Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 30, 1891
Died
Jun 06, 1976
Place of Birth
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Credits
89 titles
Victor Varconi
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Atomic Submarine
Clifford Kent
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Dr. Myer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Count d'Auberge
Samson and Delilah
Lord of Ashdod
Studio One
Pirates of Monterey
Capt. Cordova
Where There's Life
Finance Minister Zavitch
Unconquered
Captain Simeon Ecuyer
Scotland Yard Investigator
Jules
The Hitler Gang
Rudolph Hess
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Primitivo
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Enemy Security Officer
They Raid by Night
Col. Otto von Ritter
My Favorite Blonde
Miller
Reap the Wild Wind
Lubbock
Forced Landing
Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
Federal Fugitives
Otto Lieberman
The Sea Hawk
Gen. Aguirre
Strange Cargo
Fisherman
Pound Foolish
Victor Lestrade
Everything Happens at Night
Cavas
Disputed Passage
Dr. LaFerriere
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Paul Borodoff
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Grand Duke
Submarine Patrol
Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
Suez
Victor Hugo
King of the Newsboys
Wire Arno
Big City
Paul Roya
Men in Exile
Gomez
Trouble in Morocco
Kamaroff
The Plainsman
Painted Horse
Dancing Pirate
Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
A Feather in Her Hat
Paul Anders
Mister Dynamite
Jarl Dvorjak
Roberta
Ladislaw
When London Sleeps
Stephen Ronsart
The Song You Gave Me
Karl Linden
The Rebel
The Doomed Battalion
Artur Franchini
Safe in Hell
General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
Men in Her Life
Count Ivan Karloff
The Black Camel
Robert Fyfe
Doctors' Wives
Dr. Kane Ruyter
Captain Thunder
El Captain Thunder
The Warsaw Citadel
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
The Cult of the Body
Czeslaw
Eternal Love
Lorenz Gruber
The Divine Lady
Horatio Nelson
Sinners' Parade
Al Morton