Known for

Acting

Born

Sep 13, 1942

Died

Nov 15, 2024 (aged 82)

Béla Károlyi

Béla Károlyi (September 13, 1942 – November 15, 2024) was a Romanian and American gymnastics coach of Hungarian descent. Early in his coaching career he developed the Romanian centralized training system for gymnastics. One of his earliest protégés was Nadia Comăneci, the first Olympic Games gymnast to be awarded a perfect score. Living under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, Károlyi frequently clashed with Romanian officials. He and his wife defected to the United States in 1981.

Titles

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Movie • 2003

E! True Hollywood Story

Series • 1996

Honour and Glory

Movie • 1951

Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator

Movie • 2016

16 Days of Glory

Movie • 1985

2x2 Are Sometimes 5

Movie • 1955

Karolyi

Movie • 2016