Victor Varconi
Acting
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
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movieThe Atomic Submarine
1959
Clifford Kent
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Count d'Auberge
movieSamson and Delilah
1949
Lord of Ashdod
moviePirates of Monterey
1947
Capt. Cordova
movieWhere There's Life
1947
Finance Minister Zavitch
movieUnconquered
1947
Captain Simeon Ecuyer
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
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
movieDisputed Passage
1939
Dr. LaFerriere
movieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Paul Borodoff
movieSubmarine Patrol
1938
Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
movieSuez
1938
Victor Hugo
movieKing of the Newsboys
1938
Wire Arno
movieBig City
1937
Paul Roya
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 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
movieEternal Love
1929
Lorenz Gruber
movieThe Divine Lady
1928
Horatio Nelson
movieSinners' Parade
1928
Al Morton
Tenth 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
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
1923
Medardus Klähr
movieSodom and Gomorrah
1922
Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Masters of the Sea
1922
Captain Scott
movieThe Red Peacock
1920
Alfred Germont
movieMagic Waltz
1918
Niki hadnagy
movieThe Scorpion
1918
Jean Morell
movieThe Devil
1918
Száki János, festõmüvész
movie99
1918
Herr mit vielen Namen
movieA csikós
1917
Andris, a csikóslegény
movieThe Wolf
1917
Szabó Gyuri
movieMágnás Miska
1917
Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
movieThe Undesirable
1915
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