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.
Acting (65 movies)
Roberta
1935
Trouble in Morocco
1937
The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957
The Atomic Submarine
1959
The Volga Boatman
1926
The Yellow Foal
1914
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
The Black Camel
1931
Where There's Life
1947
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Strange Cargo
1940
Mister Dynamite
1935
Big City
1937
Safe in Hell
1931
Unconquered
1947
Changing Husbands
1924
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Eternal Love
1929
The Divine Lady
1928
Chicago
1927
Everything Happens at Night
1939
King of the Newsboys
1938
Men in Exile
1937
Dancing Pirate
1936
Federal Fugitives
1941
The Undesirable
1915
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
The Song You Gave Me
1933
Men in Her Life
1931
Suez
1938
The Hitler Gang
1944
Mágnás Miska
1917
The Last Days of Pompeii
1926
The Forbidden Woman
1927
Captain Thunder
1930
The Little Adventuress
1927
Tenth Avenue
1928
The Angel of Broadway
1927
Samson and Delilah
1949
The Plainsman
1936
The King of Kings
1927
Doctors' Wives
1931
Feet of Clay
1924
Forced Landing
1941
Submarine Patrol
1938
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
Avalanche
1923
They Raid by Night
1942
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
The Sea Hawk
1940
Scotland Yard Investigator
1945
Pound Foolish
1940
Disputed Passage
1939
Pirates of Monterey
1947
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
The Rebel
1932
Sinners' Parade
1928
Triumph
1924
The Warsaw Citadel
1930
Fighting Love
1927
The Doomed Battalion
1932
Her Dancing Partner
1925
When London Sleeps
1934
A csikós
1917
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