Kálmán Latabár

The native form of this personal name is Latabár Kálmán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kálmán Latabár (1902–1970) was a Hungarian comedian and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, doing stand-up comedy, operettas and musicals, and comic routines in variety shows. A talented song-and-dance man, he had impeccable comic timing. Later in life he made several successful tours in Western Europe, Israel and America, idolized by the émigré Hungarian community. He was also a regular on the numerous theater stages of Budapest and of the provincial cities of the country.^[1]

Kálmán Latabár
Born	(1902-11-24)24 November 1902 Kecskemét, Austria-Hungary
Died	12 January 1970(1970-01-12) (aged 67) Budapest, Hungary
Occupation(s)	Film actor, Comedian
Years active	1935 – 1968
Spouse	Katalin Walter
Children	Kálmán Latabár Jr., Katalin Latabár

Selected filmography

• Sportszerelem (Sports Love) (1936)
• Pay Up, Madam! (1937)
• Where Do We Sleep on Sunday? (1937)
• Money Is Coming (1939)
• The Chequered Coat (1940)
• Cserebere (Swapping) (1940)
• Entry Forbidden (1941)
• The Marriage Market (1941)
• Dream Waltz (1943)
• African Bride (1944)
• Muki (1944)
• Without Lies (1946)
• Mickey Magnate (1949)
• Zold, sárga, piros (Green, Yellow, Red) (1948)
• Janika (1949)
• Singing Makes Life Beautiful (1950)
• A Képzett beteg (The Imaginary Invalid) (1952)
• Try and Win (1952)
• The State Department Store (1953)
• Keep Your Chin Up (1954)
• What a Night! (1958)
• Irány Mexikó! (Direction Mexico) (1968)