Lajos Szalkai was born on March 18, 1862 in Ópályi, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Dracula's Death (1921), Jobbra én, balra te (1918) and Harrison és Barrison II (1918). He was married to Róza Kövesi. He died on June 21, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary.