Steven Geray
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
l'intendant
Marie, légende hongroise
Uncle Pio
Gilda
Dr. Schmidt
Blondie Knows Best
Dr. Graff
Spellbound
Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
A Lady Without Passport
Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
This Man in Paris
Otto
Attack
Barcus
The Golden Blade
Raphael Garcia
A Bullet for Joey
Café Waiter (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Dr. Schmitt
The Conspirators
Karel Bulic
The Mask of Dimitrios
Henri Cassin
So Dark the Night
Dr. Arnold Hohler
Woman on the Run
Dr. Burkhardt
The House on Telegraph Hill
Señor Tomas Camargo
Cornered
Morris Franklin
New York Confidential
Dr. Retling
Castle in the Desert
Count Alexis
In Society
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
The Big Sky
Prof. Fred Linder
The Dark Past
Keller
I Love Trouble
Vereheres
Phantom of the Opera
Wittol
Affair in Trinidad
Balthazar Jones
The Second Woman
The Foreign Spy-Chief
Tobor the Great
Lloyd Harrison
Blind Spot
Prime Minister Sebastian
Call Me Madam
Paul
In a Lonely Place
François, Ship Steward
The French Line
Martin Barrow
The Unfaithful
Whitey
Whistling in Brooklyn
Dirk Stroeve
The Moon and Sixpence
Mr. Anderson
Eyes in the Night
Dr. Loewenstein
The Seventh Cross
Jules Daudet
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
le maire
Verboten!
Ship Captain Bellon
Kiss of Fire
Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Artists and Models
Vic Miller
The Crimson Canary
Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Dr. Gaspard
Paris Playboys
Berotti
Mr. District Attorney
Major Eichel
Pilot #5
Michael Kavanos
Inspector Hornleigh
Captain Corcoris
Harbor of Missing Men
Leon Marko
Pygmy Island
Martin Cloam
The High Command
Kalzac
Once More, My Darling
Jean
Target Unknown
Bokejian
Sky Liner
Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Night Plane from Chungking
Alexis Tacca
Port Said
Dr. Stepanek
Lady Possessed
Savage Drums
Guide
Count Your Blessings
Pasha
Little Egypt
Ludwig van Beethoven
Heavenly Music
Alecsandri
Secret Agent of Japan
Van Stede
The Royal African Rifles
Kleibert
Hotel Berlin
Legay
The Story of Three Loves
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Edward Honig
Deadline at Dawn
Mexican Joe
El Paso
Vanderhoefen
Blue, White, and Perfect
Uncle Felix
Meet the People
Captain of Waiters
All About Eve
Doctor Kreuger
Knock on Wood
Laredo
Mexicana
Steve Sarel
Dance Band
Lopez
Holiday in Havana
Intendant
Tavaszi zápor
Karl Botany
Man at Large
Mynher Van Groot
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Jose aka Uncle Joe
Gunfighters
Van Goosen
The Great Diamond Robbery
Luigi
Let's Make a Night of It
Bellboy
Dark Streets of Cairo
Salisbury
Ladies of the Chorus
Willi Wass
A Star Fell from Heaven
Mickey
The Student's Romance
Batt
Easy Life
Hotel Manager
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Nichols
Stagecoach To Fury
Pardon, tévedtem
Gestapo Agent
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Inspector Manet
Bal Tabarin
Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
To My Unborn Son
Brenner
Tarzan and the Amazons
Jan Van Der Venne
The Mad Martindales
Don Fernando
A Gentleman at Heart
Denis
A Certain Smile
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
For the Common Defense!
Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Above Suspicion
Ludwig Rader
Background to Danger
Bartender
Wild and Wonderful
Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge
George (Uncredited)
Night Without Sleep
Frolich
Premiere
Dr. Arons
Meet Mrs. Swenson
Henri Rader (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
Man with Fish
The Swinger
Tamás István rádióriporter
Az ellopott szerda
George Benet
Return of the Dead
Stacy Dorn
When a Girl's Beautiful
Bombelles
The Return of Monte Cristo
Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
The Evil of Frankenstein
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-11-10
Place of Birth
Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
Also Known As
Istvan Gyergyay