
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.

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