Cast & creator
Victor Varconi
Best known for Studio One, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Samson and Delilah
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.
Also known as: Mihály Várkonyi, Viktor Varkonyi, Victor Varkonyi, Michael Varkonyi, Michal Victor Varconyi
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1914–1959 · acting roles
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Filmography (89)
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Studio One
1948
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Count d'Auberge
1955
Samson and Delilah
Lord of Ashdod
1949
Unconquered
Captain Simeon Ecuyer
1947
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Primitivo
1943
The Sea Hawk
Gen. Aguirre
1940
Reap the Wild Wind
Lubbock
1942
The King of Kings
Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
1927
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Grand Duke
1939
The Plainsman
Painted Horse
1936
The Devil
Száki János, festõmüvész
1918
Where There's Life
Finance Minister Zavitch
1947
A Feather in Her Hat
Paul Anders
1935
The Scorpion
Jean Morell
1918
Mágia
Pal
1917
Strange Cargo
Fisherman
1940
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Paul Borodoff
1939
Sodom and Gomorrah
Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
1922
My Favorite Blonde
Miller
1942
Magic Waltz
Niki hadnagy
1918
Everything Happens at Night
Cavas
1939
The Atomic Submarine
Clifford Kent
1959
The Red Peacock
Alfred Germont
1920
The Volga Boatman
Prince Dimitri
1926
King of the Newsboys
Wire Arno
1938
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Dr. Myer
1957
Big City
Paul Roya
1937
The Black Camel
Robert Fyfe
1931
Mágnás Miska
Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
1917
Submarine Patrol
Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
1938
Her Dancing Partner
1925
Men in Her Life
Count Ivan Karloff
1931
They Raid by Night
Col. Otto von Ritter
1942
Safe in Hell
General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
1931
Suez
Victor Hugo
1938Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930Eine versunkene Welt
1922
The Song You Gave Me
Karl Linden
1933
Dancing Pirate
Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
1936
The Angel of Broadway
Jerry Wilson
1927
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Enemy Security Officer
1943
The Hitler Gang
Rudolph Hess
1944
The Last Days of Pompeii
Glauco
1926
The Divine Lady
Horatio Nelson
1928
Roberta
Ladislaw
1935
The Yellow Foal
1914
For Wives Only
Dr. Rittenhaus
1926
Eternal Love
Lorenz Gruber
1929
Chicago
Amos Hart
1927The Merry Widow
Danilo
1920
99
Herr mit vielen Namen
1918
Trouble in Morocco
Kamaroff
1937
Federal Fugitives
Otto Lieberman
1941Tenth Avenue
Bob Peters
1928
The Little Adventuress
George La Fuente
1927
The Rebel
1932Young Medardus
Medardus Klähr
1923
Scotland Yard Investigator
Jules
1945
Disputed Passage
Dr. LaFerriere
1939
Doctors' Wives
Dr. Kane Ruyter
1931
Worldly Goods
Clifford Ramsay
1924
Men in Exile
Gomez
1937
The Undesirable
Miklós
1915Masters of the Sea
Captain Scott
1922
Captain Thunder
El Captain Thunder
1930
Forced Landing
Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
1941
Pirates of Monterey
Capt. Cordova
1947
Sinners' Parade
Al Morton
1928
Feet of Clay
Bookkeeper
1924The Cult of the Body
Czeslaw
1930
Changing Husbands
Oliver Evans
1924
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
The Forbidden Woman
Col. Gautier
1927
The Doomed Battalion
Artur Franchini
1932Bánk bán
1915
Mister Dynamite
Jarl Dvorjak
1935Silken Shackles
1926
Pound Foolish
Victor Lestrade
1940
Triumph
William Silver
1924L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
When London Sleeps
Stephen Ronsart
1934
Fighting Love
Gabriel Amari
1927
The Wolf
Szabó Gyuri
1917Das Blut
1922A tanítónö
1917Havasi Magdolna
1916
A csikós
Andris, a csikóslegény
1917Hotel Imperial
1918
Avalanche
George Vandeau
1923