988)
  • Angyalbőrben (1990)
  • Kis Romulusz (1994)
  • Helló, Doki (1997)
  • Az öt zsaru (1998)
  • TV a város szélén (1998)
  • 7-es csatorna (1999)
  • Kisváros (1997–2000)
  • A titkos hely (2002)
  • Nem a Te napod! (2006)
  • Mennyből az angyal…
  • Tea (2002–2003)
  • Csaó, Bambinó! (2005)
  • Ilyenek voltunk! (2007)
  • Jóban Rosszban (2005–2014)

As voice actor

Dubbing roles

Film Role Syncing
Baywatch Garner Ellerbee Gregory Alan Williams
Central Park West Mark Merrill Tom Verica
Renegade Bobby Sixkiller Branscombe Richmond
Sirènes, sirènes Richard Stiles Christopher Judge
The A Team Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus Mr. T
Highlander Duncan 'Mac/Highlander' MacLeod Adrian Paul
Kórház a pálmák alatt
 Clemant Charles M. Huber
Das Boot Werner Herbert Grönemeyer
Inspector Rex Peter Höllerer Wolf Bachofner
Spin City Paul Lassiter Richard Kind
Robin Hood Little John Richard Ashton
Baywatch Nights Garner Ellerbee Gregory Alan Williams
Nash Bridges Joe Dominguez Cheech Marin
The Enforcer Mr. Chapel Michael Madsen
Players Isaac 'Ice' Gregory Ice-T
Footballers' Wives Jason Turner Cristian Solimeno
The Wire William 'Bunk' Moreland Wendell Pierce
Game of Thrones Robert Baratheon Mark Addy

Film dub roles

Film Year Character Syncing
Lock Up 1989 Frank Leone Sylvester Stallone
Puss in Boots 1999 Óriás Kevin Dorsey
Dawn of the Dead 2004 Kenneth Ving Rhames
Pet Sematary II 1992 Sheriff Gus Gilbert Clancy Brown
Star Wars 1995 Lando Calrissian Billy Dee Williams
Monsters Inc. 2001 James P. "Sulley" Sullivan John Goodman
Monsters University 2013 James P. "Sulley" Sullivan John Goodman
Jingle All The Way 1996 Sinbad Myron Larabee
Cars 2006 Mater Larry the Cable Guy
Cars 2 2011 Mater Larry the Cable Guy
Cars 3 2017 Mater Larry the Cable Guy
Shrek 2001 Shrek Mike Myers
Shrek 2 2004 Shrek Mike Myers
Shrek the Third 2007 Shrek Mike Myers
Shrek Forever After 2010 Shrek Mike Myers
Shrek the Halls 2007 Shrek Mike Myers
Scared Shrekless 2010 Shrek Mike Myers
The Princess and the Frog 2009 Louie Michael-Leon Wooley

Awards

  • Citizen of honour of Miskolc (1990)[21]
  • Filmszemle for Best Actor in a Series episode (1997)[21]
  • VOXCar Award (2002)[22]
  • Lions Award (2006)[21]
  • Story "Five Star" Award (2006; 2009)[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Liptai Claudia nem ad engedélyt, hogy Gesztesi Károly hangját használják a Shrekben". Színház.online (in Hungarian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Violetta, Orbán (4 January 2020). "Elhunyt Gesztesi Károly - Az 56 éves színész infarktust kapott a hírek szerint". femina.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Népszava. "Meghalt Gesztesi Károly". Népszava (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ↑ január 4. 18:49, Rácz Viktória Frissítve 2020 január 4 20:05 Publikálva 2020 (4 January 2020). "Meghalt Gesztesi Károly". IGN Hungary (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Tragédia: meghalt Gesztesi Károly". Blikk (in Hungarian). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. 1 2 Origo. "Ő volt Gesztesi Károly: tehetség, szeretet, sikerek, küzdelmek". Origo (in Hungarian).
  7. ↑ "Károly Gesztesi". NFI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Meghalt Gesztesti Károly". 4 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tragikus hirtelenséggel elhunyt Gesztesi Károly". Rádió 1 - Csak igazi mai sláger megy (in Hungarian). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Négy éve halt meg Gesztesi Károly, így emlékeznek rá szerettei". Négy éve halt meg Gesztesi Károly, így emlékeznek rá szerettei (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ↑ ""Ez nem ő, hanem egy gép" – Áll a bál Gesztesi Károly hangja körül: a színészlegenda lányától kértek engedélyt a Shrek szinkronjához, Liptai Claudia teljesen kiakadt". Blikk (in Hungarian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mégis Gesztesi Károly lesz Shrek hangja az új mozifilmben?". Promotions.hu (in Hungarian). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Origo. "Közös üzletbe vágott Gesztesi Károly két fia". Origo (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Meghalt Gesztesi Károly". Index.hu. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Megindító: Gesztesi Károly lánya ezzel a régi képpel emlékezett meg az édesapjáról a halála évfordulóján – fotó". Blikk (in Hungarian). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Film ∙ Valami Amerika". www.mmalexikon.hu. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Last Minute (2006) | MUBI, retrieved 10 January 2024
  18. ↑ Szuperbojz (2009) | MUBI, retrieved 10 January 2024
  19. ↑ Origo. "Bajor Imre úgy süvöltött, mint senki más". Origo (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  20. ↑ Megy a gözös (2007) | MUBI (in Portuguese), retrieved 7 January 2024
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Weblap Gesztesi Károlyról – Egyéb". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  22. ↑ A legjobb szinkron: Shrek
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