Victor Varconi
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1891-03-30
- Died
- 1976-06-06
- Place of birth
- Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
- Also known as
- Mihály Várkonyi · Viktor Varkonyi · Victor Varkonyi · Michael Varkonyi · Michal Victor Varconyi · Michael Varconyi
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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (87)
Unconquered
1947
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
The Devil
1918
as Száki János, festõmüvész
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Primitivo
Mágnás Miska
1917
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Lubbock
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Lord of Ashdod
The Red Peacock
1920
as Alfred Germont
The Sea Hawk
1940
as Gen. Aguirre
The Plainsman
1936
as Painted Horse
The King of Kings
1927
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
Her Dancing Partner
1925
Eine versunkene Welt
1922
Strange Cargo
1940
as Fisherman
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
as Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Mágia
1917
as Pal
Safe in Hell
1931
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
For Wives Only
1926
as Dr. Rittenhaus
The Scorpion
1918
as Jean Morell
Magic Waltz
1918
as Niki hadnagy
99
1918
as Herr mit vielen Namen
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
as Dr. Myer
Where There's Life
1947
as Finance Minister Zavitch
The Black Camel
1931
as Robert Fyfe
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Paul Borodoff
Roberta
1935
as Ladislaw
King of the Newsboys
1938
as Wire Arno
Big City
1937
as Paul Roya
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Miller
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
Dancing Pirate
1936
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Grand Duke
The Merry Widow
1920
as Danilo
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
Chicago
1927
as Amos Hart
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Paul Anders
The Divine Lady
1928
as Horatio Nelson
Disputed Passage
1939
as Dr. LaFerriere
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Clifford Kent
The Yellow Foal
1914
Eternal Love
1929
as Lorenz Gruber
Suez
1938
as Victor Hugo
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Cavas
They Raid by Night
1942
as Col. Otto von Ritter
The Hitler Gang
1944
as Rudolph Hess
Changing Husbands
1924
as Oliver Evans
Scotland Yard Investigator
1945
as Jules
Men in Her Life
1931
as Count Ivan Karloff
Mister Dynamite
1935
as Jarl Dvorjak
Captain Thunder
1930
as El Captain Thunder
Masters of the Sea
1922
as Captain Scott
Doctors' Wives
1931
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
Men in Exile
1937
as Gomez
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
as Enemy Security Officer
The Undesirable
1915
as Miklós
The Angel of Broadway
1927
as Jerry Wilson
Young Medardus
1923
as Medardus Klähr
The Cult of the Body
1930
as Czeslaw
Pirates of Monterey
1947
as Capt. Cordova
Triumph
1924
as William Silver
Silken Shackles
1926
Federal Fugitives
1941
as Otto Lieberman
Pound Foolish
1940
as Victor Lestrade
The Doomed Battalion
1932
as Artur Franchini
Worldly Goods
1924
as Clifford Ramsay
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
The Rebel
1932
Avalanche
1923
as George Vandeau
The Volga Boatman
1926
as Prince Dimitri
Feet of Clay
1924
as Bookkeeper
Forced Landing
1941
as Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
The Little Adventuress
1927
as George La Fuente
The Forbidden Woman
1927
as Col. Gautier
The Last Days of Pompeii
1926
as Glauco
Tenth Avenue
1928
as Bob Peters
Sinners' Parade
1928
as Al Morton
The Song You Gave Me
1933
as Karl Linden
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
Bánk bán
1915
A csikós
1917
as Andris, a csikóslegény
The Wolf
1917
as Szabó Gyuri
Hotel Imperial
1918
Fighting Love
1927
as Gabriel Amari
Havasi Magdolna
1916
Trouble in Morocco
1937
as Kamaroff
When London Sleeps
1934
as Stephen Ronsart
Das Blut
1922
A tanítónö
1917
About 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 o… With 89 credits spanning from 1914 to 1959, Victor Varconi has appeared in 87 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Victor Varconi Movies
- Unconquered (1947) — as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
- The Devil (1918) — as Száki János, festõmüvész
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — as Primitivo
- Mágnás Miska (1917) — as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — as Lubbock
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