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Victor Varconi
Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
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,…
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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.
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1959
The Atomic Submarine
Movie Clifford Kent
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1957
The Man Who Turned to Stone
Movie Dr. Myer
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1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Count d'Auberge
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1949
Samson and Delilah
Movie Lord of Ashdod
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1948
Studio One
TV show
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1947
Pirates of Monterey
Movie Capt. Cordova
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1947
Where There's Life
Movie Finance Minister Zavitch
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1947
Unconquered
Movie Captain Simeon Ecuyer
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1945
Scotland Yard Investigator
Movie Jules
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1944
The Hitler Gang
Movie Rudolph Hess
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1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Movie Primitivo
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1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Movie Enemy Security Officer
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1942
They Raid by Night
Movie Col. Otto von Ritter
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1942
My Favorite Blonde
Movie Miller
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1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Movie Lubbock
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1941
Forced Landing
Movie Hendrick van Deuren (uncredited)
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1941
Federal Fugitives
Movie Otto Lieberman
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1940
The Sea Hawk
Movie Gen. Aguirre
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1940
Strange Cargo
Movie Fisherman
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1940
Pound Foolish
Movie Victor Lestrade
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1939
Everything Happens at Night
Movie Cavas
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1939
Disputed Passage
Movie Dr. LaFerriere
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1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Movie Paul Borodoff
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1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie Grand Duke
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1938
Submarine Patrol
Movie Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
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1938
Suez
Movie Victor Hugo
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1938
King of the Newsboys
Movie Wire Arno
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1937
Big City
Movie Paul Roya
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1937
Men in Exile
Movie Gomez
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1937
Trouble in Morocco
Movie Kamaroff
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1936
The Plainsman
Movie Painted Horse
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1936
Dancing Pirate
Movie Don Balthazar (Monterey Captain of the Guards)
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1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Movie Paul Anders
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1935
Mister Dynamite
Movie Jarl Dvorjak
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1935
Roberta
Movie Ladislaw
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1934
When London Sleeps
Movie Stephen Ronsart
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1933
The Song You Gave Me
Movie Karl Linden
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1932
The Rebel
Movie
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1932
The Doomed Battalion
Movie Artur Franchini
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1931
Safe in Hell
Movie General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
