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Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Actor · Born 1891-03-30 · Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Count d'Auberge
  2. Samson and Delilah (1949) — Lord of Ashdod
  3. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — Primitivo
  4. The Sea Hawk (1940) — Gen. Aguirre
  5. The King of Kings (1927) — Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
  6. Unconquered (1947) — Captain Simeon Ecuyer
  7. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — Lubbock
  8. Strange Cargo (1940) — Fisherman
  9. Roberta (1935) — Ladislaw
  10. The Atomic Submarine (1959) — Clifford Kent
  11. Safe in Hell (1931) — General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
  12. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) — Grand Duke
  13. The Plainsman (1936) — Painted Horse
  14. The Black Camel (1931) — Robert Fyfe
  15. The Divine Lady (1928) — Horatio Nelson
  16. Chicago (1927) — Amos Hart
  17. My Favorite Blonde (1942) — Miller
  18. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) — Paul Borodoff
  19. Dancing Pirate (1936) — Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
  20. Suez (1938) — Victor Hugo
  21. Sodom and Gomorrah (1922) — Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
  22. Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) — Enemy Security Officer
  23. Eternal Love (1929) — Lorenz Gruber
  24. Studio One (1948)
  25. The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) — Dr. Myer
  26. They Raid by Night (1942) — Col. Otto von Ritter
  27. The Hitler Gang (1944) — Rudolph Hess
  28. Captain Thunder (1930) — El Captain Thunder
  29. Avalanche (1923) — George Vandeau
  30. Where There's Life (1947) — Finance Minister Zavitch
  31. Men in Exile (1937) — Gomez
  32. Submarine Patrol (1938) — Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
  33. Big City (1937) — Paul Roya
  34. The Undesirable (1915) — Miklós
  35. Young Medardus (1923) — Medardus Klähr
  36. Everything Happens at Night (1939) — Cavas
  37. Federal Fugitives (1941) — Otto Lieberman
  38. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) — Paul Anders
  39. Men in Her Life (1931) — Count Ivan Karloff
  40. The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) — Glauco