Steven Geray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1904
- Died
- December 26, 1973
- Birthplace
- Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steven Geray, born Istvan Gyergyay (10 November 1904 – 26 December 1973) was a film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in Spellbound (1945), Gilda (1946), In a Lonely Place (1950), All About Eve (1950), Call Me Madam (1953) and To Catch a Thief (1955). He was born in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhgorod, Ukraine) and educated at the University of Budapest. He made his first stage appearance at the Hungarian National Theater under his real name and after nearly four years he made his London stage debut (as Steven Geray) in 1934, appearing in Happy Week-End!. He began appearing in English-speaking films in 1935 and moved to Hollywood in 1941. He appeared alongside his wife, Magda Kun, in the 1935 film Dance Band. Geray was cast as the lead in a low-budget film noir So Dark the Night (1946). Even with its limited budget, it received great critical reviews and enabled its director Joseph H. Lewis to later direct A-pictures. Geray continued to work on television and in films into the 1960s. Among them a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1962 as extortionist and murder victim Franz Moray in "The Case of the Stand-in Sister," three episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as French dress designer Gaston Broussard in 1956, including the over the top "A Paris Creation" and various doctor roles on The Danny Thomas Show. Geray spent some time in the late-1960s in Estes Park, Colorado, where he directed local theater (The Fantasticks). He owned and ran a bar in Estes Park from 1969 to 1970.
Filmography
The Swinger 1966
as Man with Fish
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter 1966
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
Wild and Wonderful 1964
as Bartender
The Evil of Frankenstein 1964
as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
Count Your Blessings 1959
as Guide
Verboten! 1959
as le maire
A Certain Smile 1958
as Denis
Stagecoach to Fury 1956
as Nichols
Attack 1956
as Otto
Meet Mrs. Swenson 1956
as Dr. Arons
Artists and Models 1955
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Kiss of Fire 1955
as Ship Captain Bellon
A Bullet for Joey 1955
as Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential 1955
as Morris Franklin
Return of the Dead 1954
as George Benet
Tobor the Great 1954
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
Knock on Wood 1954
as Dr. Kreuger
Paris Playboys 1954
as Dr. Gaspard
The French Line 1954
as François, Ship Steward
The Great Diamond Robbery 1954
as Van Goosen
The Royal African Rifles 1953
as Van Stede
The Golden Blade 1953
as Barcus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
as Hotel Manager
The Story of Three Loves 1953
as Legay
Call Me Madam 1953
as Prime Minister Sebastian
Night Without Sleep 1952
as George (Uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
The Big Sky 1952
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Affair in Trinidad 1952
as Wittol
Bal Tabarin 1952
as Inspector Manet
Lady Possessed 1952
as Dr. Stepanek
Little Egypt 1951
as Pasha
Savage Drums 1951
Actor
The House on Telegraph Hill 1951
as Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown 1951
as Jean
Pygmy Island 1950
as Leon Marko
Woman on the Run 1950
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
All About Eve 1950
as Captain of Waiters
A Lady Without Passport 1950
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
The Second Woman 1950
as Balthazar Jones
In a Lonely Place 1950
as Paul
Beware of Blondie 1950
as Matre'd Coq D'or (uncredited)
Harbor of Missing Men 1950
as Captain Corcoris
Tell It to the Judge 1949
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana 1949
as Lopez
Once More, My Darling 1949
as Kalzac
The Lone Wolf and His Lady 1949
as Mynher Van Groot
Sky Liner 1949
as Bokejian
El Paso 1949
as Mexican Joe
Ladies of the Chorus 1948
as Salisbury
The Dark Past 1948
as Prof. Fred Linder
Port Said 1948
as Alexis Tacca
I Love Trouble 1948
as Keller
The Crime Doctor's Gamble 1947
as Jules Daudet
- When a Girl's Beautiful
When a Girl's Beautiful 1947
as Stacy Dorn
Gunfighters 1947
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Unfaithful 1947
as Martin Barrow
Mr. District Attorney 1947
as Berotti
Blind Spot 1947
as Lloyd Harrison
The Return of Monte Cristo 1946
as Bombelles
Blondie Knows Best 1946
as Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night 1946
as Henri Cassin
Gilda 1946
as Uncle Pio
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Edward Honig
Cornered 1945
as Señor Tomas Camargo
Mexicana 1945
as Laredo
The Crimson Canary 1945
as Vic Miller
Spellbound 1945
as Dr. Graff
Tarzan and the Amazons 1945
as Brenner
Hotel Berlin 1945
as Kleibert
The Conspirators 1944
as Dr. Schmitt
In Society 1944
as Count Alexis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation 1944
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
The Seventh Cross 1944
as Dr. Loewenstein
The Mask of Dimitrios 1944
as Karel Bulic
Meet the People 1944
as Uncle Felix
Easy Life 1944
as Batt
Whistling in Brooklyn 1943
as Whitey
To My Unborn Son 1943
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera 1943
as Vereheres
Appointment in Berlin 1943
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger 1943
as Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Pilot #5 1943
as Major Eichel
Above Suspicion 1943
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Night Plane from Chungking 1943
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Heavenly Music 1943
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence 1942
as Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night 1942
as Mr. Anderson
For the Common Defense! 1942
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales 1942
as Jan Van Der Venne
The Wife Takes a Flyer 1942
as Gestapo Agent
Secret Agent of Japan 1942
as Alecsandri
Castle in the Desert 1942
as Dr. Retling
A Gentleman at Heart 1942
as Don Fernando
Blue, White and Perfect 1942
as Vanderhoefen
Man at Large 1941
as Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo 1940
as Bellboy
This Man in Paris 1939
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh 1939
as Michael Kavanos
- Premiere
Premiere 1938
as Frolich
The High Command 1937
as Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It 1937
as Luigi
A Star Fell from Heaven 1936
as Willi Wass
Dance Band 1935
as Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance 1935
as Mickey
Stolen Wednesday 1933
as Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut 1933
as Stephan Tamas
Pardon, tévedtem 1933
Actor
Marie, légende hongroise 1933
as l'intendant
Flying Gold 1932
as Bálint György riporter
Spring Shower 1932
as Intendant
Credits from TMDB.