Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876)

Oscar Beregi (born Oszkár Berger, 24 January 1876 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungarian-Jewish^[2] actor who appeared primarily in German films.^[3]

Oscar Beregi
Born	Oszkár Berger (1876-01-24)24 January 1876 Budapest, Hungary
Died	18 October 1965(1965-10-18) (aged 89) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916-1953
Children	Oscar Beregi Jr. Lea Beregi[1]

Biography

Beregi was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He acted onstage in Hungary for 21 years. His son, Oscar Beregi Jr., was also an actor.^[4] In April 1920, as "the only Jewish actor of prominence" acting with the Budapest National Theatre, he was the subject of a demonstration that led to the group's changing its program and presenting a play in which Beregi did not participate.^[5]

In the early 1920s, Beregi was exiled from Hungary because of his "alleged political activities".^[6] During the exile he acted in Vienna for four years.^[6] He served as president of the Film Actors' Association of Vienna.^[7] In 1925 he arrived to Hollywood and stayed there for four years. During that time the actor was filmed in several silent pictures. The most famous was Camille (1926), opposite Norma Talmadge in the title role. He played Professor Baum in Fritz Lang's film The Testament of Dr. Mabuse. In 1926, Beregi signed a five-year contract with Universal Pictures.^[8]

Beregi appeared in 27 films between 1916 and 1953. Beregi died in Hollywood, California, aged 89, and was buried in Budapest, Hungary.^[3]

Partial filmography

• Ártatlan vagyok! (1916) - Pierre, katonaorvos
• Mire megvénülünk (1917) - Áronffy Lóránd
• Hófehérke (1917) - Balassa Imre mérnök
• The Stork Caliph (1917) - Tábori báró / kikötõmunkás
• A föld embere (1917) - Bán Ferenc, bányamérnök
• Károly bakák (1918) - Epres János
• Az aranyember (Man of Gold) (1919) - Tímár Mihály
• Jön az öcsém ("My Brother is Coming") (1919, Short) - As öcs
• Ave Caesar! (1919) - Alexis gróf, testõrkapitány
• A tékozló fiú (1919) - Wagner Oszkár, a fia
• Meriota the Dancer (1922) - Cesare Borgia
• William Ratcliff (1922)
• Children of the Revolution (1923)
• Das verbotene Land (1924)
• Vier Nächte einer schönen Frau (1924)
• Die Tragödie einer Frau (1924)
• Die Sklavenkönigin ("The Moon of Israel", lit. "The Queen of the Slaves") (1924) - Amenmeses
• Jiskor (1924) - The Count
• Ssanin (1924) - Wladimir Petrowitsch Ssanin
• Das Gift der Borgia (1924)
• The Curse (1925) - Jehuda Nachmann
• The Love Thief (1926) - Prime Minister
• The Flaming Forest (1926) - Jules Lagarre
• Camille (1926) - Count de Varville
• Butterflies in the Rain (1926) - Lord Purdon
• The Woman on Trial (1927)
• Der Geliebte seiner Frau (1928) - Polizeikommissär Ralph Förster
• Andere Frauen (1928)
• Povara (1928) - George Stralila
• Love in May (1928)
• Der Dieb im Schlafcoupée (1929)
• Die Jugend am Scheideweg (1929)
• Juwelen (1930)
• The Blue Idol (1931) - Turner, milliomos
• An Auto and No Money (1932)
• The Ghost Train (1933) - Dr. Stirling
• Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse ("The Testament of Dr. Mabuse") (1933) - Prof. Dr. Baum
• Miss Iza (1933)
• The Rakoczi March (1933) - Báró Merlin Ádám, földbirtokos
• Anything Can Happen (1952) - Uncle John
• Tonight We Sing (1953) - Dr. Markoff (uncredited)
• Call Me Madam (1953) - Chamberlain (uncredited)
• Desert Legion (1953) - Si Khalil