RIP Péter Kálloy Molnár

 

Péter Kálloy Molnár has died

After a short-term illness, Péter Kálloy Molnár, actor, director, writer and musician, died on Monday at the age of 55. 

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12/1/2025

 

The Alma Ensemble announced on its Facebook page that Péter Kálloy Molnár has passed away at the age of 55; The news was confirmed to our newspaper by several sources.

For a performance on 30 December, Péter Kálloy Molnár was originally supposed to be part of the cast of "This Pure Madness – Improvisational Activity", but the change was announced on Monday afternoon. The improvisation show presented at 6SZÍN will be staged with the participation of Tamás Szabó Kimmel, alongside Erika Náray, Nóra Parti, András Faragó Topy and Levente Harsányi.

The actor has been unable to perform for two weeks due to illness. The organizers of the improvisational game "As it rains, so it pops" reported on it in their Facebook post on November 13: "Unfortunately, Péter Kálloy Molnár has cancelled his performance tonight due to illness. He will be replaced by Viktor Szabó, an artist of the Jókai Theatre of Komárom, in As it rains, so in the thud."

He was an outstanding talent

Péter Kálloy Molnár was an outstandingly talented and versatile creator who was a key figure in Hungarian theatre and film life for decades. His artistic work, special voice, humour and sensitivity have made many roles and works lasting for generations, MTI wrote about the artist.

Péter Kálloy Molnár was born in 1970 in Mezőcsát, graduated from the drama department of the Ady Grammar School in Debrecen, and from 1991 he became a member of the company of the National Theatre. He graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in 1993 in the class of István Iglódi. Between 1993 and 1997 he was a member of the company of the Vígszínház, and since 1997 he has been a freelance artist.

The wide audience could get to know him, among other things, from his film roles and as a regular character in the television show Beugró, but he also regularly dubbed. He directed Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and his greatest theatrical success came with Shakespeare's All Abbreviations, which was performed more than 600 times in more than two decades.

He has released three solo albums. He has also appeared in international productions, such as Budapest, American Rhapsody or Shoemaker, Tailor, Spy.

Information on the details of the funeral will be provided later.

MOLAN, Péter Kálloy (Péter Kálloy Molnár)

Born: 6/6/1970, Mezõcsát, Hungary

Died: 12/1/2025, Budapest, Hungary

 

Péter Kálloy Molnár’s western – actor:

Day of the Outlaw – 1959 [Hungarian voice of unknown actor]

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid – 1971 [Hungarian voice of Bob Dylan]

Shootout – 1971 [Hungarian voice of Robert F. Lyons]

Call of the Wild – 1992 [Hungarian voice of Viton Metcalfe]

Smoke Signals – 1998 [Hungarian voice of Adam Beach]

Jack Bull – 1999 [Hungarian voice of unknown actor]

Buffalo Soldiers – 2001 [Hungarian voice of Michael Peña

800 Bullets – 2002 [Hungarian voice of Enrique Martínez]

Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure – 2008 [Hungarian voice of Ran Tan Plan]

Cold Mountain – 2003 [Hungarian voice of Philip Seymour Hoffman

Rango – 2011 [Hungarian voice of Señor Flan

American Primeval – 2025 [Hungarian voice of Joe Tippett]

No Hero Here – 2015

Killers of the Flower Moon – 2023 Hungarian voice of Pat Healy