Imre Sinkovits (21 September 1928 in Budapest â€" 18 January 2001 in
Budapest) was a Hungarian actor.After a year in Downtown Theatre and
another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in National Theatre,
where he stayed until 1956. His breakthrough role was Imre Madách's
Moses, which he had played for 22 years, more than 700 times. On 23
October 1956 he recited Sándor PetÅ'fi's Nemzeti dal at the PetÅ'fi
Square in Budapest in front of a crowd of 20,000 people. This was the
opening act of a youth protest, which protest in a few hours became a
nationwide revolt against the government. Sinkovits became a member of
the Hungarian Theatre and Film Association Revolutionary Committee on
30 October. After the revolution was crushed, Sinkovits was banned
from acting for a half year for his activities, and his membership in
the National Theatre was terminated. Between 1958 and 1963, he worked
in the Attila József Theatre. In 1963 he returned to the National
Theatre and he became one of its dominant actors for decades. At 4 May
1991 reburial ceremony of Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty in Esztergom,
Sinkovits delivered a powerful rendition of Hungarian poet Mihály
Vörösmarty's poem Szózat before the 50,000 mourners in attendance.
Szózat is considered to be a second national anthem of Hungary.In
1951, Sinkovits married Hungarian actress Katalin Gombos (b. 12
February 1929 HódmezÅ'vásárhely; died 6 November 2012 Budapest).
They had two children: Andrew Sinkovits-Vitay and Mariann Sinkovits,
both of whom also became actors. Sinkovits and Gombos are buried in
the Ã"buda cemetery.
Budapest) was a Hungarian actor.After a year in Downtown Theatre and
another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in National Theatre,
where he stayed until 1956. His breakthrough role was Imre Madách's
Moses, which he had played for 22 years, more than 700 times. On 23
October 1956 he recited Sándor PetÅ'fi's Nemzeti dal at the PetÅ'fi
Square in Budapest in front of a crowd of 20,000 people. This was the
opening act of a youth protest, which protest in a few hours became a
nationwide revolt against the government. Sinkovits became a member of
the Hungarian Theatre and Film Association Revolutionary Committee on
30 October. After the revolution was crushed, Sinkovits was banned
from acting for a half year for his activities, and his membership in
the National Theatre was terminated. Between 1958 and 1963, he worked
in the Attila József Theatre. In 1963 he returned to the National
Theatre and he became one of its dominant actors for decades. At 4 May
1991 reburial ceremony of Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty in Esztergom,
Sinkovits delivered a powerful rendition of Hungarian poet Mihály
Vörösmarty's poem Szózat before the 50,000 mourners in attendance.
Szózat is considered to be a second national anthem of Hungary.In
1951, Sinkovits married Hungarian actress Katalin Gombos (b. 12
February 1929 HódmezÅ'vásárhely; died 6 November 2012 Budapest).
They had two children: Andrew Sinkovits-Vitay and Mariann Sinkovits,
both of whom also became actors. Sinkovits and Gombos are buried in
the Ã"buda cemetery.
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