Steven Geray
Born
November 10, 1904
Died
December 26, 1973 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
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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
The Swinger
Man with Fish
1966
The Time Tunnel
Perrault · (1 episode)
1966
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
1966
I Dream of Jeannie
Armand · (1 episode)
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Dalgren · (1 episode)
1964
The Rogues
Henri · (1 episode)
1964
Wild and Wonderful
Bartender
1964
Burke's Law
Dr. Alexis Crystal · (1 episode)
1963
The Outer Limits
Jerichau · (1 episode)
1963
The Lucy Show
Dr. Fleisher · (1 episode)
1962
Dr. Kildare
Frank Chernak · (1 episode)
1961
87th Precinct
(1 episode)
1961
The Islanders
Marek · (1 episode)
1960
Adventures in Paradise
Piet · (1 episode)
1959
Adventures in Paradise
Paul Barolle · (1 episode)
1959
Count Your Blessings
Guide
1959
Verboten!
le maire
1959
The Donna Reed Show
(1 episode)
1958
A Certain Smile
Denis
1958
Alcoa Theatre
Station Master · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Korbell · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Franz Moray · (1 episode)
1957
Stagecoach To Fury
Nichols
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Alex Rozky · (1 episode)
1956
Attack
Otto
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956
Dr. Fu Manchu
(1 episode)
1956
Telephone Time
(2 episodes)
1956
Meet Mrs. Swenson
Dr. Arons
1956
Artists and Models
Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
Kiss of Fire
Ship Captain Bellon
1955
A Bullet for Joey
Raphael Garcia
1955
New York Confidential
Morris Franklin
1955
Climax!
(1 episode)
1954
December Bride
(1 episode)
1954
Return of the Dead
George Benet
1954
Tobor the Great
The Foreign Spy-Chief
1954
The Lone Wolf
(1 episode)
1954
Knock on Wood
Doctor Kreuger
1954
Paris Playboys
Dr. Gaspard
1954
The French Line
François, Ship Steward
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
Van Goosen
1954
The Royal African Rifles
Van Stede
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Doctor · (1 episode)
1953
The Golden Blade
Barcus
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Hotel Manager
1953
The Story of Three Loves
Legay
1953
Call Me Madam
Prime Minister Sebastian
1953
General Electric Theater
Papa Pulaski · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
M. Brideau · (1 episode)
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North
(1 episode)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Bela Hovarth · (1 episode)
1952
Night Without Sleep
George (Uncredited)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mataafa · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mr. Yen · (1 episode)
1952
Adventures of Superman
(1 episode)
1952
The Big Sky
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
1952
O. Henry's Full House
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
1952
Affair in Trinidad
Wittol
1952
Bal Tabarin
Inspector Manet
1952
Lady Possessed
Dr. Stepanek
1952
Dangerous Assignment
(3 episodes)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Golet · (1 episode)
1951
Little Egypt
Pasha
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951
Savage Drums
1951
The House on Telegraph Hill
Dr. Burkhardt
1951
Target Unknown
Jean
1951
Pygmy Island
Leon Marko
1950
Woman on the Run
Dr. Arnold Hohler
1950
All About Eve
Captain of Waiters
1950
A Lady Without Passport
Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
1950
The Second Woman
Balthazar Jones
1950
In a Lonely Place
Paul
1950
Harbor of Missing Men
Captain Corcoris
1950
Tell It to the Judge
Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
1949
Holiday in Havana
Lopez
1949
Once More, My Darling
Kalzac
1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Mynher Van Groot
1949
Sky Liner
Bokejian
1949
El Paso
Mexican Joe
1949
Ladies of the Chorus
Salisbury
1948
The Dark Past
Prof. Fred Linder
1948
Port Said
Alexis Tacca
1948
I Love Trouble
Keller
1948
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Jules Daudet
1947
When a Girl's Beautiful
Stacy Dorn
1947
Gunfighters
Jose aka Uncle Joe
1947
The Unfaithful
Martin Barrow
1947
Mr. District Attorney
Berotti
1947
Blind Spot
Lloyd Harrison
1947
Blondie Knows Best
Dr. Schmidt
1946
So Dark the Night
Henri Cassin
1946
Gilda
Uncle Pio
1946
Deadline at Dawn
Edward Honig
1946
Cornered
Señor Tomas Camargo
1945
Mexicana
Laredo
1945
The Crimson Canary
Vic Miller
1945
Spellbound
Dr. Graff
1945
Tarzan and the Amazons
Brenner
1945
Hotel Berlin
Kleibert
1945
The Conspirators
Dr. Schmitt
1944
In Society
Count Alexis
1944
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
1944
The Seventh Cross
Dr. Loewenstein
1944
The Mask of Dimitrios
Karel Bulic
1944
Meet the People
Uncle Felix
1944
Easy Life
Batt
1944
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whitey
1943
To My Unborn Son
Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
1943
Phantom of the Opera
Vereheres
1943
Appointment in Berlin
Henri Rader (uncredited)
1943
Background to Danger
Ludwig Rader
1943
Pilot #5
Major Eichel
1943
Night Plane from Chungking
Reverend Ven Der Lieden
1943
Above Suspicion
Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
1943
Heavenly Music
Ludwig van Beethoven
1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Café Waiter (uncredited)
1942
The Moon and Sixpence
Dirk Stroeve
1942
Eyes in the Night
Mr. Anderson
1942
For the Common Defense!
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
1942
The Mad Martindales
Jan Van Der Venne
1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Gestapo Agent
1942
Secret Agent of Japan
Alecsandri
1942
Castle in the Desert
Dr. Retling
1942
A Gentleman at Heart
Don Fernando
1942
Blue, White, and Perfect
Vanderhoefen
1942
Man at Large
Karl Botany
1941
Dark Streets of Cairo
Bellboy
1940
This Man in Paris
Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
1939
Inspector Hornleigh
Michael Kavanos
1939
Premiere
Frolich
1938
The High Command
Martin Cloam
1937
Let's Make a Night of It
Luigi
1937
A Star Fell from Heaven
Willi Wass
1936
Dance Band
Steve Sarel
1935
The Student's Romance
Mickey
1935
Az ellopott szerda
Tamás István rádióriporter
1933
Pardon, tévedtem
1933
Marie, légende hongroise
l'intendant
1933
Spring Shower
Intendant
1932