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