
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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