Victor Varconi
87 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 30, 1891
- Died
- Jun 6, 1976 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
- Also known as
- Mihály Várkonyi · Viktor Varkonyi · Victor Varkonyi · Michael Varkonyi
Biography
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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.
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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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Known for
Victor Varconi: movies and TV shows
Acting (89)
- 1959 The Atomic Submarine
as Clifford Kent
- 1957 The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Dr. Myer
- 1955
- 1949 Samson and Delilah
as Lord of Ashdod
- 1948
- 1947 Pirates of Monterey
as Capt. Cordova
- 1947 Where There's Life
as Finance Minister Zavitch
- 1947 Unconquered
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
- 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 They Raid by Night
as Col. Otto von Ritter
- 1942 My Favorite Blonde
as Miller
- 1942 Reap the Wild Wind
as Lubbock
- 1941 Forced Landing
as Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
- 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 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
- 1938 Submarine Patrol
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
- 1938 Suez
as Victor Hugo
- 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 A Feather in Her Hat
as Paul Anders
- 1935 Mister Dynamite
as Jarl Dvorjak
- 1935 Roberta
as Ladislaw
- 1934 When London Sleeps
as Stephen Ronsart
- 1933 The Song You Gave Me
as Karl Linden
- 1932
- 1932 The Doomed Battalion
as Artur Franchini
- 1931 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
- 1930 Captain Thunder
as El Captain Thunder
- 1930
- 1930
- 1930 The Cult of the Body
as Czeslaw
- 1929 Eternal Love
as Lorenz Gruber
- 1928 The Divine Lady
as Horatio Nelson
- 1928 Sinners' Parade
as Al Morton
- 1928 Tenth Avenue
as Bob Peters
- 1927 Chicago
as Amos Hart
- 1927 The Forbidden Woman
as Col. Gautier
- 1927 The Angel of Broadway
as Jerry Wilson
- 1927 The King of Kings
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
- 1927 The Little Adventuress
as George La Fuente
- 1927 Fighting Love
as Gabriel Amari
- 1926 For Wives Only
as Dr. Rittenhaus
- 1926 The Volga Boatman
as Prince Dimitri
- 1926
- 1926 The Last Days of Pompeii
as Glauco
- 1925 Her Dancing Partner
as Edmund Chauvelin
- 1925
- 1924 Worldly Goods
as Clifford Ramsay
- 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 Masters of the Sea
as Captain Scott
- 1922
- 1920 The Red Peacock
as Alfred Germont
- 1920 The Merry Widow
as Danilo
- 1918 Magic Waltz
as Niki hadnagy
- 1918 The Scorpion
as Jean Morell
- 1918
- 1918 The Devil
as Száki János, festõmüvész
- 1918 99
as Herr mit vielen Namen
- 1917 Mágia
as Pal
- 1917
- 1917 A csikós
as Andris, a csikóslegény
- 1917 The Wolf
as Szabó Gyuri
- 1917 Mágnás Miska
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
- 1916
- 1915
- 1915 The Undesirable
as Miklós
- 1914