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Guy Deghy (born Gedeon Aladar Istvan Deghy; 11 October 1912 – 25 February 1992), was a Hungarian-born radio producer and actor who appeared largely in British films and television.

Deghy was first a producer for BBC Leeds. The Leeds-born novelist, playwright and journalist Keith Waterhouse recalls in his autobiography, City Lights, submitting his first radio play, The Town That Wouldn’t Vote: I was summoned to the BBC to meet my producer, Guy Stephen Deghy, (whom) I recognised as one of the bearded bohemians of Whitelock’s (Ale House). Despite a 20-year age gap, Guy and I hit it off from the start, and we were to become lifelong friends. Eventually, Deghy took off for London to act (and) write . . . a further spur to my ambition to reach my Chelsea garret.

Deghy appeared in the 5th episode of the first season of The Saint depicting Inspector Oscar Kleinhaus,^[1] also making another appearance as the same character in an episode of the 5th series, as well as appearances in an additional episode and a TV movie as different characters. Another example was his 1960 appearance in the Patrick McGoohan television series Danger Man episode “The Traitor” as a guard on a train as well as in the 1961 episode “Name, Date and Place” as Vogel.

Deghy also appeared on the London stage.^[2]

He died in London, at the age of 79, on 25 February 1992.

• Guy Deghy at IMDb