Oscar Beregi (May 12, 1918 – November 1, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film and television actor. He was the son of actor Oscar Beregi Sr., and often was sometimes billed as Oscar Beregi Jr..
Early life Beregi was born in Budapest, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918. His father, Oscar Beregi, was an actor and matinee idol of Hungarian-Jewish origin. The Beregi family moved to Vienna in the early 1920s, after the dissolution of the Empire, due to the elder Oscar's political activities. Both left Europe in 1939 to escape the Nazi takeover, the elder Beregi moved to the United States and the son settled in Chile, where he ran a restaurant. It took several years for the younger Beregi to be granted a visa to enter the U.S., and then only through the intervention of then-U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson.
Career
Television Making his acting debut at the age of 40, 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 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, Mission: Impossible, Get Smart, Green Acres, 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, aged 58, in Los Angeles, California. He is buried in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Man Arguing at Telescope Season 5 Episode 2: "The Crystal Trench" (uncredited)1959 The Oregon Trail Ralph Clayman Uncredited1960 Let's Make Love Chauffeur Uncredited1960 North to Alaska Captain Uncredited1960 Sea Hunt Rebreather 1 episode1961 Operation Eichmann Chief of Police, Kuwait 1961 The Fiercest Heart Klaas 1961 The Twilight Zone Mr. Farwell The Rip Van Winkle Caper S2 E24 1961 The Twilight Zone Gunther Lutze Deaths-Head Revisited S3 E9 1961 Judgment at Nuremberg Waiter at Court Lounge Uncredited1961 Police Nurse Dr. Leon Claudel 1963 Decision at Midnight Chief Marshal 1963 Combat! Major Schiller, Doctor Oscar Beregi 1963 The Twilight Zone Professor Karl Werner Mute S3 E5 1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet Nazi Admiral 1964 My Fair Lady Greek Ambassador Uncredited1964 Youngblood Hawke Builder Uncredited1964 36 Hours Lieutenant Colonel Ostermann 1965 Ship of Fools Herr Lutz 1965 Morituri Admiral Wendel1966 The Monkees Count Myron S1:E21, "The Prince and the Paupers"1967 Batman (TV Series) Dr. Floyd Season 2 Episode 481967 The Scorpio Letters Philippe Soriel 1968 Panic in the City Dr. Paul Cerbo 1970 The Christine Jorgensen Story Dr. Victor Dahlman 1970 The Great White Hope Ragosy 1971 The Organization Andre / Drug Lord Uncredited1971 Cactus in the Snow Mr. Albert 1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Brain Control 1974 Young Frankenstein Sadistic Jailor
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