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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 di…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Victor Varconi's Filmography
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The Atomic Submarine
as Clifford Kent
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Dr. Myer
Samson and Delilah
as Lord of Ashdod
Pirates of Monterey
as Capt. Cordova
Where There's Life
as Finance Minister Zavitch
Unconquered
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
Scotland Yard Investigator
as Jules
The Hitler Gang
as Rudolph Hess
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Primitivo
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as Enemy Security Officer
They Raid by Night
as Col. Otto von Ritter
My Favorite Blonde
as Miller
Reap the Wild Wind
as Lubbock
Forced Landing
as Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
Federal Fugitives
as Otto Lieberman
The Sea Hawk
as Gen. Aguirre
Strange Cargo
as Fisherman
Pound Foolish
as Victor Lestrade
Everything Happens at Night
as Cavas
Disputed Passage
as Dr. LaFerriere
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Paul Borodoff
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Grand Duke
Submarine Patrol
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
Suez
as Victor Hugo
King of the Newsboys
as Wire Arno
Big City
as Paul Roya
Men in Exile
as Gomez
Trouble in Morocco
as Kamaroff
The Plainsman
as Painted Horse
Dancing Pirate
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
A Feather in Her Hat
as Paul Anders
Mister Dynamite
as Jarl Dvorjak
Roberta
as Ladislaw
When London Sleeps
as Stephen Ronsart
The Song You Gave Me
as Karl Linden
The Rebel
The Doomed Battalion
as Artur Franchini
Safe in Hell
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
Men in Her Life
as Count Ivan Karloff
The Black Camel
as Robert Fyfe
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
Captain Thunder
as El Captain Thunder
The Warsaw Citadel
No Poster
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
No Poster
The Cult of the Body
as Czeslaw
Eternal Love
as Lorenz Gruber
The Divine Lady
as Horatio Nelson
Sinners' Parade
as Al Morton
No Poster
Tenth Avenue
as Bob Peters
Chicago
as Amos Hart
The Forbidden Woman
as Col. Gautier
The Angel of Broadway
as Jerry Wilson
The King of Kings
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
The Little Adventuress
as George La Fuente
Fighting Love
as Gabriel Amari
For Wives Only
as Dr. Rittenhaus
The Volga Boatman
as Prince Dimitri
No Poster
Silken Shackles
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Glauco
Her Dancing Partner
as Edmund Chauvelin
No Poster
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
Worldly Goods
as Clifford Ramsay
Feet of Clay
as Bookkeeper
Changing Husbands
as Oliver Evans
Triumph
as William Silver
Avalanche
as George Vandeau
No Poster
Young Medardus
as Medardus Klähr
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
No Poster
Eine versunkene Welt
No Poster
Masters of the Sea
as Captain Scott
No Poster
The Blood
The Red Peacock
as Alfred Germont
No Poster
The Merry Widow
as Danilo
Magic Waltz
as Niki hadnagy
The Scorpion
as Jean Morell
No Poster
Hotel Imperial
The Devil
as Száki János, festõmüvész
99
as Herr mit vielen Namen
Mágia
as Pal
No Poster
A tanítónö
A csikós
as Andris, a csikóslegény
Mágnás Miska
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
The Wolf
as Szabó Gyuri
No Poster
Havasi Magdolna
No Poster
Bánk bán
The Undesirable
as Miklós
