Steven Geray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 10, 1904
- Died
- Dec 26, 1973 (aged 69)
- Place of birth
- Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
- Credits
- 143
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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
Filmography
The Swinger
1966Movie
Man with Fish
The Time Tunnel
1966TV
Perrault
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
1966Movie
Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
I Dream of Jeannie
1965TV
Armand
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964TV
Dalgren
The Rogues
1964TV
Henri
Wild and Wonderful
1964Movie
Bartender
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964Movie
Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963TV
Dr. Alexis Crystal
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Jerichau
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Dr. Fleisher
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Frank Chernak
87th Precinct
1961TV
The Islanders
1960TV
Marek
Adventures in Paradise
1959TV
Piet, Paul Barolle
Bonanza
1959TV
Alexander Dubois
Count Your Blessings
1959Movie
Guide
Verboten!
1959Movie
le maire
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
A Certain Smile
1958Movie
Denis
Alcoa Theatre
1957TV
Station Master
Perry Mason
1957TV
Korbell, Franz Moray
Stagecoach To Fury
1956Movie
Nichols
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Alex Rozky
Attack
1956Movie
Otto
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956TV
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956TV
Otto Helgaard
Telephone Time
1956TV
Meet Mrs. Swenson
1956Movie
Dr. Arons
Artists and Models
1955Movie
Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955TV
Kiss of Fire
1955Movie
Ship Captain Bellon
A Bullet for Joey
1955Movie
Raphael Garcia
New York Confidential
1955Movie
Morris Franklin
Climax!
1954TV
December Bride
1954TV
Return of the Dead
1954Movie
George Benet
Tobor the Great
1954Movie
The Foreign Spy-Chief
The Lone Wolf
1954TV
Knock on Wood
1954Movie
Dr. Kreuger
Paris Playboys
1954Movie
Dr. Gaspard
The French Line
1954Movie
François, Ship Steward
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954Movie
Van Goosen
The Royal African Rifles
1953Movie
Van Stede
The Danny Thomas Show
1953TV
Doctor, Rudolf Benelman, Doctor Ver Hagen, Dr. Herman ver Hagen
The Golden Blade
1953Movie
Barcus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953Movie
Hotel Manager
The Story of Three Loves
1953Movie
Legay
Call Me Madam
1953Movie
Prime Minister Sebastian
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Papa Pulaski, M. Brideau
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952TV
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Bela Hovarth
Night Without Sleep
1952Movie
George (Uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Mataafa, Mr. Yen
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Prof. Van Wick
O. Henry's Full House
1952Movie
Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
The Big Sky
1952Movie
"Frenchy" Jourdonnais
Affair in Trinidad
1952Movie
Wittol
Bal Tabarin
1952Movie
Inspector Manet
Lady Possessed
1952Movie
Dr. Stepanek
Dangerous Assignment
1952TV
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Golet
Little Egypt
1951Movie
Pasha
Tales of Tomorrow
1951TV
Savage Drums
1951Movie
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951Movie
Dr. Burkhardt
Target Unknown
1951Movie
Jean
Pygmy Island
1950Movie
Leon Marko
Woman on the Run
1950Movie
Dr. Arnold Hohler
All About Eve
1950Movie
Captain of Waiters
A Lady Without Passport
1950Movie
Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
The Second Woman
1950Movie
Balthazar Jones
In a Lonely Place
1950Movie
Paul
Harbor of Missing Men
1950Movie
Captain Corcoris
Tell It to the Judge
1949Movie
Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
1949Movie
Lopez
Once More, My Darling
1949Movie
Kalzac
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949Movie
Mynher Van Groot
Sky Liner
1949Movie
Bokejian
El Paso
1949Movie
Mexican Joe
Ladies of the Chorus
1948Movie
Salisbury
The Dark Past
1948Movie
Prof. Fred Linder
Port Said
1948Movie
Alexis Tacca
I Love Trouble
1948Movie
Keller
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947Movie
Jules Daudet
When a Girl's Beautiful
1947Movie
Stacy Dorn
Gunfighters
1947Movie
Jose aka Uncle Joe
The Unfaithful
1947Movie
Martin Barrow
Mr. District Attorney
1947Movie
Berotti
Blind Spot
1947Movie
Lloyd Harrison
The Return of Monte Cristo
1946Movie
Bombelles
Blondie Knows Best
1946Movie
Dr. Schmidt
So Dark the Night
1946Movie
Henri Cassin
Gilda
1946Movie
Uncle Pio
Deadline at Dawn
1946Movie
Edward Honig
Cornered
1945Movie
Señor Tomas Camargo
Mexicana
1945Movie
Laredo
The Crimson Canary
1945Movie
Vic Miller
Spellbound
1945Movie
Dr. Graff
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945Movie
Brenner
Hotel Berlin
1945Movie
Kleibert
The Conspirators
1944Movie
Dr. Schmitt
In Society
1944Movie
Count Alexis
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944Movie
Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
The Seventh Cross
1944Movie
Dr. Loewenstein
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944Movie
Karel Bulic
Meet the People
1944Movie
Uncle Felix
Easy Life
1944Movie
Batt
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943Movie
Whitey
To My Unborn Son
1943Movie
Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943Movie
Vereheres
Appointment in Berlin
1943Movie
Henri Rader (uncredited)
Background to Danger
1943Movie
Ludwig Rader (uncredited)
Pilot #5
1943Movie
Major Eichel
Night Plane from Chungking
1943Movie
Reverend Ven Der Lieden
Above Suspicion
1943Movie
Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
Heavenly Music
1943Movie
Ludwig van Beethoven
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942Movie
Café Waiter (uncredited)
The Moon and Sixpence
1942Movie
Dirk Stroeve
Eyes in the Night
1942Movie
Mr. Anderson
For the Common Defense!
1942Movie
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
1942Movie
Jan Van Der Venne
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942Movie
Gestapo Agent
Secret Agent of Japan
1942Movie
Alecsandri
Castle in the Desert
1942Movie
Dr. Retling
A Gentleman at Heart
1942Movie
Don Fernando
Blue, White and Perfect
1942Movie
Vanderhoefen
Man at Large
1941Movie
Karl Botany
Dark Streets of Cairo
1940Movie
Bellboy
This Man in Paris
1939Movie
Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
Inspector Hornleigh
1939Movie
Michael Kavanos
Premiere
1938Movie
Frolich
The High Command
1937Movie
Martin Cloam
Let's Make a Night of It
1937Movie
Luigi
A Star Fell from Heaven
1936Movie
Willi Wass
Dance Band
1935Movie
Steve Sarel
The Student's Romance
1935Movie
Mickey
Stolen Wednesday
1933Movie
Tamás István rádióriporter
Tokajerglut
1933Movie
Stephan Tamas
Pardon, tévedtem
1933Movie
Marie, légende hongroise
1933Movie
l'intendant
Flying Gold
1932Movie
Bálint György riporter
Spring Shower
1932Movie
Intendant