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

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Hotel Berlin

    Hotel Berlin

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Easy Life

    Easy Life

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Heavenly Music

    Heavenly Music

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • Savage Drums

    Savage Drums

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • The Story of Three Loves

    The Story of Three Loves

  • Spring Shower

    Spring Shower

  • Gilda

    Gilda

  • Cornered

    Cornered

  • Lady Possessed

    Lady Possessed

  • The Swinger

    The Swinger

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Gunfighters

    Gunfighters

  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

  • The Danny Thomas Show

    The Danny Thomas Show

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • So Dark the Night

    So Dark the Night

  • A Certain Smile

    A Certain Smile

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • Night Without Sleep

    Night Without Sleep

  • The Rogues

    The Rogues

  • The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

  • Verboten!

    Verboten!

  • The Islanders

    The Islanders

  • The French Line

    The French Line

  • All About Eve

    All About Eve

  • Meet Mrs. Swenson

    Meet Mrs. Swenson

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Lone Wolf

    The Lone Wolf

  • Bal Tabarin

    Bal Tabarin

  • When a Girl's Beautiful

    When a Girl's Beautiful

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Mexicana

    Mexicana

  • Call Me Madam

    Call Me Madam

  • Port Said

    Port Said

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • Az ellopott szerda

    Az ellopott szerda

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Blondie Knows Best

    Blondie Knows Best

  • Dr. Fu Manchu

    Dr. Fu Manchu

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

  • The Crimson Canary

    The Crimson Canary

  • Attack

    Attack

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Artists and Models

    Artists and Models

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • The House on Telegraph Hill

    The House on Telegraph Hill

  • New York Confidential

    New York Confidential

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Dark Past

    The Dark Past

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Tarzan and the Amazons

    Tarzan and the Amazons

  • Ladies of the Chorus

    Ladies of the Chorus

  • The Evil of Frankenstein

    The Evil of Frankenstein

  • The Conspirators

    The Conspirators

  • A Lady Without Passport

    A Lady Without Passport

  • Affair in Trinidad

    Affair in Trinidad

  • The Seventh Cross

    The Seventh Cross

  • The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios

  • The Big Sky

    The Big Sky

  • The Second Woman

    The Second Woman

  • Woman on the Run

    Woman on the Run

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • In Society

    In Society

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • Eyes in the Night

    Eyes in the Night

  • Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

  • Tobor the Great

    Tobor the Great

  • Premiere

    Premiere

  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    Once Upon a Honeymoon

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • Knock on Wood

    Knock on Wood

  • Marie, légende hongroise

    Marie, légende hongroise

  • Background to Danger

    Background to Danger

  • The Golden Blade

    The Golden Blade

  • Sky Liner

    Sky Liner

  • The Great Diamond Robbery

    The Great Diamond Robbery

  • The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

  • A Bullet for Joey

    A Bullet for Joey

  • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • To My Unborn Son

    To My Unborn Son

  • The Return of Monte Cristo

    The Return of Monte Cristo

  • Target Unknown

    Target Unknown

  • Kiss of Fire

    Kiss of Fire

  • Pilot #5

    Pilot #5

  • Wild and Wonderful

    Wild and Wonderful

  • The High Command

    The High Command

  • A Gentleman at Heart

    A Gentleman at Heart

  • Stagecoach To Fury

    Stagecoach To Fury

  • The Royal African Rifles

    The Royal African Rifles

  • The Mad Martindales

    The Mad Martindales

  • The Wife Takes a Flyer

    The Wife Takes a Flyer

  • Dark Streets of Cairo

    Dark Streets of Cairo

  • Castle in the Desert

    Castle in the Desert

  • Pygmy Island

    Pygmy Island

  • Once More, My Darling

    Once More, My Darling

  • Secret Agent of Japan

    Secret Agent of Japan

  • Meet the People

    Meet the People

  • Pardon, tévedtem

    Pardon, tévedtem

  • Man at Large

    Man at Large

  • Harbor of Missing Men

    Harbor of Missing Men

  • The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

  • Count Your Blessings

    Count Your Blessings

  • Whistling in Brooklyn

    Whistling in Brooklyn

  • Appointment in Berlin

    Appointment in Berlin

  • Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

  • Return of the Dead

    Return of the Dead

  • Paris Playboys

    Paris Playboys

  • Night Plane from Chungking

    Night Plane from Chungking

  • Holiday in Havana

    Holiday in Havana

  • Dance Band

    Dance Band

  • For the Common Defense!

    For the Common Defense!

  • Inspector Hornleigh

    Inspector Hornleigh

  • Let's Make a Night of It

    Let's Make a Night of It

  • The Student's Romance

    The Student's Romance

  • A Star Fell from Heaven

    A Star Fell from Heaven

  • This Man in Paris

    This Man in Paris