Ferenc Kiss (16 April 1892 – 13 August 1978) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1921 to 1977. Antisemitism He was the first President of the Hungarian Film Chamber and was outspokenly antisemitic at a time when Anti-Jewish Laws were restricting Hungarian Jews from participating in the Hungarian Film Industry.Frey p.279 At his trial in December 1945 following the Second World War he insisted he was following the will of his members.Frey p.302

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1936Cafe MoscowBaklusin szárnysegéd1940LandslideBöbek SamuSarajevoSztepán Petrov 1941The Talking RobeMihály Lestyák 1959 A Game with Love Jupiter 1963Drama of the LarkBankigazgató

References

Bibliography Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

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