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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