Actor Varkonyi MIHALY, Movie Film Star, Vintage Dress - eBay (item 260220083394 end time Aug-10-08 07:06:05 PDT)

Actor Varkonyi MIHALY, Movie Film Star, Vintage Dress

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Victor Varconi, actor.
Date of Birth - 31 March 1891, Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary (now Kisvárda, Szambolcs-Szatmár, Hungary)
Date of Death - 6 June 1976, Santa Barbara, California, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name - Mihály Várkonyi
Height - 5' 10" (1.78 m)

This slickly handsome Hollywood character player was born modestly on the Hungarian/Rumanian border line to farming parents. Christened Mihály Várkonyi, his career, following training at Budapest's commercial college and dramatic school, thrived for a time on the Transylvanian stage where he played nominal leads in such productions as "Liliom" at the Hungarian National Theatre in Budapest. His rising popularity as a matinée idol led to film roles, making his debut in Sárga csikó (1913) [The Yellow Colt]. He had changed his marquee name to the more internationally friendly Michael Varkonyi by the time he branched out into German/Austrian co-productions such as Arme Violetta (1920) [Camille] opposite Pola Negri.

In 1924, during Europe's continuous political upheaval, Victor arrived on the American soil and sought fame and fortune as a Hollywood actor. Based on his exceptional work as the "Angel of the Lord" in the German/Austrian version of Sodom und Gomorrha (1922), Cecil B. DeMille cast him in his first U.S. film opposite established star Leatrice Joy in Triumph (1924), billed now as Victor Varconi. He proceeded to work for DeMille on a number of silent films, including Changing Husbands (1924), Feet of Clay (1924), The Volga Boatman (1926) and The King of Kings (1927) as Pontius Pilate. Elegant and impeccably mannered in style and nature, Varconi went on to share the screen with some of silent film's loveliest and talented ladies, including Ms. Joy, Agnes Ayres, Marie Prevost, Jetta Goudal and Phyllis Haver. Of note is his portrayal of cuckold husband Amos opposite Haver's flashy jailbird Roxie Hart in the silent version of Chicago (1927). His last major silent role was that of Lord Horatio Nelson in The Divine Lady (1929) co-starring Oscar-nominated Corinne Griffith as Emma (Lady) Hamilton.

The Hungarian Varconi had a decent voice for sound but his noticeably thick accent completely altered the course of his career. Instead of romantic leading man status, he regressed slightly to poised ethnic character roles -- often playing foreign or royal dignitaries, continental cads or cultivated villains. The forced move probably added years to his Hollywood life. World War II utilized his talents playing nefarious Axis commanders in spy intrigue and war dramas. In The Hitler Gang (1944), he was quite skillful portraying Nazi Deputy Rudolf Hess. Varconi also appeared in many of DeMille's talking epics such as The Plainsman (1936) (as an Indian chief), Reap the Wild Wind (1942), Unconquered (1947) and Samson and Delilah (1949).

As his film career dissipated, Varconi turned more and more to stage work and radio writing. Among his Shakespearean theatre endeavors were roles in "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Richard III." He also moved occasionally into TV in the 50s, then retired. Varconi published his memoirs "It's Not Enough to Be Hungarian" shortly before suffering a fatal heart attack at age 85 in 1976.

