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person_profile-Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi Died at age: 85

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Mar 30, 1891

Country of birth:

Austria-Hungary

Died:

Jun 06, 1976

Biography of

Victor Varconi

    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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Filmography of

Victor Varconi

Found 60 Movies in total

The Atomic Submarine

Clifford Kent ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1957

Samson and Delilah

Lord of Ashdod ( Actor )

... 1949

Pirates of Monterey

Capt. Cordova ( Actor )

... 1947

Where There's Life

Finance Minister Zavitch ( Actor )

... 1947

Unconquered

Captain Simeon Ecuyer ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1945

The Hitler Gang

Rudolph Hess ( Actor )

... 1944

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Primitivo ( Actor )

... 1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Enemy Security Officer ( Actor )

... 1943

They Raid by Night

Col. Otto von Ritter ( Actor )

... 1942

My Favorite Blonde

Miller ( Actor )

... 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Lubbock ( Actor )

... 1942

Forced Landing

Hendrick Van Deuren ( Actor )

... 1941

Federal Fugitives

Otto Lieberman ( Actor )

... 1941

The Sea Hawk

Gen. Aguirre ( Actor )

... 1940

Strange Cargo

Fisherman ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1939

Disputed Passage

Dr. LaFerriere ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Paul Borodoff ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

Submarine Patrol

Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano ( Actor )

... 1938

Suez

Victor Hugo ( Actor )

... 1938

King of the Newsboys

Wire Arno ( Actor )

... 1938

Big City

Paul Roya ( Actor )

... 1937

Men in Exile

Gomez ( Actor )

... 1937

Trouble in Morocco

Kamaroff ( Actor )

... 1937

The Plainsman

Painted Horse ( Actor )

... 1936

Dancing Pirate

Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards) ( Actor )

... 1936

A Feather in Her Hat

Paul Anders ( Actor )

... 1935

Mister Dynamite

Jarl Dvorjak ( Actor )

... 1935

Roberta

Ladislaw ( Actor )

... 1935

When London Sleeps

Stephen Ronsart ( Actor )

... 1934

The Song You Gave Me

Karl Linden ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1932

The Doomed Battalion

Artur Franchini ( Actor )

... 1932

Safe in Hell

General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez ( Actor )

... 1931

Men in Her Life

Count Ivan Karloff ( Actor )

... 1931

The Black Camel

Robert Fyfe ( Actor )

... 1931

Doctors' Wives

Dr. Kane Ruyter ( Actor )

... 1931

Captain Thunder

El Captain Thunder ( Actor )

... 1930

... 1930

Eternal Love

Lorenz Gruber ( Actor )

... 1929

The Divine Lady

Horatio Nelson ( Actor )

... 1928

Sinners' Parade

Al Morton ( Actor )

... 1928

Tenth Avenue

Bob Peters ( Actor )

... 1928

Chicago

Amos Hart ( Actor )

... 1927

The Forbidden Woman

Col. Gautier ( Actor )

... 1927

The Angel of Broadway

Jerry Wilson ( Actor )

... 1927

The King of Kings

Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea ( Actor )

... 1927

The Little Adventuress

George La Fuente ( Actor )

... 1927

The Volga Boatman

Prince Dimitri ( Actor )

... 1926

... 1926

... 1925

Feet of Clay

Bookkeeper ( Actor )

... 1924

Changing Husbands

Oliver Evans ( Actor )

... 1924

Triumph

William Silver ( Actor )

... 1924

Avalanche

George Vandeau ( Actor )

... 1923

Sodom and Gomorrah

Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn ( Actor )

... 1922

The Undesirable

Miklós ( Actor )

... 1915