István Bujtor
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István Bujtor born István Frenreisz, was a Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer
Award in 1979.
In the early 1980s he became known as the Hungarian voice of Bud Spencer
. Based on his real life similarity with Spencer, later a series of Hungarian comedies were created in the Bud Spencer-Terrence Hill genre, in which Bujtor played hard-hitting detective Csöpi Ötvös partnered with fellow Hungarian actor András Kern
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In January 2008 he became the director of the Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém
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, and his siblings were the popular Hungarian actor Zoltán Latinovits
(half-brother) and the composer and bass guitarist Károly Frenreisz
. Bujtor graduated as an economist in 1965. He was passionate yachtsman winning six Hungarian championships with his yacht Rabonbán, built in 1936.
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Biography
Bujtor started his acting career in 1964, and played in more than a hundred Hungarian films. He won the Béla BalázsBéla Balázs
----Béla Balázs , born Herbert Bauer, was a Hungarian-Jewish film critic, aesthete, writer and poet....
Award in 1979.
In the early 1980s he became known as the Hungarian voice of Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
. Based on his real life similarity with Spencer, later a series of Hungarian comedies were created in the Bud Spencer-Terrence Hill genre, in which Bujtor played hard-hitting detective Csöpi Ötvös partnered with fellow Hungarian actor András Kern
András Kern
András Kern is a Hungarian actor, producer, writer, singer and comedian.- Life :In 1965 Kern produced a film with a friend, entitled Mi Lesz? , and subsequently won first prize in the 13th Hungarian National Amateur Film Festival.In 1970 he graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest...
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In January 2008 he became the director of the Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém
Veszprém
Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...
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Personal
He was born in Budapest in 1942, as a child of a prestigious family; his grandfather was the legendary restaurant owner and gourmet Károly GundelGundel
Gundel is a well-known restaurant located in the Budapest City Park, Hungary.- History :A previous restaurant in the spot, Wampetics, opened in 1894. In 1910, Károly Gundel took over the Wampetics lease and operated the restaurant. His son Janos Gundel, who had learned the hospitality trade at...
, and his siblings were the popular Hungarian actor Zoltán Latinovits
Zoltán Latinovits
Zoltán Latinovits was a Hungarian actor, arguably the most significant one of the twentieth century.-Early life:...
(half-brother) and the composer and bass guitarist Károly Frenreisz
Locomotiv GT
Locomotiv GT is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1971. It has been one of the most influential rock bands in Hungarian rock music. GT in the name of the band refers to Gran Turismo, the long journey that the band was looking forward to when it was formed...
. Bujtor graduated as an economist in 1965. He was passionate yachtsman winning six Hungarian championships with his yacht Rabonbán, built in 1936.
Death
Bujtor was hospitalized in Veszprém on July 31, 2009 where he fell into a coma. After several weeks of treatment his health status seemingly stabilized and he was transferred to Budapest for rehabilitation. However, he died there on September 25, 2009. The circumstances of his death are currently undisclosed but he was reportedly diagnosed with coccidiosis, kidney failure and septic shockSeptic shock
Septic shock is a medical emergency caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery as a result of severe infection and sepsis, though the microbe may be systemic or localized to a particular site. It can cause multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death...
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