Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1918) explained

Birth Date:12 May 1918
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Grand View Memorial Park
Occupation:actor
Yearsactive:1959 - 1976
Parents:Oscar Beregi Sr.

Oscar Beregi Jr. (May 12, 1918  - November 1, 1976) was a Hungarian-born film and television actor. He was the son of actor Oscar Beregi Sr. and often was billed simply as Oscar Beregi. Beregi was most famous for his roles in The Twilight Zone.

Career

Television

Beregi had a major recurring role as gangster Joe Kulak on The Untouchables. He played the starring role as former Nazi Gunther Lutze in the Twilight Zone episode "Deaths-Head Revisited." He also appeared in the Twilight Zone episodes "The Rip Van Winkle Caper" and "Mute". He also appeared in other television shows, including Thriller, Hogan's Heroes (twice), The Monkees, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Blue Light, Don't Call Me Charlie!, The Wild Wild West, Batman, Mission: Impossible, Get Smart, Green Acres, Bat Masterson (as a magician), and in an episode of The Lucy Show which featured Hogan's Heroes stars Bob Crane and John Banner. He appeared in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. episode "Love and Goulash", which aired on March 29, 1968.

Film

Beregi's film career included small roles in several major films, including Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), My Fair Lady (1964), Ship of Fools (1965), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) and Young Frankenstein (1974).

Death

Beregi died of a heart attack on November 1, 1976, in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959Alfred Hitchcock Presents Man Arguing at Telescope Season 5 Episode 2: "The Crystal Trench" (uncredited)
1959The Oregon Trail Ralph Clayman Uncredited
1960Let's Make Love Chauffeur Uncredited
1960North to Alaska Captain Uncredited
1960Sea Hunt Rebreather 1 episode
1961Operation Eichmann Chief of Police, Kuwait
1961The Fiercest Heart Klaas
1961Judgment at Nuremberg Waiter at Court Lounge Uncredited
1961Police Nurse Dr. Leon Claudel
1963Decision at Midnight Chief Marshal
1963Combat! Season 2 Ep.6 Major Schiller, Doctor
1964The Incredible Mr. Limpet Nazi Admiral
1964My Fair Lady Greek Ambassador Uncredited
1964Youngblood Hawke Builder Uncredited
196436 Hours Lieutenant Colonel Ostermann
1965Ship of Fools Herr Lutz
1965Morituri Admiral Wendel
1966The Monkees Count Myron S1:E21, "The Prince and the Paupers"
1967Batman (TV Series) Dr. Floyd Season 2 Episode 48
1967 The Scorpio Letters Philippe Soriel
1968Panic in the City Dr. Paul Cerbo
1970The Christine Jorgensen Story Dr. Victor Dahlman
1970The Great White Hope Ragosy
1971The Organization Andre / Drug Lord Uncredited
1971Cactus in the Snow Mr. Albert
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Brain Control
1974Young Frankenstein Sadistic Jailor

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson. Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.. 2016. McFarland. Jefferson, North Carolina. 9781476625997. 58.