Steven Geray
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1966 · The Swinger as Man with Fish
- 1966 · The Time Tunnel as Perrault
- 1966 · Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Armand
- 1964 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Dalgren
- 1964 · The Rogues as Henri
- 1964 · Wild and Wonderful as Bartender
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Dr. Alexis Crystal
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Jerichau
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Dr. Fleisher
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Frank Chernak
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as
- 1960 · The Islanders as Marek
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Piet
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Paul Barolle
- 1959 · Count Your Blessings as Guide
- 1959 · Verboten! as le maire
- 1958 · The Donna Reed Show as
- 1958 · A Certain Smile as Denis
- 1957 · Alcoa Theatre as Station Master
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Korbell
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Franz Moray
- 1956 · Stagecoach To Fury as Nichols
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Alex Rozky
- 1956 · Attack as Otto
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1956 · Dr. Fu Manchu as
- 1956 · Telephone Time as
- 1956 · Meet Mrs. Swenson as Dr. Arons
- 1955 · Artists and Models as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Kiss of Fire as Ship Captain Bellon
- 1955 · A Bullet for Joey as Raphael Garcia
- 1955 · New York Confidential as Morris Franklin
- 1954 · Climax! as
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · Return of the Dead as George Benet
- 1954 · Tobor the Great as The Foreign Spy-Chief
- 1954 · The Lone Wolf as
- 1954 · Knock on Wood as Doctor Kreuger
- 1954 · Paris Playboys as Dr. Gaspard
- 1954 · The French Line as François, Ship Steward
- 1954 · The Great Diamond Robbery as Van Goosen
- 1953 · The Royal African Rifles as Van Stede
- 1953 · The Danny Thomas Show as Doctor
- 1953 · The Golden Blade as Barcus
- 1953 · Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Hotel Manager
- 1953 · The Story of Three Loves as Legay
- 1953 · Call Me Madam as Prime Minister Sebastian
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Papa Pulaski
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as M. Brideau
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Bela Hovarth
- 1952 · Night Without Sleep as George (Uncredited)
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mataafa
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Yen
- 1952 · Adventures of Superman as
- 1952 · The Big Sky as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
- 1952 · O. Henry's Full House as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
- 1952 · Affair in Trinidad as Wittol
- 1952 · Bal Tabarin as Inspector Manet
- 1952 · Lady Possessed as Dr. Stepanek
- 1952 · Dangerous Assignment as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Golet
- 1951 · Little Egypt as Pasha
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1951 · Savage Drums as
- 1951 · The House on Telegraph Hill as Dr. Burkhardt
- 1951 · Target Unknown as Jean
- 1950 · Pygmy Island as Leon Marko
- 1950 · Woman on the Run as Dr. Arnold Hohler
- 1950 · All About Eve as Captain of Waiters
- 1950 · A Lady Without Passport as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
- 1950 · The Second Woman as Balthazar Jones
- 1950 · In a Lonely Place as Paul
- 1950 · Harbor of Missing Men as Captain Corcoris
- 1949 · Tell It to the Judge as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1949 · Holiday in Havana as Lopez
- 1949 · Once More, My Darling as Kalzac
- 1949 · The Lone Wolf and His Lady as Mynher Van Groot
- 1949 · Sky Liner as Bokejian
- 1949 · El Paso as Mexican Joe
- 1948 · Ladies of the Chorus as Salisbury
- 1948 · The Dark Past as Prof. Fred Linder
- 1948 · Port Said as Alexis Tacca
- 1948 · I Love Trouble as Keller
- 1947 · The Crime Doctor's Gamble as Jules Daudet
- 1947 · Gunfighters as Jose aka Uncle Joe
- 1947 · The Unfaithful as Martin Barrow
- 1947 · Mr. District Attorney as Berotti
- 1947 · Blind Spot as Lloyd Harrison
- 1946 · Blondie Knows Best as Dr. Schmidt
- 1946 · So Dark the Night as Henri Cassin
- 1946 · Gilda as Uncle Pio
- 1946 · Deadline at Dawn as Edward Honig
- 1945 · Cornered as Señor Tomas Camargo
- 1945 · Mexicana as Laredo
- 1945 · The Crimson Canary as Vic Miller
- 1945 · Spellbound as Dr. Graff
- 1945 · Tarzan and the Amazons as Brenner
- 1945 · Hotel Berlin as Kleibert
- 1944 · The Conspirators as Dr. Schmitt
- 1944 · In Society as Count Alexis
- 1944 · Resisting Enemy Interrogation as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
- 1944 · The Seventh Cross as Dr. Loewenstein
- 1944 · The Mask of Dimitrios as Karel Bulic
- 1944 · Meet the People as Uncle Felix
- 1944 · Easy Life as Batt
- 1943 · Whistling in Brooklyn as Whitey
- 1943 · To My Unborn Son as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
- 1943 · Phantom of the Opera as Vereheres
- 1943 · Appointment in Berlin as Henri Rader (uncredited)
- 1943 · Background to Danger as Ludwig Rader
- 1943 · Pilot #5 as Major Eichel
- 1943 · Above Suspicion as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
- 1943 · Night Plane from Chungking as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
- 1943 · Heavenly Music as Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1942 · Once Upon a Honeymoon as Café Waiter (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Moon and Sixpence as Dirk Stroeve
- 1942 · Eyes in the Night as Mr. Anderson
- 1942 · For the Common Defense! as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Mad Martindales as Jan Van Der Venne
- 1942 · The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gestapo Agent
- 1942 · Secret Agent of Japan as Alecsandri
- 1942 · Castle in the Desert as Dr. Retling
- 1942 · A Gentleman at Heart as Don Fernando
- 1942 · Blue, White, and Perfect as Vanderhoefen
- 1941 · Man at Large as Karl Botany
- 1940 · Dark Streets of Cairo as Bellboy
- 1939 · This Man in Paris as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1939 · Inspector Hornleigh as Michael Kavanos
- 1938 · Premiere as Frolich
- 1937 · The High Command as Martin Cloam
- 1937 · Let's Make a Night of It as Luigi
- 1936 · A Star Fell from Heaven as Willi Wass
- 1935 · Dance Band as Steve Sarel
- 1935 · The Student's Romance as Mickey
- 1933 · Az ellopott szerda as Tamás István rádióriporter
- 1933 · Pardon, tévedtem as
- 1933 · Marie, légende hongroise as l'intendant
- 1932 · Spring Shower as Intendant