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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-11-10

Day of Death

1973-12-26 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine

Also Known As

Istvan Gyergyay

István Gyergyai

Steve Geray

Steven Geray

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.

Known For

Acting

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

as

Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein

Marie, légende hongroise

1933

Marie, légende hongroise

as

l'intendant

Gilda

1946

Gilda

as

Uncle Pio

Blondie Knows Best

1946

Blondie Knows Best

as

Dr. Schmidt

Spellbound

1945

Spellbound

as

Dr. Graff

A Lady Without Passport

1950

A Lady Without Passport

as

Frenchman, Palinov's Tout

This Man in Paris

1939

This Man in Paris

as

Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)

Attack

1956

Attack

as

Otto

The Golden Blade

1953

The Golden Blade

as

Barcus

A Bullet for Joey

1955

A Bullet for Joey

as

Raphael Garcia

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon

as

Café Waiter (uncredited)

The Conspirators

1944

The Conspirators

as

Dr. Schmitt

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

as

Karel Bulic

So Dark the Night

1946

So Dark the Night

as

Henri Cassin

Woman on the Run

1950

Woman on the Run

as

Dr. Arnold Hohler

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

The House on Telegraph Hill

as

Dr. Burkhardt

Cornered

1945

Cornered

as

Señor Tomas Camargo

New York Confidential

1955

New York Confidential

as

Morris Franklin

Castle in the Desert

1942

Castle in the Desert

as

Dr. Retling

In Society

1944

In Society

as

Count Alexis

The Big Sky

1952

The Big Sky

as

"Frenchy" Jourdonnais

The Dark Past

1948

The Dark Past

as

Prof. Fred Linder

I Love Trouble

1948

I Love Trouble

as

Keller

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Phantom of the Opera

as

Vereheres

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Wittol

The Second Woman

1950

The Second Woman

as

Balthazar Jones

Tobor the Great

1954

Tobor the Great

as

The Foreign Spy-Chief

Blind Spot

1947

Blind Spot

as

Lloyd Harrison

Call Me Madam

1953

Call Me Madam

as

Prime Minister Sebastian

The French Line

1954

The French Line

as

François, Ship Steward

The Unfaithful

1947

The Unfaithful

as

Martin Barrow

The Moon and Sixpence

1942

The Moon and Sixpence

as

Dirk Stroeve

Eyes in the Night

1942

Eyes in the Night

as

Mr. Anderson

The Seventh Cross

1944

The Seventh Cross

as

Dr. Loewenstein

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

as

Jules Daudet

Verboten!

1959

Verboten!

as

le maire

Kiss of Fire

1955

Kiss of Fire

as

Ship Captain Bellon

Artists and Models

1955

Artists and Models

as

Kurt's Associate (uncredited)

The Crimson Canary

1945

The Crimson Canary

as

Vic Miller

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

as

Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor

Paris Playboys

1954

Paris Playboys

as

Dr. Gaspard

Pilot #5

1943

Pilot #5

as

Major Eichel

Inspector Hornleigh

1939

Inspector Hornleigh

as

Michael Kavanos

Harbor of Missing Men

1950

Harbor of Missing Men

as

Captain Corcoris

Pygmy Island

1950

Pygmy Island

as

Leon Marko

The High Command

1937

The High Command

as

Martin Cloam

Target Unknown

1951

Target Unknown

as

Jean

Sky Liner

1949

Sky Liner

as

Bokejian

Night Plane from Chungking

1943

Night Plane from Chungking

as

Reverend Ven Der Lieden

Port Said

1948

Port Said

as

Alexis Tacca

Lady Possessed

1952

Lady Possessed

as

Dr. Stepanek

Little Egypt

1951

Little Egypt

as

Pasha

Heavenly Music

1943

Heavenly Music

as

Ludwig van Beethoven

Secret Agent of Japan

1942

Secret Agent of Japan

as

Alecsandri

Hotel Berlin

1945

Hotel Berlin

as

Kleibert

O. Henry's Full House

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as

Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn

1946

Deadline at Dawn

as

Edward Honig

El Paso

1949

El Paso

as

Mexican Joe

Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

Blue, White, and Perfect

as

Vanderhoefen

Meet the People

1944

Meet the People

as

Uncle Felix

All About Eve

1950

All About Eve

as

Captain of Waiters

Knock on Wood

1954

Knock on Wood

as

Doctor Kreuger

Mexicana

1945

Mexicana

as

Laredo

Dance Band

1935

Dance Band

as

Steve Sarel

Spring Shower

1932

Spring Shower

as

Intendant

Man at Large

1941

Man at Large

as

Karl Botany

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1949

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

as

Mynher Van Groot

Gunfighters

1947

Gunfighters

as

Jose aka Uncle Joe

Ladies of the Chorus

1948

Ladies of the Chorus

as

Salisbury

A Star Fell from Heaven

1936

A Star Fell from Heaven

as

Willi Wass

Easy Life

1944

Easy Life

as

Batt

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as

Hotel Manager

Stagecoach To Fury

1956

Stagecoach To Fury

as

Nichols

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

The Wife Takes a Flyer

as

Gestapo Agent

Bal Tabarin

1952

Bal Tabarin

as

Inspector Manet

To My Unborn Son

1943

To My Unborn Son

as

Peter Ravitch (uncredited)

The Mad Martindales

1942

The Mad Martindales

as

Jan Van Der Venne

A Gentleman at Heart

1942

A Gentleman at Heart

as

Don Fernando

A Certain Smile

1958

A Certain Smile

as

Denis

For the Common Defense!

1942

For the Common Defense!

as

Heinrich Ort (uncredited)

Above Suspicion

1943

Above Suspicion

as

Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)

Background to Danger

1943

Background to Danger

as

Ludwig Rader

Wild and Wonderful

1964

Wild and Wonderful

as

Bartender

Tell It to the Judge

1949

Tell It to the Judge

as

Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)

Night Without Sleep

1952

Night Without Sleep

as

George (Uncredited)

Premiere

1938

Premiere

as

Frolich

Meet Mrs. Swenson

1956

Meet Mrs. Swenson

as

Dr. Arons

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Appointment in Berlin

as

Henri Rader (uncredited)

The Swinger

1966

The Swinger

as

Man with Fish

Az ellopott szerda

1933

Az ellopott szerda

as

Tamás István rádióriporter

Return of the Dead

1954

Return of the Dead

as

George Benet

When a Girl's Beautiful

1947

When a Girl's Beautiful

as

Stacy Dorn

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

as

Perrault

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Dr. Alexis Crystal

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Dr. Fleisher

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Korbell

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Henri

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

as

Station Master

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Bela Hovarth

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Frank Chernak

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Franz Moray

Production

Crew

Directing