Endre Hules

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Endre Hules
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Endre Hules, actor and filmmaker (2025)
BornJune 26, 1954
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Known for The Maiden Danced to Death

Endre Hules (born June 26, 1954) is an actor, director, writer, and acting teacher known for Apollo 13 , The Maiden Danced to Death , For All Mankind , and FBI: International . The Maiden Danced to Death was presented at the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art. [1] and entered into its collection and Hules was invited to festival juries and panels. [2]

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Early life

Hules was born and raised in Hungary, then moved subsequently to Paris, France, New York, Massachusetts and Los Angeles. He studied music and acting at the famous Cellar Theatre in Budapest, and started writing plays, composing and directing there at the age of 17. He frequently visited Jerzy Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre in Poland and attended Eugenio Barba's International School of Theatrical Anthropology in Germany. He earned an MFA from the prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest as a director. He was later a Producing Fellow at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

Career

Hules started acting, writing, and directing in the theatre. Among other places, he directed at the Cellar Theatre, the National Theatres of Pécs and Szeged, [3] La Mama ETC [4] [5] in New York, the Theatre Center in Los Angeles, where he was invited by the Shakespeare World Congress to direct Measure for Measure . His theater repertoire included many classical plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, Goldoni, Ibsen, Chekhov, Brecht, as well as contemporary plays from Pinter, Orton, Stoppard and Ödön von Horvath, as well as musicals like The Cabaret and experimental projects. His work was reviewed by The New York Times, [5] [6] the Los Angeles Times, [7] [8] [9] The Hollywood Reporter, [10] Színház [11] [12] [13] and numerous other publications. He established an acting studio at the National Theatre in Szeged, then he was on the faculty of Espace Acteur, Paris, New York University, Smith College, Bard College,[ citation needed ] the University of Southern California and taught a number of workshops in Europe, North America and Japan. After moving to Los Angeles, Hules began acting in film and television productions. He worked repeatedly with directors Ron Howard and David Fincher. [14] He sold over a dozen screenplays, two of which he also directed and co-produced: Torn From the Flag and The Maiden Danced to Death. His films were invited to close to a hundred festivals and won numerous awards, among them three European Media and two Cine Golden Eagle Awards. He is also the recipient of a SAG Award for acting and an Insight Award for directing.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesDistributor
1980Life is a Dreamdirector/adaptorTV adaptationHungarian Television
1987Instant Deathwriter/director/producershortIDS Prods
1991Daniellewriter/producershortAmerican Film Inst.
Long Walk into Foreverwriter/producershortAmerican Film Inst.
1995Demonswriter/director/producershortLeap of Faith Productions
2007 Torn from the Flag writer/director/producerFeature documentaryHomage to 1956, LLC
2009Prima, PrimaverawriterfeatureUK-Bulgarian-Dutch-Hungarian co-production
2011 The Maiden Danced to Death writer/director/producerfeatureCanadian-Hungarian-Slovenian coproduction

