Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 30, 1891
Place of Birth:
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Atomic Submarine | Clifford Kent |
| 1957 | The Man Who Turned to Stone | Dr. Myer |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Lord of Ashdod |
| 1947 | Where There's Life | Finance Minister Zavitch |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Captain Simeon Ecuyer |
| 1947 | Pirates of Monterey | Capt. Cordova |
| 1945 | Scotland Yard Investigator | Jules |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang | Rudolph Hess |
| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Primitivo |
| 1943 | Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines | Enemy Security Officer |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind | Lubbock |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Miller |
| 1942 | They Raid by Night | Col. Otto von Ritter |
| 1941 | Federal Fugitives | Otto Lieberman |
| 1941 | Forced Landing | Hendrick Van Deuren |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Fisherman |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Gen. Aguirre |
| 1940 | Pound Foolish | Victor Lestrade |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Grand Duke |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Paul Borodoff |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Cavas |
| 1939 | Disputed Passage | Dr. LaFerriere |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys | Wire Arno |
| 1938 | Suez | Victor Hugo |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol | Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano |
| 1937 | Trouble in Morocco | Kamaroff |
| 1937 | Big City | Paul Roya |
| 1937 | Men in Exile | Gomez |
| 1936 | Dancing Pirate | Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards) |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Painted Horse |
| 1935 | Roberta | Ladislaw |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Jarl Dvorjak |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat | Paul Anders |
| 1934 | When London Sleeps | Stephen Ronsart |
| 1933 | The Song You Gave Me | Karl Linden |
| 1932 | The Rebel | |
| 1932 | The Doomed Battalion | Artur Franchini |
| 1931 | The Black Camel | Robert Fyfe |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez |
| 1931 | Men in Her Life | Count Ivan Karloff |
| 1931 | Doctors' Wives | Dr. Kane Ruyter |
| 1930 | Captain Thunder | El Captain Thunder |
| 1930 | Mein Herz gehört Dir... | |
| 1930 | The Cult of the Body | Czeslaw |
| 1930 | The Warsaw Citadel | |
| 1929 | Eternal Love | Lorenz Gruber |
| 1928 | The Divine Lady | Horatio Nelson |
| 1928 | Tenth Avenue | Bob Peters |
| 1928 | Sinners' Parade | Al Morton |
| 1927 | Chicago | Amos Hart |
| 1927 | The Forbidden Woman | Col. Gautier |
| 1927 | The Little Adventuress | George La Fuente |
| 1927 | The Angel of Broadway | Jerry Wilson |
| 1927 | The King of Kings | Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea |
| 1927 | Fighting Love | Gabriel Amari |
| 1926 | The Volga Boatman | Prince Dimitri |
| 1926 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Glauco |
| 1926 | Silken Shackles | |
| 1925 | L'uomo più allegro di Vienna | |
| 1925 | Her Dancing Partner | |
| 1924 | Changing Husbands | Oliver Evans |
| 1924 | Feet of Clay | Bookkeeper |
| 1924 | Triumph | William Silver |
| 1923 | Young Medardus | Medardus Klähr |
| 1923 | Avalanche | George Vandeau |
| 1922 | Sodom and Gomorrah | Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn |
| 1922 | Das Blut | |
| 1922 | Herren der Meere | |
| 1920 | Arme Violetta | |
| 1918 | A skorpió | |
| 1918 | Hotel Imperial | |
| 1917 | A tanítónö | |
| 1917 | The Wolf | |
| 1917 | Mágnás Miska | Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály) |
| 1917 | A csikós | Andris, a csikóslegény |
| 1916 | Havasi Magdolna | |
| 1915 | Bánk bán | |
| 1915 | The Undesirable | Miklós |
| 1914 | The Yellow Foal |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Count d'Auberge |
| 1948 | Studio One |