Acting · Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary · Born March 30, 1891
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.
MovieThe Atomic Submarine
1959
as Clifford Kent
MovieThe Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
as Dr. Myer
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Count d'Auberge
MovieSamson and Delilah
1949
as Lord of Ashdod
TVStudio One
1948
MoviePirates of Monterey
1947
as Capt. Cordova
MovieWhere There's Life
1947
as Finance Minister Zavitch
MovieUnconquered
1947
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
MovieScotland Yard Investigator
1945
as Jules
MovieThe Hitler Gang
1944
as Rudolph Hess
MovieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Primitivo
MovieUndercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
as Enemy Security Officer
MovieThey Raid by Night
1942
as Col. Otto von Ritter
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Miller
MovieReap the Wild Wind
1942
as Lubbock
MovieForced Landing
1941
as Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
MovieFederal Fugitives
1941
as Otto Lieberman
MovieThe Sea Hawk
1940
as Gen. Aguirre
MovieStrange Cargo
1940
as Fisherman
MoviePound Foolish
1940
as Victor Lestrade
MovieEverything Happens at Night
1939
as Cavas
MovieDisputed Passage
1939
as Dr. LaFerriere
MovieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Paul Borodoff
MovieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Grand Duke
MovieSubmarine Patrol
1938
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
MovieSuez
1938
as Victor Hugo
MovieKing of the Newsboys
1938
as Wire Arno
MovieBig City
1937
as Paul Roya
MovieMen in Exile
1937
as Gomez
MovieTrouble in Morocco
1937
as Kamaroff
MovieThe Plainsman
1936
as Painted Horse
MovieDancing Pirate
1936
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
MovieA Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Paul Anders
MovieMister Dynamite
1935
as Jarl Dvorjak
MovieRoberta
1935
as Ladislaw
MovieWhen London Sleeps
1934
as Stephen Ronsart
MovieThe Song You Gave Me
1933
as Karl Linden
MovieThe Rebel
1932
MovieThe Doomed Battalion
1932
as Artur Franchini
MovieSafe in Hell
1931
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
MovieMen in Her Life
1931
as Count Ivan Karloff
MovieThe Black Camel
1931
as Robert Fyfe
MovieDoctors' Wives
1931
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
MovieCaptain Thunder
1930
as El Captain Thunder
MovieThe Warsaw Citadel
1930
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
The Cult of the Body
1930
as Czeslaw
MovieEternal Love
1929
as Lorenz Gruber
MovieThe Divine Lady
1928
as Horatio Nelson
MovieSinners' Parade
1928
as Al Morton
Tenth Avenue
1928
as Bob Peters
MovieChicago
1927
as Amos Hart
MovieThe Forbidden Woman
1927
as Col. Gautier
MovieThe Angel of Broadway
1927
as Jerry Wilson
MovieThe King of Kings
1927
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
MovieThe Little Adventuress
1927
as George La Fuente
MovieFighting Love
1927
as Gabriel Amari
MovieFor Wives Only
1926
as Dr. Rittenhaus
MovieThe Volga Boatman
1926
as Prince Dimitri
Silken Shackles
1926
MovieThe Last Days of Pompeii
1926
as Glauco
MovieHer Dancing Partner
1925
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
MovieWorldly Goods
1924
as Clifford Ramsay
MovieFeet of Clay
1924
as Bookkeeper
MovieChanging Husbands
1924
as Oliver Evans
MovieTriumph
1924
as William Silver
MovieAvalanche
1923
as George Vandeau
Young Medardus
1923
as Medardus Klähr
MovieSodom and Gomorrah
1922
as Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Eine versunkene Welt
1922
Masters of the Sea
1922
as Captain Scott
Das Blut
1922
MovieThe Red Peacock
1920
as Alfred Germont
The Merry Widow
1920
as Danilo
MovieMagic Waltz
1918
as Niki hadnagy
MovieThe Scorpion
1918
as Jean Morell
Hotel Imperial
1918
MovieThe Devil
1918
as Száki János, festõmüvész
Movie99
1918
as Herr mit vielen Namen
MovieMágia
1917
as Pal
A tanítónö
1917
MovieA csikós
1917
as Andris, a csikóslegény
MovieThe Wolf
1917
as Szabó Gyuri
MovieMágnás Miska
1917
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
Havasi Magdolna
1916
Bánk bán
1915
MovieThe Undesirable
1915
as Miklós
MovieThe Yellow Foal
1914