Acting

YearFilmRoleNotes
1989This Ain't BebopThe Poet
China Beach Younger Male Dinner GuestSeason 3, Episode 8: "China Men"
1990 Mancuso, FBI AlexSeason 1, Episode 11: "Shall We Gdansk?"
Problem Child Additional Voices
1991 The Bold and the Beautiful WaiterSeason 1, Episodes 764, 801, 822, 874, 875, 981
The Antagonists ProfessorSeason 1, Episode 7: "Unnatural Acts"
1992 In Living Color Foreign MinisterSeason 3, Episode 17: "George Bush Meets Tommy Wu"
Beverly Hills, 90210 CabbieSeason 3, Episode 3: "Too Little, Too Late/Paris 75001"
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ImmigrantSeason 1, Episode 3: "Law of the Land"
Wind in the Wire Lionel
Melrose Place OwnerSeason 2, Episode 7: "Flirting with Disaster"
The WaiterStanislowski
1995 My Antonia Russian Peter
VR.5 Terrorist leaderSeason 1, Episode 8: "Simon's Choice"
Apollo 13 Guenter Wendt
Seven Cab Driver
MadTV TerroristSeason 1, Episode 4
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Claus Immerding
1996 First Strike Russian General
The Craft Monsieur Thepot
1997 The Burning Zone SailorSeason 1, Episode 14: "The Last Endless Summer"
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Head of Marty
The Peacemaker Major
Diagnosis Murder Serge OtraskySeason 5, Episode 7: "Fatal Impact: Part 1"
Kick of DeathNicolai
1998Dearly DevotedHost
Buddy Faro PhotographerSeason 1, Episode 1 Pilot
Caroline in the City Russian Man #2Season 4, Episode 2: "Caroline and the Office"
Assignment BerlinFred Meeks
Seven Days TrotskySeason 1, Episode 1 Pilot: Part 1
HoudiniGerman Stage Manager
Acapulco H.E.A.T. KarlSeason 1, Episode 9: "Code Name: Easy Green"
1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms General Yuri
The Seventh SenseIvan Leszko
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger AzizSeason 8, Episode 13: "Vision Quest"
The ExtraActing Teacher
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family ChernokovSeason 1, Episode 3: "Domestic Terrorism"
The Others PjotrSeason 1, Episode 13: "Mora"
Arli$$ SergeySeason 5, Episode 11: "You Can Pick Your Friends…"
Devil in the Flesh 2 Host
2001 The Wild Thornberrys Newscaster (voice)Season 3, Episode 14: "All Work and No Play"
NYPD Blue Alexi SlakovSeason 8, Episode 5: "Fools Russian"
The Song of the Lark [6] Andor Harsanyi
Zoolander German Designer
Time LapseRossovitch
2002 The Agency KGB OfficerSeason 1, Episode 14: "The Gauntlet"
Alias Mr. VashkoSeason 2, Episode 3: "Cipher"
24 Serge Day 1, Episodes 22, 24
2003 Frasier Russian CrewmanSeason 10, Episode 18: "Roe to Perdition"
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs Additional Russia VO (voice)
The FlannerysAssassin
2004 Monk Captain DupratSeason 2, Episode 10: "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy"
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Ivankov (voice) Security Guard Worker B (voice)
Helter Skelter Polish Man
The West Wing Maitre D’Season 5, Episode 22: "Memorial Day"
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury Voice
House M.D. Sous ChefSeason 1, Episode 7: "Fidelity"
ProdigyTeacher
2005Gotham CafeFrench Chef
Rainbow Six: Lockdown Voice
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs Additional Morocco AO Voices (voice)
Age of Empires III Various (voice)
2006 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault Voice
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 Voice
Gilmore Girls ManSeason 7, Episode 7: "French Twist"
Domestic Import Nicolai
2007 24 Stovich Day 6, Episodes 12, 13
The Unit TerroristSeason 2, Episode 20: "In Loco Parentis"
World in Conflict Voice
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Billy CrystalsSeason 1, Episodes 4, 6
2008 The Bourne Conspiracy Voice
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Voice
Cold Case Leo Koslov '08Season 6, Episode 8: "Triple Threat"
2009 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Billy CrystalsSeason 4, Episode 3
Angels & Demons CERN Scientist
The Saboteur Voice
2010 Singularity Voice
FootstepsRaymond
Call of Duty: Black Ops Voice
Chateau BelvedereArtur Masolowski
2011 The Maiden Danced to Death Steve Court
Battlefield 3 Amir Kaffarov (voice)
2012 Grimm Voice on Phone (voice)Season 1, Episode 10: "Organ Grinder"
The Big Bang Theory Russian Mission Control (voice)Season 5, Episode 24: "The Countdown Reflection"
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Russian Bodark, Additional Voices
Liz & Dick Swiss Doctor
2014IntelligenceAmbassador Serge RudonovSeason 1, Episode 11: "The Grey Hat"
inFamous: Second Son Russian Bully 3 (voice)
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Dr. Timofey YeltinSeason 1, Episode 19: "The Insider"
The Brink Yuri SubokovSeason 1, Episode 10: "There Will Be Consequences"
2016 Castle Pavel OborinSeason 8, Episode 11: "Dead Red"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Prime Minister OlshenkoSeason 3, Episode 13: "Parting Shot"
South Park Sergei Shoigu (voice)Season 20, Episode 8: "Members Only"
2017Behind Enemy LinesFather Timofei
2018 Strange Angel Professor Josef BreitnerSeason 1, Episode 4: "The Sage"
Skyscraper Russian Newscaster (uncredited)
2020PainterAnatole Ludovic
2021 Shameless PavelSeason 11, Episode 5: "Slaughter"
For All Mankind Soviet Chief EngineerSeason 2, Episodes 6, 7
FBI: International Gregor VargaSeason 1, Episode 8: "Voice of the People"
2022 South Park Sergei Shoigu (voice)Season 25, Episode 4: "Back to the Cold War"
Loot BartoszSeason 1, Episode 1 Pilot
Reasonable Doubt Sergei IvanovSeason 1, Episode 5: "So Ambitious"
2023 The Killer The Target [15]
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Russian Grand MasterSeason 16, Episode 4: "Frank vs. Russia"

