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.
Acted in 142
1960s
- 1966
The Swinger
Man with Fish
- 1965
- 1964
Wild and Wonderful
Bartender
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Count Your Blessings
Guide
Verboten!
le maire
- 1958
A Certain Smile
Denis
- 1957
- 1956
Stagecoach to Fury
Nichols
Dr. Fu Manchu
Otto Helgaard · 1 episode
Meet Mrs. Swenson
Dr. Arons
- 1955
Kiss of Fire
Ship Captain Bellon
New York Confidential
Morris Franklin
- 1954
Return of the Dead
George Benet
Tobor the Great
The Foreign Spy-Chief
Knock on Wood
Dr. Kreuger
Paris Playboys
Dr. Gaspard
The French Line
François, Ship Steward
The Great Diamond Robbery
Van Goosen
- 1953
The Royal African Rifles
Van Stede
The Golden Blade
Barcus
The Story of Three Loves
Legay
Call Me Madam
Prime Minister Sebastian
General Electric Theater
Papa Pulaski, M. Brideau · 1 episode
- 1952
Night Without Sleep
George (Uncredited)
Affair in Trinidad
Wittol
Bal Tabarin
Inspector Manet
Lady Possessed
Dr. Stepanek
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Golet · 1 episode
Little Egypt
Pasha
The House on Telegraph Hill
Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
Jean
- 1950
Pygmy Island
Leon Marko
A Lady Without Passport
Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
Harbor of Missing Men
Captain Corcoris
1940s
- 1949
Tell It to the Judge
Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
Lopez
Once More, My Darling
Kalzac
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Mynher Van Groot
Sky Liner
Bokejian
- 1948
Ladies of the Chorus
Salisbury
The Dark Past
Prof. Fred Linder
Port Said
Alexis Tacca
- 1947
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
Jules Daudet
Gunfighters
Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Unfaithful
Martin Barrow
- 1946
The Return of Monte Cristo
Bombelles
Blondie Knows Best
Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
Henri Cassin
Deadline at Dawn
Edward Honig
- 1945
Mexicana
Laredo
The Crimson Canary
Vic Miller
Hotel Berlin
Kleibert
- 1944
The Conspirators
Dr. Schmitt
In Society
Count Alexis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
The Seventh Cross
Dr. Loewenstein
Meet the People
Uncle Felix
Easy Life
Batt
- 1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whitey
To My Unborn Son
Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
Henri Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger
Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Pilot #5
Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Above Suspicion
Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Heavenly Music
Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Café Waiter (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence
Dirk Stroeve
For the Common Defense!
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
Jan Van Der Venne
The Wife Takes a Flyer
Gestapo Agent
Secret Agent of Japan
Alecsandri
Castle in the Desert
Dr. Retling
A Gentleman at Heart
Don Fernando
Blue, White and Perfect
Vanderhoefen
- 1941
Man at Large
Karl Botany
- 1940
Dark Streets of Cairo
Bellboy
1930s
- 1939
This Man in Paris
Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
Michael Kavanos
- 1937
The High Command
Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It
Luigi
- 1936
A Star Fell from Heaven
Willi Wass
- 1935
Dance Band
Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
Mickey
- 1933
Stolen Wednesday
Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut
Stephan Tamas
Pardon, tévedtem
Movie
Marie, légende hongroise
l'intendant
- 1932
Spring Shower
Intendant
