Steven Geray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 10, 1904
- Died
- December 26, 1973 (aged 69)
- Birthplace
- Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
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.
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Filmography
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
Movie · as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
The Swinger
Movie · as Man with Fish
The Time Tunnel
TV · as Perrault · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Armand · 1 ep
Wild and Wonderful
Movie · as Bartender
The Evil of Frankenstein
Movie · as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
The Rogues
TV · as Henri · 1 ep
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV · as Dalgren · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Dr. Alexis Crystal · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Jerichau · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Dr. Fleisher · 1 ep
87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Frank Chernak · 1 ep
The Islanders
TV · as Marek · 1 ep
Verboten!
Movie · as le maire
Count Your Blessings
Movie · as Guide
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Piet, Paul Barolle · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Alexander Dubois · 1 ep
A Certain Smile
Movie · as Denis
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Korbell, Franz Moray · 1 ep
Alcoa Theatre
TV · as Station Master · 1 ep
Attack
Movie · as Otto
Stagecoach to Fury
Movie · as Nichols
Meet Mrs. Swenson
Movie · as Dr. Arons
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Alex Rozky · 1 ep
Dr. Fu Manchu
TV · as Otto Helgaard · 1 ep
Telephone Time
TV · 2 eps
A Bullet for Joey
Movie · as Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential
Movie · as Morris Franklin
Kiss of Fire
Movie · as Ship Captain Bellon
Artists and Models
Movie · as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Tobor the Great
Movie · as The Foreign Spy-Chief
The French Line
Movie · as François, Ship Steward
Paris Playboys
Movie · as Dr. Gaspard
Knock on Wood
Movie · as Dr. Kreuger
The Great Diamond Robbery
Movie · as Van Goosen
Return of the Dead
Movie · as George Benet
December Bride
TV · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · 1 ep
The Lone Wolf
TV · 1 ep
The Golden Blade
Movie · as Barcus
Call Me Madam
Movie · as Prime Minister Sebastian
The Royal African Rifles
Movie · as Van Stede
The Story of Three Loves
Movie · as Legay
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie · as Hotel Manager
General Electric Theater
TV · as Papa Pulaski, M. Brideau · 1 ep
The Danny Thomas Show
TV · as Doctor, Rudolf Benelman, Doctor Ver Hagen, Dr. Herman ver Hagen · 1 ep
The Big Sky
Movie · as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Affair in Trinidad
Movie · as Wittol
Lady Possessed
Movie · as Dr. Stepanek
O. Henry's Full House
Movie · as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
Bal Tabarin
Movie · as Inspector Manet
Night Without Sleep
Movie · as George (Uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Bela Hovarth · 1 ep
Dangerous Assignment
TV · 3 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Mataafa, Mr. Yen · 1 ep
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Prof. Van Wick · 1 ep
The House on Telegraph Hill
Movie · as Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
Movie · as Jean
Savage Drums
Movie
Little Egypt
Movie · as Pasha
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Golet · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
A Lady Without Passport
Movie · as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
Woman on the Run
Movie · as Dr. Arnold Hohler
The Second Woman
Movie · as Balthazar Jones
In a Lonely Place
Movie · as Paul
Harbor of Missing Men
Movie · as Captain Corcoris
Pygmy Island
Movie · as Leon Marko
All About Eve
Movie · as Captain of Waiters
Beware of Blondie
Movie · as Matre'd Coq D'or (uncredited)
Once More, My Darling
Movie · as Kalzac
Sky Liner
Movie · as Bokejian
El Paso
Movie · as Mexican Joe
Holiday in Havana
Movie · as Lopez
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Movie · as Mynher Van Groot
Tell It to the Judge
Movie · as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Dark Past
Movie · as Prof. Fred Linder
I Love Trouble
Movie · as Keller
Port Said
Movie · as Alexis Tacca
Ladies of the Chorus
Movie · as Salisbury
Blind Spot
Movie · as Lloyd Harrison
The Unfaithful
Movie · as Martin Barrow
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Movie · as Jules Daudet
Mr. District Attorney
Movie · as Berotti
Gunfighters
Movie · as Jose aka Uncle Joe
When a Girl's Beautiful
Movie · as Stacy Dorn
Gilda
Movie · as Uncle Pio
Blondie Knows Best
Movie · as Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
Movie · as Henri Cassin
Deadline at Dawn
Movie · as Edward Honig
The Return of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Bombelles
Spellbound
Movie · as Dr. Graff
Cornered
Movie · as Señor Tomas Camargo
The Crimson Canary
Movie · as Vic Miller
Hotel Berlin
Movie · as Kleibert
Mexicana
Movie · as Laredo
Tarzan and the Amazons
Movie · as Brenner
The Mask of Dimitrios
Movie · as Karel Bulic
The Conspirators
Movie · as Dr. Schmitt
In Society
Movie · as Count Alexis
The Seventh Cross
Movie · as Dr. Loewenstein
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Movie · as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
Meet the People
Movie · as Uncle Felix
Easy Life
Movie · as Batt
Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as Vereheres
Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie · as Whitey
Pilot #5
Movie · as Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
Movie · as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Heavenly Music
Movie · as Ludwig van Beethoven
To My Unborn Son
Movie · as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
Movie · as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Background to Danger
Movie · as Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
Movie · as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Movie · as Café Waiter (uncredited)
Castle in the Desert
Movie · as Dr. Retling
The Moon and Sixpence
Movie · as Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night
Movie · as Mr. Anderson
Secret Agent of Japan
Movie · as Alecsandri
Blue, White and Perfect
Movie · as Vanderhoefen
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Movie · as Gestapo Agent
The Mad Martindales
Movie · as Jan Van Der Venne
A Gentleman at Heart
Movie · as Don Fernando
For the Common Defense!
Movie · as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
Man at Large
Movie · as Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo
Movie · as Bellboy
This Man in Paris
Movie · as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
Movie · as Michael Kavanos
Premiere
Movie · as Frolich
The High Command
Movie · as Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It
Movie · as Luigi
A Star Fell from Heaven
Movie · as Willi Wass
Dance Band
Movie · as Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
Movie · as Mickey
Marie, légende hongroise
Movie · as l'intendant
Pardon, tévedtem
Movie
Stolen Wednesday
Movie · as Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut
Movie · as Stephan Tamas
Spring Shower
Movie · as Intendant
Flying Gold
Movie · as Bálint György riporter