Steven Geray
Age: 69 | From: Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
Person Details
Birthday: 1904-11-10 16:56:24
Death: 1973-12-26 16:56:24
Aliases: Istvan Gyergyay
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
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Movie Involvements: 79
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Franz Moray
The Outer Limits
(1963) Jerichau
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Frank Chernak
The Time Tunnel
(1966) Perrault
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Alex Rozky
Burke's Law
(1963) Dr. Alexis Crystal
Phantom of the Opera
(1943) Vereheres
All About Eve
(1950) Captain of Waiters (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Man with Fish | |
| Perrault | ||
| Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein | ||
| 1965 | Armand | |
| 1964 | Henri | |
| Bartender | ||
| 1963 | Dr. Alexis Crystal | |
| Jerichau | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Frank Chernak | |
| N/A | ||
| 1960 | Marek | |
| 1959 | Piet | |
| Paul Barolle | ||
| Guide | ||
| le maire | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Denis | ||
| 1957 | Korbell | |
| Franz Moray | ||
| Station Master | ||
| 1956 | Nichols | |
| Alex Rozky | ||
| Otto | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Arons | ||
| 1955 | Kurt's Associate (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Ship Captain Bellon | ||
| Raphael Garcia | ||
| Morris Franklin | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| The Foreign Spy-Chief | ||
| Doctor Kreuger | ||
| Dr. Gaspard | ||
| François, Ship Steward | ||
| Van Goosen | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | Van Stede | |
| Barcus | ||
| Hotel Manager | ||
| Legay | ||
| Prime Minister Sebastian | ||
| M. Brideau | ||
| Papa Pulaski | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| Bela Hovarth | ||
| George (Uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Yen | ||
| Mataafa | ||
| N/A | ||
| "Frenchy" Jourdonnais | ||
| Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited) | ||
| Wittol | ||
| Inspector Manet | ||
| Dr. Stepanek | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Golet | ||
| Pasha | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Burkhardt | ||
| Jean | ||
| 1950 | Leon Marko | |
| Dr. Arnold Hohler | ||
| Captain of Waiters (uncredited) | ||
| Frenchman, Palinov's Tout | ||
| Balthazar Jones | ||
| Paul | ||
| Captain Corcoris | ||
| 1949 | Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited) | |
| Lopez | ||
| Kalzac | ||
| Mynher Van Groot | ||
| Bokejian | ||
| Mexican Joe | ||
| 1948 | Salisbury | |
| Prof. Fred Linder | ||
| Alexis Tacca | ||
| Keller | ||
| 1947 | Jules Daudet | |
| Jose aka Uncle Joe | ||
| Martin Barrow | ||
| Berotti | ||
| Lloyd Harrison | ||
| 1946 | Dr. Schmidt | |
| Henri Cassin | ||
| Uncle Pio | ||
| Edward Honig | ||
| 1945 | Señor Tomas Camargo | |
| Laredo | ||
| Vic Miller | ||
| Dr. Graff | ||
| Brenner | ||
| Kleibert | ||
| 1944 | Dr. Schmitt | |
| Count Alexis | ||
| Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor | ||
| Dr. Loewenstein | ||
| Karel Bulic | ||
| Uncle Felix | ||
| Batt | ||
| 1943 | Whitey | |
| Peter Ravitch (uncredited) | ||
| Vereheres | ||
| Henri Rader (uncredited) | ||
| Ludwig Rader | ||
| Major Eichel | ||
| Reverend Ven Der Lieden | ||
| Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited) | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| 1942 | Café Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Dirk Stroeve | ||
| Mr. Anderson | ||
| Heinrich Ort (uncredited) | ||
| Jan Van Der Venne | ||
| Gestapo Agent | ||
| Alecsandri | ||
| Dr. Retling | ||
| Don Fernando | ||
| Vanderhoefen | ||
| 1941 | Karl Botany | |
| 1940 | Bellboy | |
| 1939 | Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Kavanos | ||
| 1938 | Frolich | |
| 1937 | Martin Cloam | |
| Luigi | ||
| 1936 | Willi Wass | |
| 1935 | Steve Sarel | |
| Mickey | ||
| 1933 | N/A | |
| l'intendant | ||
| 1932 | Intendant | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Stunts | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
