Steven Geray
Steven Geray (born November 10, 1904 in Ungvár , Austria-Hungary , today Uzhhorod, Ukraine , † December 26, 1973 in Los Angeles ; actually Istvàn Gyergyay ) was an American film actor of Hungarian origin.
Life
Geray was born as Istvàn Gyergyay in Ungvár in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. He began his acting career at the Hungarian National Theater in Budapest and appeared in a film for the first time in 1929 under his real name. From 1935 he was seen under his stage name Steven Geray in a number of British films before he went to Hollywood in 1940 and in 1941 received a contract with 20th Century Fox . He then played mostly minor supporting roles, such as in Jean Negulesco's film noir Die Maske des Dimitrios (1944) or in Alfred Hitchcock's I fight for you (1945). Perhaps his best-known role is that of the philosophizing casino clerk Uncle Pio in Charles Vidor's classic film noir Gilda, alongside Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford . In 1952 Columbia Pictures tried to repeat the immense success of Gilda , which is why Hayworth, Ford and Geray stood together again for the affair in Trinidad in front of the camera.
In the course of his career Geray appeared in over 100 feature films. From the 1950s he also appeared in numerous television series, including Lassie (1955), Dr. Kildare (1962), Bonanza (1962), Perry Mason (1958/1962) and The Charming Jeannie (1965). In 1966 he retired from the film business.
From 1934 Geray was married to the Hungarian actress Magda Kun, with whom he also stood in front of the camera. In his second marriage he was married to Roanne Ollafay Threet until his death in 1973.
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: novel by a convent pupil (Mária növér)
- 1932: Marie, a Hungarian legend (Tavaszi zápor)
- 1933: The love photographer (Tokajerglut)
- 1935: The Student's Romance
- 1937: The High Command
- 1937: Let's Make a Night of It
- 1941: Settlement in Shanghai (The Shanghai Gesture)
- 1942: A Gentleman at Heart
- 1942: Charlie Chan - Castle in the Desert
- 1942: The track in the dark (Eyes in the Night)
- 1942: The Possession of Tahiti (The Moon and Sixpence)
- 1942: There were once honeymoon (Once Upon a Honeymoon)
- 1943 Hazardous honeymoon (Above Suspicion)
- 1943: Heavenly Music (short film)
- 1943: Pilot No. 5
- 1943: Spy on the Orient Express (Background to Danger)
- 1943: Phantom of the Opera
- 1943: Gangster hunt in Brooklyn (Whistling in Brooklyn)
- 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios (The Mask of Dimitrios)
- 1944: The Seventh Cross (The Seventh Cross)
- 1944: The Conspirators
- 1945: Hotel Berlin
- 1945: Tarzan and the Amazons (Tarzan and the Amazons)
- 1945: I fight for you (Spellbound)
- 1945: Cornered
- 1946: Gilda
- 1946: Escape from Devil's Island (The Return of Monte Cristo)
- 1947: Adultery (The Unfaithful)
- 1947: Gunfighters
- 1948: I dance in your heart (Ladies of the Chorus)
- 1949: Honeymoon with Obstacles (Tell It to the Judge)
- 1950: a Lonely Place (In a Lonely Place)
- 1950: One Knows Too Much (Woman on the Run)
- 1950: All About Eve (All About Eve)
- 1950: Bush devil in the jungle (Pygmy Island)
- 1951: The House on Telegraph Hill
- 1952: Lady Possessed
- 1952: Affair in Trinidad (Affair in Trinidad)
- 1952: The Big Sky - The Big Sky (The Big Sky)
- 1952: Five Pearls (O. Henry's Full House)
- 1953: Madame makes history (s) (Call Me Madam)
- 1953: Blondinen preferably (Gentlemen Prefer Blonde)
- 1953: The Golden Sword (The Golden Blade)
- 1953: The Alluring Venus (The French Line)
- 1954: The Laughing Bomb (Knock on Wood)
- 1955: File XP 15 ( A Bullet for Joey )
- 1955: Panther Cat (New York Confidential)
- 1955: Daddy Longlegs (Daddy Long Legs)
- 1955: Above the roofs of Nice (To Catch a Thief)
- 1956: The Birds and the Bees
- 1956: Ardennes 1944 (Attack)
- 1958: A certain smile (A Certain Smile)
- 1959: French beds (Count Your Blessings)
- 1964: Monsieur Cognac (Wild and Wonderful)
- 1964: Frankenstein's Monsters (The Evil of Frankenstein)
- 1965: The Ship of Fools
- 1966: Derek Flint sends his corpse (Our Man Flint)
- 1966: Jesse James meets Frankenstein's Daughter
- 1966: The Swinger
Web links
- Steven Geray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Steven Geray in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Steven Geray in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Brian McFarlane: The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition . Manchester University Press, 2013, p. 1895.
- ↑ cf. omovie.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Geray, Steven |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gyergyay, Istvàn (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ungvár , Austria-Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | December 26th 1973 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |