Steven Geray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-11-10

Day of death

1973-12-26 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • The Rogues

    The Rogues

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Danny Thomas Show

    The Danny Thomas Show

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

  • Meet Mrs. Swenson

    Meet Mrs. Swenson

  • Tarzan and the Amazons

    Tarzan and the Amazons

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

  • Attack

    Attack

  • In Society

    In Society

  • To My Unborn Son

    To My Unborn Son

  • The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • Dark Streets of Cairo

    Dark Streets of Cairo

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Night Plane from Chungking

    Night Plane from Chungking

  • The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios

  • A Gentleman at Heart

    A Gentleman at Heart

  • The Return of Monte Cristo

    The Return of Monte Cristo

  • Premiere

    Premiere

  • Castle in the Desert

    Castle in the Desert

  • Count Your Blessings

    Count Your Blessings

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

  • All About Eve

    All About Eve

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Mexicana

    Mexicana

  • Harbor of Missing Men

    Harbor of Missing Men

  • The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

  • A Star Fell from Heaven

    A Star Fell from Heaven

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Woman on the Run

    Woman on the Run

  • Pardon, tévedtem

    Pardon, tévedtem

  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

  • Once More, My Darling

    Once More, My Darling

  • The High Command

    The High Command

  • Cornered

    Cornered

  • The Big Sky

    The Big Sky

  • Inspector Hornleigh

    Inspector Hornleigh

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Secret Agent of Japan

    Secret Agent of Japan

  • Paris Playboys

    Paris Playboys

  • Pilot #5

    Pilot #5

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • The French Line

    The French Line

  • A Bullet for Joey

    A Bullet for Joey

  • The Golden Blade

    The Golden Blade

  • Kiss of Fire

    Kiss of Fire

  • The Student's Romance

    The Student's Romance

  • Easy Life

    Easy Life

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Port Said

    Port Said

  • Heavenly Music

    Heavenly Music

  • The Seventh Cross

    The Seventh Cross

  • Stagecoach To Fury

    Stagecoach To Fury

  • Let's Make a Night of It

    Let's Make a Night of It

  • Pygmy Island

    Pygmy Island

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • Sky Liner

    Sky Liner

  • Holiday in Havana

    Holiday in Havana

  • Gilda

    Gilda

  • Dr. Fu Manchu

    Dr. Fu Manchu

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Affair in Trinidad

    Affair in Trinidad

  • Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

  • Spring Shower

    Spring Shower

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Eyes in the Night

    Eyes in the Night

  • The Second Woman

    The Second Woman

  • Return of the Dead

    Return of the Dead

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Call Me Madam

    Call Me Madam

  • Lady Possessed

    Lady Possessed

  • The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

  • The House on Telegraph Hill

    The House on Telegraph Hill

  • Target Unknown

    Target Unknown

  • This Man in Paris

    This Man in Paris

  • Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

  • Night Without Sleep

    Night Without Sleep

  • The Crimson Canary

    The Crimson Canary

  • The Dark Past

    The Dark Past

  • For the Common Defense!

    For the Common Defense!

  • A Certain Smile

    A Certain Smile

  • A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

  • Wild and Wonderful

    Wild and Wonderful

  • The Royal African Rifles

    The Royal African Rifles

  • Gunfighters

    Gunfighters

  • So Dark the Night

    So Dark the Night

  • Tobor the Great

    Tobor the Great

  • The Swinger

    The Swinger

  • Ladies of the Chorus

    Ladies of the Chorus

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • The Evil of Frankenstein

    The Evil of Frankenstein

  • Verboten!

    Verboten!

  • Savage Drums

    Savage Drums

  • Artists and Models

    Artists and Models

  • Az ellopott szerda

    Az ellopott szerda

  • The Story of Three Loves

    The Story of Three Loves

  • The Conspirators

    The Conspirators

  • Appointment in Berlin

    Appointment in Berlin

  • Marie, légende hongroise

    Marie, légende hongroise

  • Hotel Berlin

    Hotel Berlin

  • Blondie Knows Best

    Blondie Knows Best

  • Background to Danger

    Background to Danger

  • The Great Diamond Robbery

    The Great Diamond Robbery

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

  • Bal Tabarin

    Bal Tabarin

  • Man at Large

    Man at Large

  • When a Girl's Beautiful

    When a Girl's Beautiful

  • Dance Band

    Dance Band