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