- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 30, 1891
- Place of Birth
- Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- June 6, 1976
Victor Varconi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi, 31 March 1891 – 6 June 1976) was a highly successful silent film actor in Hungary. Born in Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary, Varconi was the first Hungarian actor to make a film in the United States. His normal speaking accent sounded almost exactly like that of Transylvanian Bela Lugosi. He worked under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, and played Pontius Pilate in DeMille's 1927 production of The King of Kings. Because of his accent, Varconi's popularity waned with the advent of sound films and he was cast in smaller parts, often playing Hispanic characters. He worked on the New York City stage and wrote for radio. He died from a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California on 6 June 1976 at the age of 85. He was interred at the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, US.
Filmography
movieThe Atomic Submarine
1959 · Clifford Kent
movieThe Man Who Turned to Stone
1957 · Dr. Myer
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Count d'Auberge
movieSamson and Delilah
1949 · Lord of Ashdod
tvStudio One
1948
moviePirates of Monterey
1947 · Capt. Cordova
movieWhere There's Life
1947 · Finance Minister Zavitch
movieUnconquered
1947 · Captain Simeon Ecuyer
movieScotland Yard Investigator
1945 · Jules
movieThe Hitler Gang
1944 · Rudolph Hess
movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · Primitivo
movieUndercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 · Enemy Security Officer
movieThey Raid by Night
1942 · Col. Otto von Ritter
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942 · Miller
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942 · Lubbock
movieForced Landing
1941 · Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
movieFederal Fugitives
1941 · Otto Lieberman
movieThe Sea Hawk
1940 · Gen. Aguirre
movieStrange Cargo
1940 · Fisherman
moviePound Foolish
1940 · Victor Lestrade
movieEverything Happens at Night
1939 · Cavas
movieDisputed Passage
1939 · Dr. LaFerriere
movieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 · Paul Borodoff
movieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 · Grand Duke
movieSubmarine Patrol
1938 · Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
movieSuez
1938 · Victor Hugo
movieKing of the Newsboys
1938 · Wire Arno
movieBig City
1937 · Paul Roya
movieMen in Exile
1937 · Gomez
movieTrouble in Morocco
1937 · Kamaroff
movieThe Plainsman
1936 · Painted Horse
movieDancing Pirate
1936 · Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
movieA Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Paul Anders
movieMister Dynamite
1935 · Jarl Dvorjak
movieRoberta
1935 · Ladislaw
movieWhen London Sleeps
1934 · Stephen Ronsart
movieThe Song You Gave Me
1933 · Karl Linden
movieThe Rebel
1932
movieThe Doomed Battalion
1932 · Artur Franchini
movieSafe in Hell
1931 · General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
movieMen in Her Life
1931 · Count Ivan Karloff
movieThe Black Camel
1931 · Robert Fyfe
movieDoctors' Wives
1931 · Dr. Kane Ruyter
movieCaptain Thunder
1930 · El Captain Thunder
movieThe Warsaw Citadel
1930
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
movieMein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
The Cult of the Body
movieThe Cult of the Body
1930 · Czeslaw
movieEternal Love
1929 · Lorenz Gruber
movieThe Divine Lady
1928 · Horatio Nelson
movieSinners' Parade
1928 · Al Morton
Tenth Avenue
movieTenth Avenue
1928 · Bob Peters
movieChicago
1927 · Amos Hart
movieThe Forbidden Woman
1927 · Col. Gautier
movieThe Angel of Broadway
1927 · Jerry Wilson
movieThe King of Kings
1927 · Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
movieThe Little Adventuress
1927 · George La Fuente
movieFighting Love
1927 · Gabriel Amari
movieFor Wives Only
1926 · Dr. Rittenhaus
movieThe Volga Boatman
1926 · Prince Dimitri
Silken Shackles
movieSilken Shackles
1926
movieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1926 · Glauco
movieHer Dancing Partner
1925
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
movieL'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
movieWorldly Goods
1924 · Clifford Ramsay
movieFeet of Clay
1924 · Bookkeeper
movieChanging Husbands
1924 · Oliver Evans
movieTriumph
1924 · William Silver
movieAvalanche
1923 · George Vandeau
Young Medardus
movieYoung Medardus
1923 · Medardus Klähr
movieSodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Eine versunkene Welt
movieEine versunkene Welt
1922
Masters of the Sea
movieMasters of the Sea
1922 · Captain Scott
Das Blut
movieDas Blut
1922
movieThe Red Peacock
1920 · Alfred Germont
The Merry Widow
movieThe Merry Widow
1920 · Danilo
movieMagic Waltz
1918 · Niki hadnagy
movieThe Scorpion
1918 · Jean Morell
Hotel Imperial
movieHotel Imperial
1918
movieThe Devil
1918 · Száki János, festõmüvész
movie99
1918 · Herr mit vielen Namen
movieMágia
1917 · Pal
A tanítónö
movieA tanítónö
1917
movieA csikós
1917 · Andris, a csikóslegény
movieThe Wolf
1917 · Szabó Gyuri
movieMágnás Miska
1917 · Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
Havasi Magdolna
movieHavasi Magdolna
1916
Bánk bán
movieBánk bán
1915
movieThe Undesirable
1915 · Miklós
movieThe Yellow Foal
1914