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

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Matinee Theater

The Donna Reed Show

Climax!

The Lucy Show

Dr. Kildare

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

All Movies (111)

• The Swinger1966 · as Man with Fish
• Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter1966 · as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
• Wild and Wonderful1964 · as Bartender
• The Evil of Frankenstein1964 · as Dr. Sergado (uncredited)
• Count Your Blessings1959 · as Guide
• Verboten!1959 · as le maire
• A Certain Smile1958 · as Denis
• Stagecoach To Fury1956 · as Nichols
• Attack1956 · as Otto
• Meet Mrs. Swenson1956 · as Dr. Arons
• Artists and Models1955 · as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
• Kiss of Fire1955 · as Ship Captain Bellon
• A Bullet for Joey1955 · as Raphael Garcia
• New York Confidential1955 · as Morris Franklin
• Return of the Dead1954 · as George Benet
• Tobor the Great1954 · as The Foreign Spy-Chief
• Knock on Wood1954 · as Doctor Kreuger
• Paris Playboys1954 · as Dr. Gaspard
• The French Line1954 · as François, Ship Steward
• The Great Diamond Robbery1954 · as Van Goosen
• The Royal African Rifles1953 · as Van Stede
• The Golden Blade1953 · as Barcus
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953 · as Hotel Manager
• The Story of Three Loves1953 · as Legay
• Call Me Madam1953 · as Prime Minister Sebastian
• Night Without Sleep1952 · as George (Uncredited)
• O. Henry's Full House1952 · as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
• The Big Sky1952 · as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
• Affair in Trinidad1952 · as Wittol
• Bal Tabarin1952 · as Inspector Manet
• Lady Possessed1952 · as Dr. Stepanek
• Little Egypt1951 · as Pasha
• Savage Drums1951
• The House on Telegraph Hill1951 · as Dr. Burkhardt
• Target Unknown1951 · as Jean
• Pygmy Island1950 · as Leon Marko
• Woman on the Run1950 · as Dr. Arnold Hohler
• All About Eve1950 · as Captain of Waiters
• A Lady Without Passport1950 · as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
• The Second Woman1950 · as Balthazar Jones
• In a Lonely Place1950 · as Paul
• Harbor of Missing Men1950 · as Captain Corcoris
• Tell It to the Judge1949 · as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Holiday in Havana1949 · as Lopez
• Once More, My Darling1949 · as Kalzac
• The Lone Wolf and His Lady1949 · as Mynher Van Groot
• Sky Liner1949 · as Bokejian
• El Paso1949 · as Mexican Joe
• Ladies of the Chorus1948 · as Salisbury
• The Dark Past1948 · as Prof. Fred Linder
• Port Said1948 · as Alexis Tacca
• I Love Trouble1948 · as Keller
• The Crime Doctor's Gamble1947 · as Jules Daudet
• When a Girl's Beautiful1947 · as Stacy Dorn
• Gunfighters1947 · as Jose aka Uncle Joe
• The Unfaithful1947 · as Martin Barrow
• Mr. District Attorney1947 · as Berotti
• Blind Spot1947 · as Lloyd Harrison
• The Return of Monte Cristo1946 · as Bombelles
• Blondie Knows Best1946 · as Dr. Schmidt
• So Dark the Night1946 · as Henri Cassin
• Gilda1946 · as Uncle Pio
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Edward Honig
• Cornered1945 · as Señor Tomas Camargo
• Mexicana1945 · as Laredo
• The Crimson Canary1945 · as Vic Miller
• Spellbound1945 · as Dr. Graff
• Tarzan and the Amazons1945 · as Brenner
• Hotel Berlin1945 · as Kleibert
• The Conspirators1944 · as Dr. Schmitt
• In Society1944 · as Count Alexis
• Resisting Enemy Interrogation1944 · as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
• The Seventh Cross1944 · as Dr. Loewenstein
• The Mask of Dimitrios1944 · as Karel Bulic
• Meet the People1944 · as Uncle Felix
• Easy Life1944 · as Batt
• Whistling in Brooklyn1943 · as Whitey
• To My Unborn Son1943 · as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
• Phantom of the Opera1943 · as Vereheres
• Appointment in Berlin1943 · as Henri Rader (uncredited)
• Background to Danger1943 · as Ludwig Rader
• Pilot #51943 · as Major Eichel
• Night Plane from Chungking1943 · as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
• Above Suspicion1943 · as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
• Heavenly Music1943 · as Ludwig van Beethoven
• Once Upon a Honeymoon1942 · as Café Waiter (uncredited)
• The Moon and Sixpence1942 · as Dirk Stroeve
• Eyes in the Night1942 · as Mr. Anderson
• For the Common Defense!1942 · as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
• The Mad Martindales1942 · as Jan Van Der Venne
• The Wife Takes a Flyer1942 · as Gestapo Agent
• Secret Agent of Japan1942 · as Alecsandri
• Castle in the Desert1942 · as Dr. Retling
• A Gentleman at Heart1942 · as Don Fernando
• Blue, White and Perfect1942 · as Vanderhoefen
• Man at Large1941 · as Karl Botany
• Dark Streets of Cairo1940 · as Bellboy
• This Man in Paris1939 · as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
• Inspector Hornleigh1939 · as Michael Kavanos
• Premiere1938 · as Frolich
• The High Command1937 · as Martin Cloam
• Let's Make a Night of It1937 · as Luigi
• A Star Fell from Heaven1936 · as Willi Wass
• Dance Band1935 · as Steve Sarel
• The Student's Romance1935 · as Mickey
• Stolen Wednesday1933 · as Tamás István rádióriporter
• Tokajerglut1933 · as Stephan Tamas
• Pardon, tévedtem1933
• Marie, légende hongroise1933 · as l'intendant
• Flying Gold1932 · as Bálint György riporter
• Spring Shower1932 · as Intendant

All TV Shows (37)

• The Time Tunnel1966 · as Perrault
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Armand
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · as Dalgren
• The Rogues1964 · as Henri
• Burke's Law1963 · as Dr. Alexis Crystal
• The Outer Limits1963 · as Jerichau
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Dr. Fleisher
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Frank Chernak
• 87th Precinct1961
• The Islanders1960 · as Marek
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Piet
• Adventures in Paradise1959 · as Paul Barolle
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• Alcoa Theatre1957 · as Station Master
• Perry Mason1957 · as Korbell
• Perry Mason1957 · as Franz Moray
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Alex Rozky
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• Dr. Fu Manchu1956 · as Otto Helgaard
• Telephone Time1956
• Matinee Theater1955
• Climax!1954
• December Bride1954
• The Lone Wolf1954
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Doctor
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Rudolf Benelman
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Papa Pulaski
• General Electric Theater1953 · as M. Brideau
• Mr. & Mrs. North1952
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Bela Hovarth
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mataafa
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mr. Yen
• Adventures of Superman1952 · as Prof. Van Wick
• Dangerous Assignment1952
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Golet
• Tales of Tomorrow1951