Victor Varconi
Known for: Acting
Born: March 30, 1891
Died: June 6, 1976
Place of birth: Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
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
87 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
5.3
The Atomic Submarine
1959
5.2
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
5.6
Pirates of Monterey
1947
6.4
Where There's Life
1947
6.5
Unconquered
1947
6.5
Scotland Yard Investigator
1945
6.3
The Hitler Gang
1944
6.5
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
6.0
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
5.3
They Raid by Night
1942
6.4
My Favorite Blonde
1942
6.4
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
6.0
Forced Landing
1941
6.3
Federal Fugitives
1941
7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940
7.0
Strange Cargo
1940
8.0
Pound Foolish
1940
5.3
Everything Happens at Night
1939
7.0
Disputed Passage
1939
6.6
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
7.0
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
6.7
Submarine Patrol
1938
5.5
Suez
1938
4.8
King of the Newsboys
1938
7.7
Big City
1937
5.0
Men in Exile
1937
6.5
Trouble in Morocco
1937
6.5
The Plainsman
1936
5.7
Dancing Pirate
1936
7.0
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
7.0
Mister Dynamite
1935
7.1
Roberta
1935
7.0
When London Sleeps
1934
8.0
The Song You Gave Me
1933
6.0
The Rebel
1932
9.0
The Doomed Battalion
1932
6.7
Safe in Hell
1931
6.1
Men in Her Life
1931
6.1
The Black Camel
1931
6.0
Doctors' Wives
1931
4.4
Captain Thunder
1930
8.0
The Warsaw Citadel
19309.0
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
19309.5
The Cult of the Body
1930
5.8
Eternal Love
1929
5.3
The Divine Lady
1928
8.0
Sinners' Parade
19288.0
Tenth Avenue
1928
5.9
Chicago
1927
7.0
The Forbidden Woman
1927
10.0
The Angel of Broadway
1927
6.4
The King of Kings
1927
8.0
The Little Adventuress
1927
9.0
Fighting Love
1927
10.0
For Wives Only
1926
6.5
The Volga Boatman
19268.0
Silken Shackles
1926
5.8
The Last Days of Pompeii
1926
7.0
Her Dancing Partner
1925NR
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
7.0
Worldly Goods
1924
7.0
Feet of Clay
1924
7.0
Changing Husbands
1924
8.0
Triumph
1924
6.1
Avalanche
19235.3
Young Medardus
1923
6.1
Sodom and Gomorrah
19228.0
Eine versunkene Welt
19229.0
Masters of the Sea
19229.0
Das Blut
1922
10.0
The Red Peacock
1920NR
The Merry Widow
1920
NR
Magic Waltz
1918
NR
The Scorpion
19189.0
Hotel Imperial
1918
NR
The Devil
1918
NR
99
1918
7.0
Mágia
19179.0
A tanítónö
1917
NR
A csikós
1917
NR
The Wolf
1917
NR
Mágnás Miska
19178.0
Havasi Magdolna
1916NR
Bánk bán
1915
4.6
The Undesirable
1915
7.0
The Yellow Foal
1914