Steven Geray
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1904-11-10
- Died
- 1973-12-26
- Place of birth
- Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
- Also known as
- Istvan Gyergyay · István Gyergyai · Steve 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
TV Shows (31)
Perry Mason
1957
as Korbell / Franz Moray
Matinee Theater
1955
Climax!
1954
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mataafa / Mr. Yen
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Frank Chernak
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Alex Rozky
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Lucy Show
1962
as Dr. Fleisher
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Armand
Burke's Law
1963
as Dr. Alexis Crystal
The Outer Limits
1963
as Jerichau
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dalgren
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Piet / Paul Barolle
Telephone Time
1956
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Prof. Van Wick
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Station Master
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Perrault
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Doctor / Rudolf Benelman
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Bela Hovarth
December Bride
1954
87th Precinct
1961
The Rogues
1964
as Henri
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Islanders
1960
as Marek
The Lone Wolf
1954
Dangerous Assignment
1952
General Electric Theater
1953
as Papa Pulaski / M. Brideau
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Golet
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
as Otto Helgaard
Movies (110)
All About Eve
1950
as Captain of Waiters
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Hotel Manager
Spellbound
1945
as Dr. Graff
Gilda
1946
as Uncle Pio
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Paul
The Story of Three Loves
1953
as Legay
Attack
1956
as Otto
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Edward Honig
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Vereheres
In Society
1944
as Count Alexis
The Big Sky
1952
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Artists and Models
1955
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
as Brenner
Gunfighters
1947
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Swinger
1966
as Man with Fish
Above Suspicion
1943
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Heavenly Music
1943
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Wittol
Cornered
1945
as Señor Tomas Camargo
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
The Dark Past
1948
as Prof. Fred Linder
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
1950
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951
as Dr. Burkhardt
El Paso
1949
as Mexican Joe
The Golden Blade
1953
as Barcus
A Lady Without Passport
1950
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
Ladies of the Chorus
1948
as Salisbury
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Raphael Garcia
Count Your Blessings
1959
as Guide
The Seventh Cross
1944
as Dr. Loewenstein
A Certain Smile
1958
as Denis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
Target Unknown
1951
as Jean
The Unfaithful
1947
as Martin Barrow
Knock on Wood
1954
as Doctor Kreuger
Pilot #5
1943
as Major Eichel
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Karel Bulic
Sky Liner
1949
as Bokejian
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
The French Line
1954
as François, Ship Steward
Verboten!
1959
as le maire
Hotel Berlin
1945
as Kleibert
Tobor the Great
1954
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
Night Without Sleep
1952
as George (Uncredited)
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
as Nichols
Blind Spot
1947
as Lloyd Harrison
Eyes in the Night
1942
as Mr. Anderson
Bal Tabarin
1952
as Inspector Manet
Call Me Madam
1953
as Prime Minister Sebastian
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Vanderhoefen
Background to Danger
1943
as Ludwig Rader
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Kalzac
The Second Woman
1950
as Balthazar Jones
The Conspirators
1944
as Dr. Schmitt
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Don Fernando
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Berotti
Meet the People
1944
as Uncle Felix
Man at Large
1941
as Karl Botany
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Van Goosen
I Love Trouble
1948
as Keller
So Dark the Night
1946
as Henri Cassin
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Pygmy Island
1950
as Leon Marko
Paris Playboys
1954
as Dr. Gaspard
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Jan Van Der Venne
New York Confidential
1955
as Morris Franklin
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942
as Gestapo Agent
To My Unborn Son
1943
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
1942
as Dr. Retling
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
as Michael Kavanos
Kiss of Fire
1955
as Ship Captain Bellon
Savage Drums
1951
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
as Jules Daudet
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940
as Bellboy
The Moon and Sixpence
1942
as Dirk Stroeve
The Crimson Canary
1945
as Vic Miller
Premiere
1938
as Frolich
Secret Agent of Japan
1942
as Alecsandri
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
as Mynher Van Groot
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Whitey
Mexicana
1945
as Laredo
Blondie Knows Best
1946
as Dr. Schmidt
Little Egypt
1951
as Pasha
This Man in Paris
1939
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946
as Bombelles
A Star Fell from Heaven
1936
as Willi Wass
The Royal African Rifles
1953
as Van Stede
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Lopez
Spring Shower
1932
as Intendant
Easy Life
1944
as Batt
Wild and Wonderful
1964
as Bartender
Let's Make a Night of It
1937
as Luigi
The High Command
1937
as Martin Cloam
Dance Band
1935
as Steve Sarel
Meet Mrs. Swenson
1956
as Dr. Arons
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
Night Plane from Chungking
1943
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Port Said
1948
as Alexis Tacca
Harbor of Missing Men
1950
as Captain Corcoris
The Student's Romance
1935
as Mickey
Return of the Dead
1954
as George Benet
Az ellopott szerda
1933
as Tamás István rádióriporter
When a Girl's Beautiful
1947
as Stacy Dorn
Lady Possessed
1952
as Dr. Stepanek
Flying Gold
1932
as Bálint György riporter
Marie, légende hongroise
1933
as l'intendant
Pardon, tévedtem
1933
About Steven Geray
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… With 141 credits spanning from 1932 to 1966, Steven Geray has appeared in 110 films and 31 TV shows.
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- All About Eve (1950) — as Captain of Waiters
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Hotel Manager
- Spellbound (1945) — as Dr. Graff
- Gilda (1946) — as Uncle Pio
- In a Lonely Place (1950) — as Paul
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