Acting
Victor Varconi
EN, DE, PL, IT cinema · 87 credits
Born
30 March 1891
Died
6 June 1976 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Also known as Mihály Várkonyi · Viktor Varkonyi · Victor Varkonyi · Michael Varkonyi · Michal Victor Varconyi · Michael Varconyi
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
Filmography
The Atomic Submarine
as Clifford Kent
The Man Who Turned to Stone
as Dr. Myer
Samson and Delilah
as Lord of Ashdod
Where There's Life
as Finance Minister Zavitch
Unconquered
as Captain Simeon Ecuyer
Pirates of Monterey
as Capt. Cordova
The Hitler Gang
as Rudolph Hess
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Primitivo
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as Enemy Security Officer
Reap the Wild Wind
as Lubbock
My Favorite Blonde
as Miller
They Raid by Night
as Col. Otto von Ritter
Federal Fugitives
as Otto Lieberman
Forced Landing
as Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
as Fisherman
The Sea Hawk
as Gen. Aguirre
Pound Foolish
as Victor Lestrade
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Grand Duke
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Paul Borodoff
Disputed Passage
as Dr. LaFerriere
King of the Newsboys
as Wire Arno
Suez
as Victor Hugo
Submarine Patrol
as Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
Trouble in Morocco
as Kamaroff
Big City
as Paul Roya
Men in Exile
as Gomez
Dancing Pirate
as Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
The Plainsman
as Painted Horse
Roberta
as Ladislaw
Mister Dynamite
as Jarl Dvorjak
A Feather in Her Hat
as Paul Anders
When London Sleeps
as Stephen Ronsart
The Song You Gave Me
as Karl Linden
The Doomed Battalion
as Artur Franchini
The Black Camel
as Robert Fyfe
Safe in Hell
as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
Men in Her Life
as Count Ivan Karloff
Doctors' Wives
as Dr. Kane Ruyter
Captain Thunder
as El Captain Thunder
Eternal Love
as Lorenz Gruber
The Divine Lady
as Horatio Nelson
Tenth Avenue
1928
Tenth Avenue
as Bob Peters
Sinners' Parade
as Al Morton
Chicago
as Amos Hart
The Forbidden Woman
as Col. Gautier
The Little Adventuress
as George La Fuente
The Angel of Broadway
as Jerry Wilson
The King of Kings
as Pontius Pilate - Governor of Judea
Fighting Love
as Gabriel Amari
The Volga Boatman
as Prince Dimitri
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Glauco
For Wives Only
as Dr. Rittenhaus
Her Dancing Partner
as Edmund Chauvelin
Changing Husbands
as Oliver Evans
Feet of Clay
as Bookkeeper
Triumph
as William Silver
Worldly Goods
as Clifford Ramsay
Der junge Medardus
1923
Young Medardus
as Medardus Klähr
Avalanche
as George Vandeau
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Herren der Meere
1922
Masters of the Sea
as Captain Scott
The Red Peacock
as Alfred Germont
The Scorpion
as Jean Morell
99
as Herr mit vielen Namen
The Devil
as Száki János, festõmüvész
Magic Waltz
as Niki hadnagy
The Wolf
as Szabó Gyuri
Mágnás Miska
as Baracs (as Várkonyi Mihály)
A csikós
as Andris, a csikóslegény
Mágia
as Pal
The Undesirable
as Miklós
