Victor Varconi
Born
March 30, 1891
Died
June 6, 1976 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
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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.
The Atomic Submarine
Clifford Kent
1959
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Dr. Myer
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Count d'Auberge · (1 episode)
1955
Samson and Delilah
Lord of Ashdod
1949
Studio One
(1 episode)
1948
Pirates of Monterey
Capt. Cordova
1947
Where There's Life
Finance Minister Zavitch
1947
Unconquered
Captain Simeon Ecuyer
1947
Scotland Yard Investigator
Jules
1945
The Hitler Gang
Rudolph Hess
1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Primitivo
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Enemy Security Officer
1943
They Raid by Night
Col. Otto von Ritter
1942
My Favorite Blonde
Miller
1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Lubbock
1942
Forced Landing
Hendrick Van Deuren
1941
Federal Fugitives
Otto Lieberman
1941
The Sea Hawk
Gen. Aguirre
1940
Strange Cargo
Fisherman
1940
Pound Foolish
Victor Lestrade
1940
Everything Happens at Night
Cavas
1939
Disputed Passage
Dr. LaFerriere
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Paul Borodoff
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Grand Duke
1939
Submarine Patrol
Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
1938
Suez
Victor Hugo
1938
King of the Newsboys
Wire Arno
1938
Big City
Paul Roya
1937
Men in Exile
Gomez
1937
Trouble in Morocco
Kamaroff
1937
The Plainsman
Painted Horse
1936
Dancing Pirate
Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
1936
A Feather in Her Hat
Paul Anders
1935
Mister Dynamite
Jarl Dvorjak
1935
Roberta
Ladislaw
1935
When London Sleeps
Stephen Ronsart
1934
The Song You Gave Me
Karl Linden
1933
The Rebel
1932
The Doomed Battalion
Artur Franchini
1932
Safe in Hell
General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
1931
Men in Her Life
Count Ivan Karloff
1931
The Black Camel
Robert Fyfe
1931
Doctors' Wives
Dr. Kane Ruyter
1931
Captain Thunder
El Captain Thunder
1930
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
The Cult of the Body
Czeslaw
1930
Eternal Love
Lorenz Gruber
1929
The Divine Lady
Horatio Nelson
1928
Sinners' Parade
Al Morton
1928
Tenth Avenue
Bob Peters
1928
Chicago
Amos Hart
1927
The Forbidden Woman
Col. Gautier
1927
The Angel of Broadway
Jerry Wilson
1927
The King of Kings
Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
1927
The Little Adventuress
George La Fuente
1927
Fighting Love
Gabriel Amari
1927
The Volga Boatman
Prince Dimitri
1926
Silken Shackles
1926
The Last Days of Pompeii
Glauco
1926
Her Dancing Partner
1925
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
Feet of Clay
Bookkeeper
1924
Changing Husbands
Oliver Evans
1924
Triumph
William Silver
1924
Avalanche
George Vandeau
1923
Young Medardus
Medardus Klähr
1923
Sodom and Gomorrah
Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
1922
Herren der Meere
1922
Das Blut
1922
Arme Violetta
1920
A skorpió
1918
Hotel Imperial
1918
A tanítónö
1917
A csikós
Andris, a csikóslegény
1917
The Wolf
1917
Mágnás Miska
Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
1917
Havasi Magdolna
1916
Bánk bán
1915
The Undesirable
Miklós
1915
The Yellow Foal
1914