# Károly Gesztesi

Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He was also known as voice actor, in particular for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name.

## Life and career

Gesztesi graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest and, until 1990, he was a member of the Thalia Theater company. In the 1990s, he acted with such companies as the National Theatre of Miskolc, the Attila József Theatre, and the Comedy Theatre of Budapest.
Described as one of Hungary's best-known actors, Gesztesi played in numerous Hungarian TV and cinema productions, including Magyar Vándor in 2004, Just Sex and Nothing Else in 2005 and Children of Glory.
"With his characteristic voice", he was also one of Hungary's most famous voice actors. He voiced Shrek in the Hungarian version of the film.
His eldest son is the actor Máté Gesztesi.
On 4 January 2020, Gesztesi died from a heart attack in Budapest while in his car.

## Filmography
### As actor
#### Film

* Vörös vurstli (1991)
* Stationary (1996)
* Balekok és banditák (1997)
* Közel a szerelemhez (1998)
* Hamvadó cigarettavég (2001)
* A Kind of America
* Nincs mese (2003)
* Titkos hely (2003)
* Telitalálat (2003)
* Getno (2004)
* Nyócker! (2004)
* Magyar Vándor
* Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005)
* Children of Glory (2006)
* Last Minute, directed by Gergely Fonyó (2006)
* Megy a közös (2007)
* Valami Amerika 2 [hu] (2008) (A Kind of America, part II)
* Papírkutyák [hu] (2009)
* Szuperbojz [hu], directed by Barna Kabay (2009)
* Cop Mortem [hu] (2016)

#### Television

* Hajnali párbeszéd (1986)
* Szomszédok (1988)
* Angyalbőrben [hu] (1990)
* Kis Romulusz  (1994)
* Helló, Doki (1997)
* Az öt zsaru [hu] (1998)
* TV a város szélén [hu] (1998)
* 7-es csatorna (1999)
* Kisváros (TV series) [hu] (1997–2000)
* A titkos hely (2002)
* Nem a Te napod! (2006)
* Mennyből az angyal…
* Tea (TV series) [hu] (2002–2003)
* Csaó, Bambinó! (2005)
* Ilyenek voltunk! (2007)
* Jóban Rosszban [hu] (2005–2014)

### As voice actor

His credits as voice actor include the following:

#### TV Series

| Film | Role | Syncing |
| Baywatch | Garner Ellerbee | Gregory Alan Williams |
| Central Park West | Mark Merrill | Tom Verica |
| Renegade | Bobby Sixkiller | Branscombe Richmond |
| Sirènes, sirènes | Richard Stiles | Christopher Judge |
| The A Team | Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus | Mr. T |
| Highlander | Duncan 'Mac/Highlander' MacLeod | Adrian Paul |
| Kórház a pálmák alatt | Clemant | Charles M. Huber |
| Das Boot | Werner | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| Inspector Rex | Peter Höllerer | Wolf Bachofner |
| Spin City | Paul Lassiter | Richard Kind |
| Robin Hood | Little John | Richard Ashton |
| Baywatch Nights | Garner Ellerbee | Gregory Alan Williams |
| Nash Bridges | Joe Dominguez | Cheech Marin |
| The Enforcer | Mr. Chapel | Michael Madsen |
| Players | Isaac 'Ice' Gregory | Ice-T |
| Footballers' Wives | Jason Turner | Cristian Solimeno |
| The Wire | William 'Bunk' Moreland | Wendell Pierce |
| Game of Thrones | Robert Baratheon | Mark Addy |

#### Feature films

| Film | Year | Character | Syncing |
| Lock Up | 1989 | Frank Leone | Sylvester Stallone |
| Puss in Boots | 1999 | Óriás | Kevin Dorsey |
| Dawn of the Dead | 2004 | Kenneth | Ving Rhames |
| Pet Sematary II | 1992 | Sheriff Gus Gilbert | Clancy Brown |
| Star Wars | 1995 | Lando Calrissian | Billy Dee Williams |
| Monsters Inc. | 2001 | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | John Goodman |
| Monsters University | 2013 | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | John Goodman |
| Jingle All The Way | 1996 | Sinbad | Myron Larabee |
| Cars | 2006 | Mater | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | Mater | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Cars 3 | 2017 | Mater | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Shrek | 2001 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek Forever After | 2010 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Shrek the Halls | 2007 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| Scared Shrekless | 2010 | Shrek | Mike Myers |
| The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Louie | Michael-Leon Wooley |

## Awards

* Citizen of honour of Miskolc (1990)
* Filmszemle for Best Actor in a Series episode (1997)
* VOXCar Award (2002)
* Lions Award (2006)
* Story "Five Star" Award (2006; 2009)