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name: "János Derzsi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janos-derzsi"
fi1m_id: "janos-derzsi"
imdb_id: "nm0220729"
tmdb_id: 402999
wikidata_id: "Q635640"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 April 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:24:57.576865+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# János Derzsi

## Identity

János Derzsi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/janos-derzsi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** janos-derzsi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0220729
- **TMDB ID:** 402999
- **Wikidata ID:** Q635640
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos_Derzsi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q635640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/402999

Actor. Born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány, Hungary.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 April 1954, Nyírábrány, Hungary
- **Also known as:** Derzsi János, János Dersi, Janos Derzsi
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A1nos_Derzsi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q635640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220729/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/402999

## Biography

János Derzsi is a Hungarian actor. Born on 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány, he has appeared in more than eighty films since 1979.

He is known for his collaborations with director Béla Tarr, appearing in six of Tarr's films between 1982 and 2011. These include *Sátántangó* (1994) as Kráner, *Werckmeister Harmonies* (2000), *The Man from London* (2008) as Brown and *The Turin Horse* (2011) as Ohlsdorfer. Other notable roles include parts in *Kontroll* (2003), *White God* (2014) and *1945* (2017).

Derzsi graduated from the Színház acting school in Budapest in 1982 and has performed at several Hungarian theatres, including the Vörösmarty Színház since 2013. He received the Jászai Mari Prize in 1992.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Satantango* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Kráner — [page](https://film.one/film/satantango.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Hungarian Dressmaker* (2024), Actor
- *Hadik* (2023), as Mihály
- *Az Út Végén* (2022), Actor
- *The Darkest Hour* (2018), as Man
- *A sommelier* (2018), Actor
- *1945* (2017), as Veterán
- *Indian* (2016), as Caretaker
- *White God* (2014), as Homeless man
- *Dear Betrayed Friends* (2012), as János
- *The Turin Horse* (2011), as Ohlsdorfer
- *Keleti Pu.* (2010), Actor
- *Father's Acre* (2009), as Father
- *Pile-Up* (2009), as Hajléktalan
- *The Man from London* (2008), as Brown
- *Tabló* (2008), Actor
- *Dolina* (2007), as Vidra
- *Hourglass* (2007), Actor
- *The Sun Street Boys* (2007), as Juli apja
- *An Old-Fashioned Story* (2006), as Imre
- *Hunting for Englishmen* (2006), as Count Falussy
- *Hasutasok* (2006), as Sándor Tüdő
- *Csudafilm* (2005), as Hozsó
- *Kontroll* (2003), as Utolsó utas
- *A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda* (2003), as Taxisofőr
- *The Bridgeman* (2002), Actor
- *Temptations* (2002), as Szkárosi Tibor
- *Smouldering Cigarette* (2001), Actor
- *Werckmeister Harmonies* (2001), as Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
- *Glamour* (2000), Actor
- *Passion* (1998), as A férfi
- *Kisses and Scratches* (1995), Actor
- *Satantango* (1994), as Kráner — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/satantango.md)
- *Utrius* (1994), Actor
- *Whoops* (1993), as Gabika
- *The Rapture of Deceit* (1992), Actor
- *The Last Summer* (1991), Actor
- *God Walks Backwards* (1991), Actor
- *Twilight* (1990), as K.
- *Fast and Loose* (1990), as Attila
- *Meteo* (1990), as menekülő ember
- *Laurin* (1989), as Arne
- *A Fond Farewell to the Prince* (1987), Actor
- *Wall Driller* (1986), Actor
- *Tolerance* (1986), Actor
- *Blind Endeavour* (1985), as Factory manager
- *Autumn Almanac* (1984), as János, Hédi fia
- *Heavenly Hosts* (1983), as Lieutenant Radovics
- *The Dog's Night Song* (1983), as A katonatiszt
- *Forbidden Relations* (1983), as Sógor
- *Macbeth* (1982), Actor
- *Heart Tremors* (1981), Actor
- *Narcissus and Psyche* (1980), as Zoltán Lovászi
- *Circus Maximus* (1980), Actor
- *A Priceless Day* (1979), as Gábor, Irén férje
- *Allegro Barbaro* (1979), Actor
- *Hungarian Rhapsody* (1979), Actor
- *Wrong-doers* (1979), as Gelencsér Jóska
- *Halo of Stars*, as Valentin

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Hungarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Feature Film) 2013: Hungarian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Feature Film) (nominated), for *The Notebook*
- Jászai Mari Prize 1992: Jászai Mari Prize (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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