Victor Varconi
Biography
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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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-30
Place of birth
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Images
Cast
Roberta
1935
6.98
Trouble in Morocco
1937
6.00
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
4.50
A tanítónö
1917
0.00
The Atomic Submarine
1959
5.30
The Volga Boatman
1926
6.30
The Yellow Foal
1914
0.00
A skorpió
1918
0.00
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
6.39
The Black Camel
1931
6.00
Where There's Life
1947
5.60
Strange Cargo
1940
7.00
Mister Dynamite
1935
6.00
Big City
1937
7.40
Safe in Hell
1931
6.80
Unconquered
1947
6.20
Changing Husbands
1924
0.00
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
6.56
My Favorite Blonde
1942
6.40
Eternal Love
1929
5.50
Bánk bán
1915
0.00
Hotel Imperial
1918
0.00
The Divine Lady
1928
5.30
The Wolf
1917
0.00
Chicago
1927
5.70
Everything Happens at Night
1939
4.10
King of the Newsboys
1938
6.00
Men in Exile
1937
4.80
Dancing Pirate
1936
5.73
Federal Fugitives
1941
5.40
The Undesirable
1915
4.80
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
6.80
The Song You Gave Me
1933
6.00
Men in Her Life
1931
6.00
Suez
1938
5.19
The Hitler Gang
1944
6.00
Mágnás Miska
1917
0.00
The Last Days of Pompeii
1926
5.20
The Forbidden Woman
1927
0.00
Captain Thunder
1930
3.80
The Little Adventuress
1927
0.00
Tenth Avenue
1928
0.00
The Angel of Broadway
1927
0.00
Mein Herz gehört Dir...
1930
0.00
Samson and Delilah
1949
6.51
The Plainsman
1936
6.30
The King of Kings
1927
6.50
Doctors' Wives
1931
0.00
Feet of Clay
1924
0.00
The Cult of the Body
1930
9.00
Forced Landing
1941
4.00
Submarine Patrol
1938
6.60
Havasi Magdolna
1916
0.00
Young Medardus
1923
4.90
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
5.70
Avalanche
1923
5.90
They Raid by Night
1942
5.00
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
6.54
The Sea Hawk
1940
7.12
Scotland Yard Investigator
1945
5.70
Pound Foolish
1940
7.00
Disputed Passage
1939
5.50
Pirates of Monterey
1947
4.70
The Rebel
1932
5.00
Sinners' Parade
1928
0.00
Triumph
1924
0.00
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
0.00
Das Blut
1922
0.00
Arme Violetta
1920
0.00
Fighting Love
1927
0.00
L'uomo più allegro di Vienna
1925
0.00
The Doomed Battalion
1932
0.00
Her Dancing Partner
1925
0.00
Herren der Meere
1922
0.00
Silken Shackles
1926
0.00
When London Sleeps
1934
0.00
A csikós
1917
0.00