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.
Filmography
The Swinger
as Man with Fish
The Swinger
as Man with Fish
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
Wild and Wonderful
as Bartender
Wild and Wonderful
as Bartender
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
Count Your Blessings
as Guide
Count Your Blessings
as Guide
Verboten!
as le maire
Verboten!
as le maire
A Certain Smile
as Denis
A Certain Smile
as Denis
Stagecoach To Fury
as Nichols
Stagecoach To Fury
as Nichols
Attack
as Otto
Attack
as Otto
Meet Mrs. Swenson
as Dr. Arons
Meet Mrs. Swenson
as Dr. Arons
Artists and Models
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Artists and Models
as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Kiss of Fire
as Ship Captain Bellon
Kiss of Fire
as Ship Captain Bellon
A Bullet for Joey
as Raphael Garcia
A Bullet for Joey
as Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential
as Morris Franklin
New York Confidential
as Morris Franklin
Return of the Dead
as George Benet
Return of the Dead
as George Benet
Tobor the Great
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
Tobor the Great
as The Foreign Spy-Chief
Knock on Wood
as Dr. Kreuger
Knock on Wood
as Dr. Kreuger
Paris Playboys
as Dr. Gaspard
Paris Playboys
as Dr. Gaspard
The French Line
as François, Ship Steward
The French Line
as François, Ship Steward
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Van Goosen
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Van Goosen
The Royal African Rifles
as Van Stede
The Royal African Rifles
as Van Stede
The Golden Blade
as Barcus
The Golden Blade
as Barcus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Hotel Manager
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Hotel Manager
The Story of Three Loves
as Legay
The Story of Three Loves
as Legay
Call Me Madam
as Prime Minister Sebastian
Call Me Madam
as Prime Minister Sebastian
Night Without Sleep
as George (Uncredited)
Night Without Sleep
as George (Uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
The Big Sky
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
The Big Sky
as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Affair in Trinidad
as Wittol
Affair in Trinidad
as Wittol
Bal Tabarin
as Inspector Manet
Bal Tabarin
as Inspector Manet
Lady Possessed
as Dr. Stepanek
Lady Possessed
as Dr. Stepanek
Little Egypt
as Pasha
Little Egypt
as Pasha
Savage Drums
Savage Drums
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Dr. Burkhardt
The House on Telegraph Hill
as Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
as Jean
Target Unknown
as Jean
Pygmy Island
as Leon Marko
Pygmy Island
as Leon Marko
Woman on the Run
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
Woman on the Run
as Dr. Arnold Hohler
All About Eve
as Captain of Waiters
All About Eve
as Captain of Waiters
A Lady Without Passport
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
A Lady Without Passport
as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
The Second Woman
as Balthazar Jones
The Second Woman
as Balthazar Jones
In a Lonely Place
as Paul
In a Lonely Place
as Paul
Harbor of Missing Men
as Captain Corcoris
Harbor of Missing Men
as Captain Corcoris
Tell It to the Judge
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge
as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
as Lopez
Holiday in Havana
as Lopez
Once More, My Darling
as Kalzac
Once More, My Darling
as Kalzac
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as Mynher Van Groot
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as Mynher Van Groot
Sky Liner
as Bokejian
Sky Liner
as Bokejian
El Paso
as Mexican Joe
El Paso
as Mexican Joe
The Dark Past
as Prof. Fred Linder
The Dark Past
as Prof. Fred Linder
Port Said
as Alexis Tacca
Port Said
as Alexis Tacca
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as Jules Daudet
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
as Jules Daudet
When a Girl's Beautiful
as Stacy Dorn
When a Girl's Beautiful
as Stacy Dorn
Gunfighters
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
Gunfighters
as Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Unfaithful
as Martin Barrow
The Unfaithful
as Martin Barrow
Mr. District Attorney
as Berotti
Mr. District Attorney
as Berotti
Blind Spot
as Lloyd Harrison
Blind Spot
as Lloyd Harrison
The Return of Monte Cristo
as Bombelles
The Return of Monte Cristo
as Bombelles
Blondie Knows Best
as Dr. Schmidt
Blondie Knows Best
as Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
as Henri Cassin
So Dark the Night
as Henri Cassin
Gilda
as Uncle Pio
Gilda
as Uncle Pio
Deadline at Dawn
as Edward Honig
Deadline at Dawn
as Edward Honig
Cornered
as Señor Tomas Camargo
Cornered
as Señor Tomas Camargo
Mexicana
as Laredo
Mexicana
as Laredo
The Crimson Canary
as Vic Miller
The Crimson Canary
as Vic Miller
Spellbound
as Dr. Graff
Spellbound
as Dr. Graff
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Brenner
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Brenner
Hotel Berlin
as Kleibert
Hotel Berlin
as Kleibert
The Conspirators
as Dr. Schmitt
The Conspirators
as Dr. Schmitt
In Society
as Count Alexis
In Society
as Count Alexis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
The Seventh Cross
as Dr. Loewenstein
The Seventh Cross
as Dr. Loewenstein
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Karel Bulic
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Karel Bulic
Meet the People
as Uncle Felix
Meet the People
as Uncle Felix
Easy Life
as Batt
Easy Life
as Batt
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Whitey
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Whitey
To My Unborn Son
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
To My Unborn Son
as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
as Vereheres
Phantom of the Opera
as Vereheres
Appointment in Berlin
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
as Henri Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger
as Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger
as Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Pilot #5
as Major Eichel
Pilot #5
as Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Night Plane from Chungking
as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Above Suspicion
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Heavenly Music
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Heavenly Music
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Café Waiter (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night
as Mr. Anderson
Eyes in the Night
as Mr. Anderson
For the Common Defense!
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
For the Common Defense!
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
as Jan Van Der Venne
The Mad Martindales
as Jan Van Der Venne
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gestapo Agent
The Wife Takes a Flyer
as Gestapo Agent
Secret Agent of Japan
as Alecsandri
Secret Agent of Japan
as Alecsandri
Castle in the Desert
as Dr. Retling
Castle in the Desert
as Dr. Retling
A Gentleman at Heart
as Don Fernando
A Gentleman at Heart
as Don Fernando
Blue, White and Perfect
as Vanderhoefen
Blue, White and Perfect
as Vanderhoefen
Man at Large
as Karl Botany
Man at Large
as Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Bellboy
Dark Streets of Cairo
as Bellboy
This Man in Paris
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
This Man in Paris
as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
as Michael Kavanos
Inspector Hornleigh
as Michael Kavanos
Premiere
as Frolich
Premiere
as Frolich
The High Command
as Martin Cloam
The High Command
as Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It
as Luigi
Let's Make a Night of It
as Luigi
A Star Fell from Heaven
as Willi Wass
A Star Fell from Heaven
as Willi Wass
Dance Band
as Steve Sarel
Dance Band
as Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
as Mickey
The Student's Romance
as Mickey
Stolen Wednesday
as Tamás István rádióriporter
Stolen Wednesday
as Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut
as Stephan Tamas
Tokajerglut
as Stephan Tamas
Marie, légende hongroise
as l'intendant
Marie, légende hongroise
as l'intendant
Flying Gold
as Bálint György riporter
Flying Gold
as Bálint György riporter
Spring Shower
as Intendant
Spring Shower
as Intendant