Steven Geray
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Steven Geray, born Istvan Gyergyay (10 November 1904 – 26 December 1973) was a film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in Spellbound (1945), Gilda (1946), In a Lonely Place (1950), All About Eve (1950), Call Me Madam (1953) and To Catch a Thief (1955).
He was born in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhgorod, Ukraine) and educated at the University of Budapest. He made his first stage appearance at the Hungarian National Theater under his real name and after nearly four years he made his London stage debut (as Steven Geray) in 1934, appearing in Happy Week-End!. He began appearing in English-speaking films in 1935 and moved to Hollywood in 1941. He appeared alongside his wife, Magda Kun, in the 1935 film Dance Band.
Geray was cast as the lead in a low-budget film noir So Dark the Night (1946). Even with its limited budget, it received great critical reviews and enabled its director Joseph H. Lewis to later direct A-pictures. Geray continued to work on television and in films into the 1960s. Among them a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1962 as extortionist and murder victim Franz Moray in "The Case of the Stand-in Sister," three episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as French dress designer Gaston Broussard in 1956, including the over the top "A Paris Creation" and various doctor roles on The Danny Thomas Show.
Geray spent some time in the late-1960s in Estes Park, Colorado, where he directed local theater (The Fantasticks). He owned and ran a bar in Estes Park from 1969 to 1970.
Acted in
The Swinger
1966
as Man with Fish
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Perrault
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Armand
The Rogues
1964
as Henri
Wild and Wonderful
1964
as Bartender
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Alexis Crystal
The Outer Limits
1963
as Jerichau
The Lucy Show
1962
as Dr. Fleisher
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Frank Chernak
87th Precinct
1961
The Islanders
1960
as Marek
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Piet
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Paul Barolle
Count Your Blessings
1959
as Guide
Verboten!
1959
as le maire
The Donna Reed Show
1958
A Certain Smile
1958
as Denis
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Station Master
Perry Mason
1957
as Korbell
Perry Mason
1957
as Franz Moray
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
as Nichols
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Alex Rozky
Attack
1956
as Otto
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Meet Mrs. Swenson
1956
as Dr. Arons
Artists and Models
1955
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
Kiss of Fire
1955
as Ship Captain Bellon
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential
1955
as Morris Franklin
Climax!
1954
December Bride
1954
Tobor the Great
1954
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
Knock on Wood
1954
as Doctor Kreuger
Paris Playboys
1954
as Dr. Gaspard
The French Line
1954
as François, Ship Steward
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Van Goosen
The Lone Wolf
1954
The Royal African Rifles
1953
as Van Stede
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Doctor
The Golden Blade
1953
as Barcus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Hotel Manager
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Legay
Call Me Madam
1953
as Prime Minister Sebastian
General Electric Theater
1953
as Papa Pulaski
General Electric Theater
1953
as M. Brideau
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Bela Hovarth
Night Without Sleep
1952
as George (Uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mataafa
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Yen
Adventures of Superman
1952
The Big Sky
1952
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Wittol
Bal Tabarin
1952
as Inspector Manet
Lady Possessed
1952
as Dr. Stepanek
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Golet
Little Egypt
1951
as Pasha
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Savage Drums
1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
as Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
1951
as Jean
Pygmy Island
1950
as Leon Marko
Woman on the Run
1950
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
All About Eve
1950
as Captain of Waiters
A Lady Without Passport
1950
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
The Second Woman
1950
as Balthazar Jones
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Paul
Harbor of Missing Men
1950
as Captain Corcoris
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Lopez
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Kalzac
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
as Mynher Van Groot
Sky Liner
1949
as Bokejian
El Paso
1949
as Mexican Joe
Ladies of the Chorus
1948
as Salisbury
The Dark Past
1948
as Prof. Fred Linder
Port Said
1948
as Alexis Tacca
I Love Trouble
1948
as Keller
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
as Jules Daudet
Gunfighters
1947
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Unfaithful
1947
as Martin Barrow
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Berotti
Blind Spot
1947
as Lloyd Harrison
Blondie Knows Best
1946
as Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
1946
as Henri Cassin
Gilda
1946
as Uncle Pio
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Edward Honig
Cornered
1945
as Señor Tomas Camargo
Mexicana
1945
as Laredo
The Crimson Canary
1945
as Vic Miller
Spellbound
1945
as Dr. Graff
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
as Brenner
Hotel Berlin
1945
as Kleibert
The Conspirators
1944
as Dr. Schmitt
In Society
1944
as Count Alexis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
The Seventh Cross
1944
as Dr. Loewenstein
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Karel Bulic
Meet the People
1944
as Uncle Felix
Easy Life
1944
as Batt
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Whitey
To My Unborn Son
1943
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Vereheres
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger
1943
as Ludwig Rader
Pilot #5
1943
as Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
1943
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Above Suspicion
1943
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Heavenly Music
1943
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence
1942
as Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Mr. Anderson
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Jan Van Der Venne
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Gestapo Agent
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
as Alecsandri
Castle in the Desert
1942
as Dr. Retling
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Don Fernando
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
as Vanderhoefen
Man at Large
1941
as Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Bellboy
This Man in Paris
1939
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
as Michael Kavanos
Premiere
1938
as Frolich
The High Command
1937
as Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It
1937
as Luigi
A Star Fell from Heaven
1936
as Willi Wass
Dance Band
1935
as Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
1935
as Mickey
Pardon, tévedtem
1933
Marie, légende hongroise
1933
as l'intendant
Spring Shower
1932
as Intendant