Victor Varconi
Acting
Born March 30, 1891 · 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.
Films (87)
The Atomic Submarine
1959
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
Samson and Delilah
1949
Pirates of Monterey
1947
Where There's Life
1947
Unconquered
1947
Scotland Yard Investigator
1945
The Hitler Gang
1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
They Raid by Night
1942
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
Forced Landing
1941
Federal Fugitives
1941
The Sea Hawk
1940
Strange Cargo
1940
Pound Foolish
1940
Everything Happens at Night
1939
Disputed Passage
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Submarine Patrol
1938
Suez
1938
King of the Newsboys
1938
Big City
1937
Men in Exile
1937
Trouble in Morocco
1937
The Plainsman
1936
Dancing Pirate
1936
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
Mister Dynamite
1935
Roberta
1935
When London Sleeps
1934
The Song You Gave Me
1933
The Rebel
1932
The Doomed Battalion
1932
Safe in Hell
1931
Men in Her Life
1931
The Black Camel
1931
Doctors' Wives
1931
Captain Thunder
1930
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
The Cult of the Body
1930
Eternal Love
1929
The Divine Lady
1928
Sinners' Parade
1928
Tenth Avenue
1928
Chicago
1927
The Forbidden Woman
1927
The Angel of Broadway
1927
The King of Kings
1927
The Little Adventuress
1927
Fighting Love
1927
For Wives Only
1926
The Volga Boatman
1926
Silken Shackles
1926
The Last Days of Pompeii
1926
Her Dancing Partner
1925
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
Worldly Goods
1924
Feet of Clay
1924
Changing Husbands
1924
Triumph
1924
Avalanche
1923
Young Medardus
1923
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
Eine versunkene Welt
1922
Herren der Meere
1922
Das Blut
1922
The Red Peacock
1920
The Merry Widow
1920
Magic Waltz
1918
The Scorpion
1918
Hotel Imperial
1918
The Devil
1918
99
1918
Mágia
1917
A tanítónö
1917
A csikós
1917
The Wolf
1917
Mágnás Miska
1917
Havasi Magdolna
1916
Bánk bán
1915
The Undesirable
1915
The Yellow Foal
1914