Victor Varconi
Biography
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.
Known For
Ladislaw
Roberta
Kamaroff
Trouble in Morocco
Dr. Myer
The Man Who Turned to Stone
A tanítónö
Clifford Kent
The Atomic Submarine
Prince Dimitri
The Volga Boatman
Sárga csikó
A skorpió
Lubbock
Reap the Wild Wind
Robert Fyfe
The Black Camel
Finance Minister Zavitch
Where There's Life
Grand Duke
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Fisherman
Strange Cargo
Jarl Dvorjak
Mister Dynamite
Paul Roya
Big City
General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
Safe in Hell
Captain Simeon Ecuyer
Unconquered
Oliver Evans
Changing Husbands
Paul Borodoff
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Miller
My Favorite Blonde
Lorenz Gruber
Eternal Love
Bánk bán
Hotel Imperial
Horatio Nelson
The Divine Lady
A farkas
Amos Hart
Chicago
Cavas
Everything Happens at Night
Wire Arno
King of the Newsboys
Gomez
Men in Exile
Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
Dancing Pirate
Otto Lieberman
Federal Fugitives
Miklós
A tolonc
Paul Anders
A Feather in Her Hat
Karl Linden
The Song You Gave Me
Count Ivan Karloff
Men in Her Life
Victor Hugo
Suez
Rudolph Hess
The Hitler Gang
Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
Mágnás Miska
Glauco
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
Col. Gautier
The Forbidden Woman
El Captain Thunder
Captain Thunder
George La Fuente
The Little Adventuress
Bob Peters
Tenth Avenue
Jerry Wilson
The Angel of Broadway
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
Lord of Ashdod
Samson and Delilah
Painted Horse
The Plainsman
Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
The King of Kings
Dr. Kane Ruyter
Doctors' Wives
Bookkeeper
Feet of Clay
Czeslaw
Kult Ciała
Hendrick Van Deuren
Forced Landing
Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
Submarine Patrol
Havasi Magdolna
Medardus Klähr
Der junge Medardus
Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Sodom und Gomorrha
George Vandeau
Die Lawine
Col. Otto von Ritter
They Raid by Night
Primitivo
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Gen. Aguirre
The Sea Hawk
Jules
Scotland Yard Investigator
Victor Lestrade
Pound Foolish
Dr. LaFerriere
Disputed Passage
Capt. Cordova
Pirates of Monterey
Enemy Security Officer
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Der Rebell
Al Morton
Sinners' Parade
William Silver
Triumph
Die Warschauer Zitadelle
Das Blut
Arme Violetta
Gabriel Amari
Fighting Love
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
Artur Franchini
The Doomed Battalion
Der Tänzer meiner Frau
Herren der Meere
Silken Shackles
Stephen Ronsart
When London Sleeps
Andris, a csikóslegény
A csikós
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-30
Place of Birth
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Also Known As
Mihály Várkonyi