Victor Varconi

Acting

1891-03-30 · Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary

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.

Filmography

The Atomic Submarine

1959 · Movie

The Man Who Turned to Stone

1957 · Movie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Series

Samson and Delilah

1949 · Movie

Studio One

1948 · Series

Pirates of Monterey

1947 · Movie

Where There's Life

1947 · Movie

Unconquered

1947 · Movie

Scotland Yard Investigator

1945 · Movie

The Hitler Gang

1944 · Movie

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 · Movie

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

1943 · Movie

They Raid by Night

1942 · Movie

My Favorite Blonde

1942 · Movie

Reap the Wild Wind

1942 · Movie

Forced Landing

1941 · Movie

Federal Fugitives

1941 · Movie

The Sea Hawk

1940 · Movie

Strange Cargo

1940 · Movie

Pound Foolish

1940 · Movie

Everything Happens at Night

1939 · Movie

Disputed Passage

1939 · Movie

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939 · Movie

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939 · Movie

Submarine Patrol

1938 · Movie

Suez

1938 · Movie

King of the Newsboys

1938 · Movie

Big City

1937 · Movie

Men in Exile

1937 · Movie

Trouble in Morocco

1937 · Movie

The Plainsman

1936 · Movie

Dancing Pirate

1936 · Movie

A Feather in Her Hat

1935 · Movie

Mister Dynamite

1935 · Movie

Roberta

1935 · Movie

When London Sleeps

1934 · Movie

The Song You Gave Me

1933 · Movie

The Rebel

1932 · Movie

The Doomed Battalion

1932 · Movie

Safe in Hell

1931 · Movie

Men in Her Life

1931 · Movie

The Black Camel

1931 · Movie

Doctors' Wives

1931 · Movie

Captain Thunder

1930 · Movie

The Warsaw Citadel

1930 · Movie

Mein Herz gehört Dir...

1930 · Movie

The Cult of the Body

1930 · Movie

Eternal Love

1929 · Movie

The Divine Lady

1928 · Movie

Sinners' Parade

1928 · Movie

Tenth Avenue

1928 · Movie

Chicago

1927 · Movie

The Forbidden Woman

1927 · Movie

The Angel of Broadway

1927 · Movie

The King of Kings

1927 · Movie

The Little Adventuress

1927 · Movie

Fighting Love

1927 · Movie

For Wives Only

1926 · Movie

The Volga Boatman

1926 · Movie

Silken Shackles

1926 · Movie

The Last Days of Pompeii

1926 · Movie

Her Dancing Partner

1925 · Movie

L'uomo più allegro di Vienna

1925 · Movie

Worldly Goods

1924 · Movie

Feet of Clay

1924 · Movie

Changing Husbands

1924 · Movie

Triumph

1924 · Movie

Avalanche

1923 · Movie

Young Medardus

1923 · Movie

Sodom and Gomorrah

1922 · Movie

Eine versunkene Welt

1922 · Movie

Masters of the Sea

1922 · Movie

Das Blut

1922 · Movie

The Red Peacock

1920 · Movie

The Merry Widow

1920 · Movie

Magic Waltz

1918 · Movie

The Scorpion

1918 · Movie

Hotel Imperial

1918 · Movie

The Devil

1918 · Movie

Mágia

1917 · Movie

A tanítónö

1917 · Movie

A csikós

1917 · Movie

Mágnás Miska

1917 · Movie

The Wolf

1917 · Movie

Havasi Magdolna

1916 · Movie

Bánk bán

1915 · Movie

The Undesirable

1915 · Movie

The Yellow Foal

1914 · Movie