Filmography:
   1. The Atomic Submarine (1959) .... Dr. Clifford Kent
      ... aka The Atomic Sub (USA)
   2. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Count d'Auberge (1 episode, 1958)
          - The Return of the Hero (1958) TV episode .... Count d'Auberge
   3. The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) .... Dr. Myer
   4. "Soldiers of Fortune" .... Inspector Moreno (1 episode, 1956)
          - The Tattooed Lady of Torima (1956) TV episode .... Inspector Moreno
   5. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
      ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
      ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
      ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
      ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
      ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
          - The Roman Kid (1953) TV episode
   6. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
      ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
          - I Was Stalin's Prisoner (1951) TV episode
   7. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
      ... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA)
      ... aka The Broadway Playhouse
          - Once a Gentleman (1950) TV episode
   8. Samson and Delilah (1949) .... Lord of Ashdod
      ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah (USA: complete title)
   9. Pirates of Monterey (1947) .... Capt. Cordova
10. Where There's Life (1947) .... Finance Minister Zavitch
11. Unconquered (1947) .... Capt. Simeon Ecuyer
12. Dakota (1945) (uncredited) .... Frenchman
13. Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) .... Jules
14. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) (uncredited) .... Captain of the 'Janssen'
15. The Hitler Gang (1944) .... Rudolph Hess
16. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) .... Primitivo (lookout)
17. They Raid by Night (1942) .... Col. Otto von Ritter
18. My Favorite Blonde (1942) .... Miller
19. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) .... Lubbock (Cutler henchman)
      ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
20. Forced Landing (1941) .... Hendrick Van Deuren
21. Federal Fugitives (1941) .... Otto Lieberman - posing as Dr. Frederic Haskell
22. The Sea Hawk (1940) .... General Aguirre
23. Strange Cargo (1940) .... Fisherman
24. The Man from Dakota (1940) (uncredited) .... Col. Kuragen
      ... aka Arouse and Beware (UK)
25. Pound Foolish (1940)
      ... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 26: Pound Foolish (USA: series title)
26. Everything Happens at Night (1939) .... Cavas
27. Disputed Passage (1939) .... Dr. LaFerriere
28. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) .... Paul Borodoff
29. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) .... Grand Duke
30. Submarine Patrol (1938) .... Italian Naval Chaplain Vanzano
31. Suez (1938) .... Victor Hugo
32. King of the Newsboys (1938) .... Wire Arno
33. Big City (1937) .... Paul Roya
      ... aka Skyscraper Wilderness (USA: TV title)
34. Men in Exile (1937) .... Col. Emanuel Gomez
35. Trouble in Morocco (1937) .... Kamaroff
36. The Plainsman (1936) .... Painted Horse
37. Dancing Pirate (1936) .... Don Balthazar (Monterey captain of the guards)
38. A Feather in Her Hat (1935) .... Paul Anders
39. Mister Dynamite (1935) .... Jarl Dvorjak
      ... aka Mr. Dynamite
40. Roberta (1935) .... Prince Ladislaw
41. The Three Cornered Hat (1935) .... The Miller
42. Menace (1934/II) .... Stephen Ronsart
      ... aka Sabotage (UK)
      ... aka When London Sleeps (USA)
      ... aka While London Sleeps
      ... aka Without Warning (USA)
43. The Rebel (1933) .... Capt. Leroy
44. The Song You Gave Me (1933) .... Karl Linden
45. Rebell, Der (1932) .... Kapitän Leroy, Oberkommandant von St. Vigil
46. The Doomed Battalion (1932) .... Artur Franchini
47. Safe in Hell (1931) .... Gen. Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
48. Men in Her Life (1931) .... Count Ivan Karloff
49. The Black Camel (1931) .... Robert Fyfe
50. Doctors' Wives (1931) .... Dr. Kane Ruyter
51. Captain Thunder (1930) .... El Capitan Thunder
52. Warschauer Zitadelle, Die (1930)
53. Mein Herz gehört Dir... (1930)
54. Kult ciala (1930) (as Michal Victor Varconyi) .... Czeslaw
55. Eternal Love (1929) .... Lorenz Gruber
56. The Divine Lady (1929) .... Horatio Nelson
57. Sinner's Parade (1928) .... Al Morton
58. Tenth Avenue (1928) .... Bob Peters
      ... aka Hell's Kitchen (UK)
59. Chicago (1927) .... Amos Hart
60. The Forbidden Woman (1927) .... Col. Gautier
61. The Angel of Broadway (1927) .... Jerry Wilson
62. The King of Kings (1927) .... Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea
63. The Little Adventuress (1927) .... George La Fuente
64. Fighting Love (1927) .... Gabriel Amari
65. For Wives Only (1926) .... Dr. Rittenhaus
66. Silken Shackles (1926) .... Tade Adrian
67. The Volga Boatman (1926) .... Prince Dimitri
68. Ultimi giorni di Pompeii, Gli (1926) .... Glauco
      ... aka The Last Days of Pompeii (USA)
69. Tänzer meiner Frau, Der (1925) .... Edmund Chauvelin
      ... aka Dance Fever (USA)
      ... aka Dancing Mad
70. Uomo più allegro di Vienna, L' (1925)
71. Worldly Goods (1924) .... Clifford Ramsay
72. Feet of Clay (1924) .... Bookkeeper
73. Changing Husbands (1924) .... Oliver Evans
74. Triumph (1924) .... William Silver
75. Poisoned Paradise (1924) (as Michael Varconi) .... Dr. Bergius
      ... aka Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo (USA)
      ... aka The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo
76. Namenlos (1923)
      ... aka Nameless (USA)
      ... aka Scharlatan, Der (Austria)
77. Lawine, Die (1923) .... George Vandeau
      ... aka Avalanche
78. Junge Medardus, Der (1923) (as Michael Varkonyi) .... Medardus Klähr
      ... aka Young Medardus
79. Tragödie eines verschollenen Fürstensohnes, Die (1922) .... Matrose Vannoni
      ... aka A Vanished World
80. Herren der Meere (1922)
      ... aka Masters of the Sea
81. Blut, Das (1922) (as Michael Varconyi) .... Dr. Robert Kargert, Advokat
82. Sodom und Gomorrha (1922) .... Angel of the Lord, Unknown Wanderer
      ... aka Legende von Sünde und Strafe
      ... aka Queen of Sin and the Spectacle of Sodom and Gomorrah
83. Versunkene Welten (1922)
84. Nachtbesuch in der Northernbank (1921) (as Michael Varkonyi)
85. Junge Mama (1921) .... Prinz Egon
86. Aus den Tiefen der Großstadt (1921) (as Michael Varconyi)
87. Sonne Asiens, Die (1921) (as Victor Varkonyi) .... Sekretär
      ... aka The Asian Sun (International: English title: literal title) (USA)
      ... aka Flammenzeichen (Germany)
88. Arme Violetta (1920) .... Alfred
      ... aka Camille
      ... aka The Red Peacock
89. Sappho (1920)
90. Fehér rózsa (1919)
      ... aka White Rose (International: English title)
91. 99 (1918) (as Mihály Várkonyi)
      ... aka A 99-es számú bérkocsi (Hungary)
      ... aka Droschke 99
92. Mágia (1917)
93. A Riporterkirály (1917) (as Mihály Várkonyi)
94. Szent Péter esernyöje (1917)
      ... aka St. Peter's Umbrella (International: English title)
      ... aka Szent Péter esernyoje (Hungary)
95. A Csikós (1917)
96. A Nagymama (1916) (as Mihály Várkonyi) .... Kálmán
97. Bánk Bán (1914) (as Mihály Várkonyi)
98. Sárga csikó (1913) (as Várkonyi Mihály) .... Laci,Csorba fia
      ... aka Son of the Pusta (International: English title)
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