Victor Varconi

The native form of this personal name is Várkonyi Mihály. This article uses the Western name order.

Victor Varconi
Born	Mihály Várkonyi March 31, 1891(1891-03-31) Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Died	June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) (aged 85) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913—1959

Victor Varconi (March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a highly successful silent film star in Hungary. Born Mihály Várkonyi in Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary, he was the first Hungarian actor to make a film in the United States.

He worked under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, and played Pontius Pilate in DeMille's 1927 production of The King of Kings.

Varconi's popularity waned with the advent of the talkie, and he worked on the New York City stage and wrote for radio.

He died from a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California on June 6, 1976, at the age of 85 and was interred at the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, USA.

Selected filmography

• Bánk Bán (1914)
• A 99-es számú bérkocsi (1918)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
• Der Junge Medardus (1923)
• Die Lawine (1923)
• Namenlos (1923)
• Triumph (1924)
• Changing Husbands (1924)
• Feet of Clay (1924)
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)
• The Volga Boatman (1926)
• The King of Kings (1927)
• Chicago (1927)
• The Divine Lady (1929)
• Eternal Love (1929)
• Doctors' Wives (1931)
• The Black Camel (1931)
• Safe in Hell (1931)
• Roberta (1935)
• A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
• Dancing Pirate (1936)
• Big City (1937)
• The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
• Strange Cargo (1940)
• The Sea Hawk (1940)
• They Raid By Night (1942)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
• Unconquered (1947)
• Where There's Life (1947)
• The Atomic Submarine (1959)

External links

Biography portal

• Victor Varconi at the Internet Movie Database
• Victor Varconi at the Internet Broadway Database
• Photographs and literature
• Victor Varconi at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Varconi, Victor
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	March 31, 1891
Place of birth	Kisvárda, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	June 6, 1976
Place of death	Santa Barbara, California