Victor Varconi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-30
Day of Death
1976-06-06 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
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
Acting
(1959)
The Atomic Submarine
as Clifford Kent
(1957)
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Dr. Myer
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Lord of Ashdod
(1947)
Unconquered
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
(1947)
Where There's Life
as Finance Minister Zavitch
(1947)
Pirates of Monterey
as Capt. Cordova
(1945)
Scotland Yard Investigator
as Jules
(1944)
The Hitler Gang
as Rudolph Hess
(1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Primitivo
(1943)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as Enemy Security Officer
(1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
as Lubbock
(1942)
My Favorite Blonde
as Miller
(1942)
They Raid by Night
as Col. Otto von Ritter
(1941)
Forced Landing
as Hendrick Van Deuren
(1941)
Federal Fugitives
as Otto Lieberman
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Gen. Aguirre
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Fisherman
(1940)
Pound Foolish
as Victor Lestrade
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Grand Duke
(1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Paul Borodoff
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Dr. LaFerriere
(1939)
Everything Happens at Night
as Cavas
(1938)
Suez
as Victor Hugo
(1938)
Submarine Patrol
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
(1938)
King of the Newsboys
as Wire Arno
(1937)
Big City
as Paul Roya
(1937)
Men in Exile
as Gomez
(1937)
Trouble in Morocco
as Kamaroff
(1936)
The Plainsman
as Painted Horse
(1936)
Dancing Pirate
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
(1935)
Roberta
as Ladislaw
(1935)
A Feather in Her Hat
as Paul Anders
(1935)
Mister Dynamite
as Jarl Dvorjak
(1934)
When London Sleeps
as Stephen Ronsart
(1933)
The Song You Gave Me
as Karl Linden
(1932)
The Doomed Battalion
as Artur Franchini
(1932)
(1931)
Safe in Hell
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
(1931)
The Black Camel
as Robert Fyfe
(1931)
Men in Her Life
as Count Ivan Karloff
(1931)
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
(1930)
Captain Thunder
as El Captain Thunder
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
The Cult of the Body
as Czeslaw
(1929)
Eternal Love
as Lorenz Gruber
(1928)
Sinners' Parade
as Al Morton
(1928)
The Divine Lady
as Horatio Nelson
(1928)
Tenth Avenue
as Bob Peters
(1927)
The King of Kings
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
(1927)
Chicago
as Amos Hart
(1927)
Fighting Love
as Gabriel Amari
(1927)
The Forbidden Woman
as Col. Gautier
(1927)
The Little Adventuress
as George La Fuente
(1927)
The Angel of Broadway
as Jerry Wilson
(1926)
The Volga Boatman
as Prince Dimitri
(1926)
(1926)
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Glauco
(1925)
(1925)
(1924)
Feet of Clay
as Bookkeeper
(1924)
Changing Husbands
as Oliver Evans
(1924)
Triumph
as William Silver
(1923)
Avalanche
as George Vandeau
(1923)
Young Medardus
as Medardus Klähr
(1922)
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
(1922)
(1922)
(1920)
(1918)
(1918)
(1917)
(1917)
Mágnás Miska
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
(1917)
(1917)
A csikós
as Andris, a csikóslegény
(1916)
(1915)
The Undesirable
as Miklós
(1915)
(1914)