Personal Info
Birth date
1904-11-10 (120 Years)
Day of death
1973-12-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine
Also known as
Istvan Gyergyay
István Gyergyai
Steve Geray
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.
Filmography
Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Tales of Tomorrow
6
Overview:
Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen, and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later Twilight Zone which also covered one of the same stories, "What You Need". In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.I Dream of Jeannie
7.834
Overview:
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".The Lucy Show
7
Overview:
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.December Bride
5.5
Overview:
December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series that aired from June 1952 through September 1953.Telephone Time
6.3
Overview:
Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5
Overview:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.Perry Mason
7.717
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Adventures in Paradise
5.7
Overview:
Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Adam Troy, the captain of the schooner Tiki III, which sailed the South Pacific looking for passengers and adventure. USA Network aired reruns of this series between 1984 and 1988. The plots deal with the romantic and detective stories of Korean War veteran Troy. The supporting cast, varying from season to season, features George Tobias, Guy Stockwell, and Linda Lawson.The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.The Outer Limits
7.769
Overview:
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.Alcoa Theatre
6.5
Overview:
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.728
Overview:
Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it enemy agents, mad scientists, deadly sea creatures, or impending nuclear disaster.87th Precinct
7.5
Overview:
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.The Time Tunnel
7.586
Overview:
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.Mr. & Mrs. North
4.333
Overview:
Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1952 to May 25, 1954. The series centers on Jerry North, a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective, and his wife, Pamela, as they solve crimes in New York City.The Islanders
8
Overview:
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..Climax!
3.273
Overview:
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.The Danny Thomas Show
6
Overview:
Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.The Adventures of Jim Bowie
4.5
Overview:
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.Four Star Playhouse
6.333
Overview:
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.Dangerous Assignment
3.5
Overview:
A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star Brian Donlevy originated the role on radio in the '40s.Adventures of Superman
6.67
Overview:
Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."Dr. Fu Manchu
5
Overview:
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu is a syndicated American television series that aired in 1956. The show was produced by Hollywood Television Service, a subsidiary of Republic Pictures.Burke's Law
6
Overview:
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.Die Hard: With a Vengeance
7.269
Overview:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Overview:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.Cavalcade of America
3.5
Overview:
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.Acting
1966The Swinger as Man with Fish
1966The Time Tunnel (1 Episode) as Perrault
1966Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter as Dr. Rudolf Frankenstein
1965I Dream of Jeannie (1 Episode) as Armand
1964Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 Episode) as Dalgren
1964The Rogues (1 Episode) as Henri
1964Wild and Wonderful as Bartender
1963Burke's Law (1 Episode) as Dr. Alexis Crystal
1963The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Jerichau
1962The Lucy Show (1 Episode) as Dr. Fleisher
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Frank Chernak
196187th Precinct (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960The Islanders (1 Episode) as Marek
1959Adventures in Paradise (1, 1 Episode) as Piet, Paul Barolle
1959Count Your Blessings as Guide
1959Verboten! as le maire
1958The Donna Reed Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958A Certain Smile as Denis
1957Alcoa Theatre (1 Episode) as Station Master
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as Korbell, Franz Moray
1956Stagecoach To Fury as Nichols
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1 Episode) as Alex Rozky
1956Attack as Otto
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Dr. Fu Manchu (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Telephone Time (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1956Meet Mrs. Swenson as Dr. Arons
