Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Date of Birth:

Nov 10, 1904

Place of Birth:

Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine

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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.

filmography:

Mexicana Mexicana

1945

Dance Band Dance Band

1935

Knock on Wood Knock on Wood

1954

All About Eve All About Eve

1950

Meet the People Meet the People

1944

Holiday in Havana Holiday in Havana

1949

Spring Shower Spring Shower

1932

The Great Diamond Robbery The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

Let's Make a Night of It Let's Make a Night of It

1937

Gunfighters Gunfighters

1947

The Lone Wolf and His Lady The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1949

Man at Large Man at Large

1941

Blue, White, and Perfect Blue, White, and Perfect

1942

El Paso El Paso

1949

Little Egypt Little Egypt

1951

Heavenly Music Heavenly Music

1943

Count Your Blessings Count Your Blessings

1959

Savage Drums Savage Drums

1951

Lady Possessed Lady Possessed

1952

Secret Agent of Japan Secret Agent of Japan

1942

The Royal African Rifles The Royal African Rifles

1953

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House

1952

The Story of Three Loves The Story of Three Loves

1953

Hotel Berlin Hotel Berlin

1945

Dark Streets of Cairo Dark Streets of Cairo

1940

Ladies of the Chorus Ladies of the Chorus

1948

Wild and Wonderful Wild and Wonderful

1964

Tell It to the Judge Tell It to the Judge

1949

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

Above Suspicion Above Suspicion

1943

For the Common Defense! For the Common Defense!

1942

Night Without Sleep Night Without Sleep

1952

Premiere Premiere

1938

Az ellopott szerda Az ellopott szerda

1933

Return of the Dead Return of the Dead

1954

The Swinger The Swinger

1966

Appointment in Berlin Appointment in Berlin

1943

Meet Mrs. Swenson Meet Mrs. Swenson

1956

A Certain Smile A Certain Smile

1958

A Gentleman at Heart A Gentleman at Heart

1942

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Stagecoach To Fury Stagecoach To Fury

1956

Easy Life Easy Life

1944

The Student's Romance The Student's Romance

1935

A Star Fell from Heaven A Star Fell from Heaven

1936

Pardon, tévedtem Pardon, tévedtem

1933

The Wife Takes a Flyer The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

The Mad Martindales The Mad Martindales

1942

Tarzan and the Amazons Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

To My Unborn Son To My Unborn Son

1943

Bal Tabarin Bal Tabarin

1952

Port Said Port Said

1948

Night Plane from Chungking Night Plane from Chungking

1943

New York Confidential New York Confidential

1955

Castle in the Desert Castle in the Desert

1942

Cornered Cornered

1945

The House on Telegraph Hill The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

Woman on the Run Woman on the Run

1950

In Society In Society

1944

The Big Sky The Big Sky

1952

Phantom of the Opera Phantom of the Opera

1943

The Second Woman The Second Woman

1950

Affair in Trinidad Affair in Trinidad

1952

I Love Trouble I Love Trouble

1948

The Dark Past The Dark Past

1948

So Dark the Night So Dark the Night

1946

The Mask of Dimitrios The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

Spellbound Spellbound

1945

A Lady Without Passport A Lady Without Passport

1950

Blondie Knows Best Blondie Knows Best

1946

Gilda Gilda

1946

Marie, légende hongroise Marie, légende hongroise

1933

This Man in Paris This Man in Paris

1939

Attack Attack

1956

The Conspirators The Conspirators

1944

Once Upon a Honeymoon Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

A Bullet for Joey A Bullet for Joey

1955

The Golden Blade The Golden Blade

1953

Tobor the Great Tobor the Great

1954

Blind Spot Blind Spot

1947

Pilot #5 Pilot #5

1943

Inspector Hornleigh Inspector Hornleigh

1939

Mr. District Attorney Mr. District Attorney

1947

Paris Playboys Paris Playboys

1954

Resisting Enemy Interrogation Resisting Enemy Interrogation

1944

Harbor of Missing Men Harbor of Missing Men

1950

Pygmy Island Pygmy Island

1950

Sky Liner Sky Liner

1949

Target Unknown Target Unknown

1951

Once More, My Darling Once More, My Darling

1949

The High Command The High Command

1937

The Crimson Canary The Crimson Canary

1945

Artists and Models Artists and Models

1955

The Unfaithful The Unfaithful

1947

Whistling in Brooklyn Whistling in Brooklyn

1943

The French Line The French Line

1954

In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place

1950

Call Me Madam Call Me Madam

1953

The Moon and Sixpence The Moon and Sixpence

1942

Eyes in the Night Eyes in the Night

1942

Kiss of Fire Kiss of Fire

1955

Verboten! Verboten!

1959

The Crime Doctor's Gamble The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947

The Seventh Cross The Seventh Cross

1944

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966

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