Acting
Steven Geray
EN, FR, HU, DE cinema · 111 credits
Born
10 November 1904
Died
26 December 1973 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
Also known as Istvan Gyergyay · István Gyergyai · Steve 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 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
Filmography
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
The Swinger
as Man with Fish
Wild and Wonderful
as Bartender
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
Verboten!
as le maire
Count Your Blessings
as Guide
A Certain Smile
as Denis
Attack
as Otto
Stagecoach to Fury
as Nichols
Meet Mrs. Swenson
as Dr. Arons
A Bullet for Joey
as Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential
as Morris Franklin
Kiss of Fire
as Ship Captain Bellon
Artists and Models
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Tobor the Great
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
The French Line
as François, Ship Steward
Paris Playboys
as Dr. Gaspard
Knock on Wood
as Dr. Kreuger
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Van Goosen
Return of the Dead
as George Benet
The Golden Blade
as Barcus
Call Me Madam
as Prime Minister Sebastian
The Royal African Rifles
as Van Stede
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Hotel Manager
The Big Sky
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Affair in Trinidad
as Wittol
Lady Possessed
as Dr. Stepanek
O. Henry's Full House
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Bal Tabarin
as Inspector Manet
Night Without Sleep
as George (Uncredited)
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
as Jean
Little Egypt
as Pasha
A Lady Without Passport
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
Woman on the Run
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
The Second Woman
as Balthazar Jones
Harbor of Missing Men
as Captain Corcoris
Pygmy Island
as Leon Marko
All About Eve
as Captain of Waiters
Once More, My Darling
as Kalzac
Sky Liner
as Bokejian
El Paso
as Mexican Joe
Holiday in Havana
as Lopez
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as Mynher Van Groot
Tell It to the Judge
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Dark Past
as Prof. Fred Linder
I Love Trouble
as Keller
Port Said
as Alexis Tacca
Ladies of the Chorus
as Salisbury
Blind Spot
as Lloyd Harrison
The Unfaithful
as Martin Barrow
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as Jules Daudet
Mr. District Attorney
as Berotti
Gunfighters
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
Gilda
as Uncle Pio
Blondie Knows Best
as Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
as Henri Cassin
Deadline at Dawn
as Edward Honig
The Return of Monte Cristo
as Bombelles
Spellbound
as Dr. Graff
Cornered
as Señor Tomas Camargo
The Crimson Canary
as Vic Miller
Hotel Berlin
as Kleibert
Mexicana
as Laredo
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Brenner
The Conspirators
as Dr. Schmitt
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Karel Bulic
In Society
as Count Alexis
The Seventh Cross
as Dr. Loewenstein
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
Meet the People
as Uncle Felix
Easy Life
as Batt
Phantom of the Opera
as Vereheres
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Whitey
Pilot #5
as Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Heavenly Music
as Ludwig van Beethoven
To My Unborn Son
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Background to Danger
as Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
as Dr. Retling
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night
as Mr. Anderson
Secret Agent of Japan
as Alecsandri
Blue, White and Perfect
as Vanderhoefen
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gestapo Agent
The Mad Martindales
as Jan Van Der Venne
A Gentleman at Heart
as Don Fernando
For the Common Defense!
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
Man at Large
as Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Bellboy
This Man in Paris
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
as Michael Kavanos
Premiere
1938
Premiere
as Frolich
The High Command
as Martin Cloam
A Star Fell from Heaven
as Willi Wass
Dance Band
as Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
as Mickey
Marie, légende hongroise
as l'intendant
Stolen Wednesday
as Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut
as Stephan Tamas
Spring Shower
as Intendant
Flying Gold
as Bálint György riporter