
Victor Varconi
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.
89 acting credits
Acting · 89

Studio One
1948

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955

Samson and Delilah
1949

Reap the Wild Wind
1942

Unconquered
1947

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943

The Sea Hawk
1940

The King of Kings
1927

Roberta
1935

The Plainsman
1936

Strange Cargo
1940

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939

Suez
1938

The Atomic Submarine
1959

Dancing Pirate
1936

The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957

The Black Camel
1931

Sodom and Gomorrah
1922

Safe in Hell
1931

Submarine Patrol
1938

Doctors' Wives
1931

Chicago
1927

Pirates of Monterey
1947

The Hitler Gang
1944

The Yellow Foal
1914

A Feather in Her Hat
1935

Big City
1937

Where There's Life
1947

Disputed Passage
1939

Scotland Yard Investigator
1945

Men in Her Life
1931

My Favorite Blonde
1942

Forced Landing
1941

Pound Foolish
1940

Mister Dynamite
1935

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943

Triumph
1924

Men in Exile
1937

The Rebel
1932

Captain Thunder
1930

Trouble in Morocco
1937

Everything Happens at Night
1939

The Divine Lady
1928
Tenth Avenue
1928

The Last Days of Pompeii
1926

They Raid by Night
1942

The Song You Gave Me
1933

King of the Newsboys
1938

The Volga Boatman
1926

Fighting Love
1927

The Angel of Broadway
1927

Feet of Clay
1924
Young Medardus
1923
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930

Sinners' Parade
1928

Eternal Love
1929

The Forbidden Woman
1927

Changing Husbands
1924

The Doomed Battalion
1932

The Red Peacock
1920

Federal Fugitives
1941

Mágnás Miska
1917

Avalanche
1923

The Little Adventuress
1927

The Wolf
1917

Her Dancing Partner
1925

The Warsaw Citadel
1930

The Undesirable
1915

A csikós
1917
Das Blut
1922
Silken Shackles
1926

For Wives Only
1926

Worldly Goods
1924
The Cult of the Body
1930

The Scorpion
1918
Herren der Meere
1922

Magic Waltz
1918
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
Eine versunkene Welt
1922

When London Sleeps
1934
The Merry Widow
1920

The Devil
1918
Hotel Imperial
1918
Bánk bán
1915
Havasi Magdolna
1916

Mágia
1917
A tanítónö
1917

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