1955Artists and Models as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)
1955Matinee Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Kiss of Fire as Ship Captain Bellon
1955A Bullet for Joey as Raphael Garcia
1955New York Confidential as Morris Franklin
1954Climax! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954December Bride (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Return of the Dead as George Benet
1954Tobor the Great as The Foreign Spy-Chief
1954The Lone Wolf (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954Knock on Wood as Doctor Kreuger
1954Paris Playboys as Dr. Gaspard
1954The French Line as François, Ship Steward
1954The Great Diamond Robbery as Van Goosen
1953The Royal African Rifles as Van Stede
1953The Danny Thomas Show (1 Episode) as Doctor
1953The Golden Blade as Barcus
1953Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Hotel Manager
1953The Story of Three Loves as Legay
1953Call Me Madam as Prime Minister Sebastian
1953General Electric Theater (1, 1 Episode) as Papa Pulaski, M. Brideau
1952Mr. & Mrs. North (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952Cavalcade of America (1 Episode) as Bela Hovarth
1952Night Without Sleep as George (Uncredited)
1952Four Star Playhouse (1, 1 Episode) as Mataafa, Mr. Yen
1952Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952The Big Sky as "Frenchy" Jourdonnais
1952O. Henry's Full House as Boris Radolf (segment "The Last Leaf") (uncredited)
1952Affair in Trinidad as Wittol
1952Bal Tabarin as Inspector Manet
1952Lady Possessed as Dr. Stepanek
1952Dangerous Assignment (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Golet
1951Little Egypt as Pasha
1951Tales of Tomorrow (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Savage Drums as Unknown
1951The House on Telegraph Hill as Dr. Burkhardt
1951Target Unknown as Jean
1950Pygmy Island as Leon Marko
1950Woman on the Run as Dr. Arnold Hohler
1950All About Eve as Captain of Waiters
1950A Lady Without Passport as Frenchman, Palinov's Tout
1950The Second Woman as Balthazar Jones
1950In a Lonely Place as Paul
1950Harbor of Missing Men as Captain Corcoris
1949Tell It to the Judge as Francois, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
1949Holiday in Havana as Lopez
1949Once More, My Darling as Kalzac
1949The Lone Wolf and His Lady as Mynher Van Groot
1949Sky Liner as Bokejian
1949El Paso as Mexican Joe
1948Ladies of the Chorus as Salisbury
1948The Dark Past as Prof. Fred Linder
1948Port Said as Alexis Tacca
1948I Love Trouble as Keller
1947The Crime Doctor's Gamble as Jules Daudet
1947When a Girl's Beautiful as Stacy Dorn
1947Gunfighters as Jose aka Uncle Joe
1947The Unfaithful as Martin Barrow
1947Mr. District Attorney as Berotti
1947Blind Spot as Lloyd Harrison
1946Blondie Knows Best as Dr. Schmidt
1946So Dark the Night as Henri Cassin
1946Gilda as Uncle Pio
1946Deadline at Dawn as Edward Honig
1945Cornered as Señor Tomas Camargo
1945Mexicana as Laredo
1945The Crimson Canary as Vic Miller
1945Spellbound as Dr. Graff
1945Tarzan and the Amazons as Brenner
1945Hotel Berlin as Kleibert
1944The Conspirators as Dr. Schmitt
1944In Society as Count Alexis
1944Resisting Enemy Interrogation as Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
1944The Seventh Cross as Dr. Loewenstein
1944The Mask of Dimitrios as Karel Bulic
1944Meet the People as Uncle Felix
1944Easy Life as Batt
1943Whistling in Brooklyn as Whitey
1943To My Unborn Son as Peter Ravitch (uncredited)
1943Phantom of the Opera as Vereheres
1943Appointment in Berlin as Henri Rader (uncredited)
1943Background to Danger as Ludwig Rader
1943Pilot #5 as Major Eichel
1943Night Plane from Chungking as Reverend Ven Der Lieden
1943Above Suspicion as Anton the Woodcarver (Uncredited)
1943Heavenly Music as Ludwig van Beethoven
1942Once Upon a Honeymoon as Café Waiter (uncredited)
1942The Moon and Sixpence as Dirk Stroeve
1942Eyes in the Night as Mr. Anderson
1942For the Common Defense! as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
1942The Mad Martindales as Jan Van Der Venne
1942The Wife Takes a Flyer as Gestapo Agent
1942Secret Agent of Japan as Alecsandri
1942Castle in the Desert as Dr. Retling
1942A Gentleman at Heart as Don Fernando
1942Blue, White, and Perfect as Vanderhoefen
1941Man at Large as Karl Botany
1940Dark Streets of Cairo as Bellboy
1939This Man in Paris as Sûreté Police Officer (uncredited)
1939Inspector Hornleigh as Michael Kavanos
1938Premiere as Frolich
1937The High Command as Martin Cloam
1937Let's Make a Night of It as Luigi
1936A Star Fell from Heaven as Willi Wass
1935Dance Band as Steve Sarel
1935The Student's Romance as Mickey
1933Az ellopott szerda as Tamás István rádióriporter
1933Pardon, tévedtem as Unknown
1933Marie, légende hongroise as l'intendant
1932Spring Shower as Intendant
Crew
1995Die Hard: With a Vengeance ... Stunts