Péter Scherer (16 November 1961 – 19 May 2026) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.
Life and career Scherer was born in Ajka, Hungary, on 16 November 1961. After finishing his secondary school in Szombathely, he graduated from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1987. First he became a member of the Arvisura Theatre Company (between 1984 and 1994). From 1995 he was freelance actor. Later he joined the Bárka Theatre in 1997.
From 2002 he was a member of the Krétakör Theater. His famous movie role was in Miklós Jancsó’s The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1999) as Pepe. He also appeared in such films as Kontroll (2003), One day in Europe (2005), Doll No. 639 (2005), and Carlos (2010).
He received the Jászai Mari Award in 2009.
Scherer died on 19 May 2026, at the age of 64.Meghalt Scherer Péter, az elmúlt harminc év magyar filmjének ikonja
Theatre roles William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream....Demetrius; Orrondi; Ormándi Béla – Mustármag Merle: Madrapur.... Sophocles: Oidipusz.... William Shakespeare: Hamlet....Claudius István Tasnádi: Bábelna....Hornyák Dávid William Shakespeare: Macbeth....McDuff; Banquo García Lorca: Don Cristobal....Figaro Büchner: Woyzeck....Captain John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi Glowaczki: Antigone in New York....Policeman Csehov: The Seagull....Samrajev Molière: Mizantrope....Oronte Ödön von Horváth: Kasimir és Karoline....Lilliputi; Doctor Vladimir Szorokin: The Ice....Autodriver Kai Hensel: Klamm's war....Klamm Crimp: a.N.N.a (Attempts On Her Life)
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Lord's Lantern in Budapest Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2000 Kisváros Guests included (TV series), 3 episodes 2000 Anyád! A szúnyogok Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2000 [email protected] St. Peter (short) 2001 Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2002 Wake Up, Mate, Don't You Sleep Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2003 Kontroll Chief (Movie film), director: Nimród Antal 2004 A mohácsi vész Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2004 Argo Bodri (Movie film), director: Attila Árpa 2005 One Day in Europe Gabor (Movie film), director: Hannes Stöhr 2005 Doll No. 639 Man Black Tulip Award for Best Short Film (András Dési)Grand Prize of European Fantasy Short Film in Silver Best Narrative Short 2006 Ede megevé ebédem Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó 2010 So Much for Justice! Pepe (Movie film), director: Miklós Jancsó2010Szinglik éjszakájaTaxis(Movie film), director: Tamás Sas 2010 Carlos Agent hongrois #1 (TV mini-series), Episode #1.3 2011The ExamEmil Kulcsár(Movie film), director: Péter Bergendy2015Az éjszakám a nappalodPocak(Movie film), director: Gábor Móray2015–15KossuthkifliJeromos Görbekerti (TV mini-series), supporting role2015Fever at DawnKronheim(Movie film), director: Péter Gárdos2015–18VálótársakDávid Jakab(TV series), lead role2017KincsemBerger(Movie film), director: Gábor Herendi2018TrezorKálmán Honti (Movie film), director: Péter Bergendy2020–23ApatigrisPéter(TV series), lead role2021A játszma (The Exam 2)Emil Kulcsár(Movie film), director: Péter Fazekas
References
External links
Hungarian Theater Database