Jack Curtis

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-06-16

Deathday 1970-09-01 (44 years old)

Place of Birth Queens, New York USA

Jack Curtis

Biography

Jack Curtis Jr. was born in New York on June 16, 1926. As a teenager in the 1940s he first got into voice acting. He performed on a myriad of radio shows, including Coast to Coast on a Bus, where he first met Peter Fernandez. Released in 1964, he made the cult classic The Flesh Eaters. Although credited as the film's director, he also wrote, edited, and provided camera work. Jack Curtis was also the half brother to Bea Curtis, who was married to none other than Harry Fox of The Foxtrot. Jack's longtime friend Peter Fernandez hired him to dub voices for Speed Racer. At the time he also provided voice-overs for the cartoon series, Marine Boy.

Known For

Writer

1967
The Deadly Organ

as Dialogue

Actor

2024
The Car Acrobatic Team Saga

as Pops Racer / Captain Terror

1992
Speed Racer: The Movie

as Narrator / Pops Racer (voice)

1964
The Flesh Eaters

as Radio Deejay (voice) (uncredited)

Director

1964
The Flesh Eaters

as Director

Producer

1964
The Flesh Eaters

as Producer

Editor

1961
The Unsatisfied

as Editor