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.
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Movies (48)
The Atomic Submarine
as Clifford Kent
1959
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Dr. Myer
1957
Samson and Delilah
as Lord of Ashdod
1949
Pirates of Monterey
as Capt. Cordova
1947
Where There's Life
as Finance Minister Zavitch
1947
Unconquered
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
1947
Scotland Yard Investigator
as Jules
1945
The Hitler Gang
as Rudolph Hess
1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Primitivo
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as Enemy Security Officer
1943
They Raid by Night
as Col. Otto von Ritter
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Miller
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
as Lubbock
1942
Forced Landing
as Hendrick Van Deuren
1941
Federal Fugitives
as Otto Lieberman
1941
The Sea Hawk
as Gen. Aguirre
1940
Strange Cargo
as Fisherman
1940
Pound Foolish
as Victor Lestrade
1940
Everything Happens at Night
as Cavas
1939
Disputed Passage
as Dr. LaFerriere
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Paul Borodoff
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Grand Duke
1939
Submarine Patrol
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
1938
Suez
as Victor Hugo
1938
King of the Newsboys
as Wire Arno
1938
Big City
as Paul Roya
1937
Men in Exile
as Gomez
1937
Trouble in Morocco
as Kamaroff
1937
The Plainsman
as Painted Horse
1936
Dancing Pirate
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
1936
A Feather in Her Hat
as Paul Anders
1935
Mister Dynamite
as Jarl Dvorjak
1935
Roberta
as Ladislaw
1935
When London Sleeps
as Stephen Ronsart
1934
The Song You Gave Me
as Karl Linden
1933
The Rebel
1932
The Doomed Battalion
as Artur Franchini
1932
Safe in Hell
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
1931
Men in Her Life
as Count Ivan Karloff
1931
The Black Camel
as Robert Fyfe
1931
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
1931
Captain Thunder
as El Captain Thunder
1930
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
The Cult of the Body
as Czeslaw
1930
Eternal Love
as Lorenz Gruber
1929
The Divine Lady
as Horatio Nelson
1928
Sinners' Parade
as Al Morton
1928