Theatre

YearPlaywrightTitleRoleVenue
1973HulesOur Most Audacious Dreamsdirector/cowriterCellar Theatre, Budapest
HulesBudapestdirector/cowriterCellar Theatre, Budapest
HulesGreat Madnessco-writerTheatre 25, Budapest
1976OstrovskiThe ScoundreldirectorOdry Theatre, Budapest
ChekhovJubileedirectorOdry Theatre, Budapest
MolièreL'Etourdidirector/translOdry Theatre, Budapest
1977BennetA Chorus LinedirectorOdry Theatre, Budapest
KanderChicagodirectorOdry Theatre, Budapest
GoldoniThe Liar [12] director/adaptNational Tour, Hungary
György Schwajda Miracle!directorOdry TV Studio
1978Drzic Dundo Maroje director/adaptNational Theatre, Pecs
1979CalderonLife is a Dream [3] director/adaptNational Theatre, Szeged
Miller The Crucible director/translatorNational Theatre, Szeged
HulesThe Whole Town is TheatredirectorStreet Spectacle
1980KanderCabaretdirectorNational Theatre, Szeged
1981TrianaThe Night of the Assassins [4] [5] directorLa Mama ETC, NYC
PrevertExample of the Birdsdirector/adaptTroupe Theatre, NYC
1982MrozekThe EmigrantsdirectorGalaxy Stage, LA
HulesSleeptalkdirector/writerNYU/ETW
1983Molière The Imaginary Invalid directorTheatre 13
1984Kafka/HulesThe Trialdirector/adaptBard Theatre, NY
1985OstrovskiThe Scoundrel[ citation needed ]directorBard Theatre, NY
ShakespeareMischief in the Woodsdirector/adaptWilliamstown Festival
StoppardDogg's HamletdirectorWilliamstown Festival
OvermeyerIn Perpetuity...directorRiver Arts, NY
BrechtIn the Jungle of CitiesdirectorBard Theatre, NY
1986IbsenHedda Gabler[ citation needed ]directorBard Theatre, NY
ChekhovThe Partydirector/adaptWilliamstown Festival
SyngePlayboy of the Western WorlddirectorBard Theatre, NY
WhitingNo WhydirectorBard Theatre, NY
1987SanguinettiDream Analysis[ citation needed ]director/translatorTheaters in L.A. & NY
ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's DreamdirectorBard Theatre, NY
1992ShakespeareTroilus and CressidadirectorPAC Theater Co.
1995ShakespeareMeasure for MeasuredirectorLATC World Shakespeare Congress
HorvathTales from the Vienna WoodsdirectorSexon Hall, Los Angeles
1996OrtonLootdirectorLittle Theatre, Pasadena
2010Dance DramaThe Maiden Danced to DeathwriterNational Dance Theater

References

  1. "Summer Films 2013" (Press release). National Gallery of Art. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. "Gyula Gazdag and Cold War Hungarian Cinema" (PDF). The Getty Research Institute (Event program).
  3. 1 2 Géza, Hegedüs. "Calderón Szegeden" (PDF). Színház.hu (in Hungarian).
  4. 1 2 "The Night of Assassins la MaMa E. T. C. (New York, 1981) Cartel - José Triana".
  5. 1 2 3 Gussow, Mel (31 October 1981). "Theater: 2 la Mama Revivals". The New York Times.
  6. 1 2 James, Caryn (2 May 2001). "TELEVISION REVIEW; A Singer from the Prairie Wows the Germans". The New York Times.
  7. "STAGE REVIEWS : Troupe's Not up to Fighting Trojan War : Rancho Santiago College's Professional Actors Conservatory Theatre does little more than pose in 'Troilus and Cressida.'". Los Angeles Times . 8 May 1991.
  8. "THEATER REVIEWS : A 'Measure' by Oasis to Please Purists". Los Angeles Times . 12 April 1996.
  9. "Uneven Update of 'Measure 4 Measure'". Los Angeles Times . 22 September 2000.
  10. "Torn from the Flag". The Hollywood Reporter . 31 October 2007.
  11. A pályakezdés nehézsége Színház.hu
  12. 1 2 Színház
  13. Színház
  14. "Endre Hules Films and Shows – Apple TV (UK)".
  15. "The Killer Ending Explained: Accept Yourself". 10 November 2023.