Tony Curtis
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1925-06-03
Deathday 2010-09-29 (85 years old)
Place of Birth Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known As Bernard Herschel Schwartz, Anthony Curtis, Тони Кертис
Tony Curtis
Biography
Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances. Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the later half of the 1950's he became a notable and strong screen presence. He began proving himself to be a “fine dramatic actor,” having the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles. In his earliest parts he acted in a string of "mediocre" films, including swashbucklers, westerns, light comedies, sports films, and a musical. However, by the time he starred in Houdini (1953) with his wife Janet Leigh, "his first clear success," notes critic David Thomson, his acting had progressed immensely. He won his first serious recognition as a skilled dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in another drama, The Defiant Ones (1958). Curtis then gave what many believe was his best acting, in a completely different role, the comedy Some Like It Hot (1959). Thomson calls it an "outrageous film," and it was voted the number 1 funniest film in history from a survey done by the American Film Institute. It costarred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, and was directed by Billy Wilder. That was followed by Blake Edwards’ comedy Operation Petticoat (1959) with Cary Grant. They were both “frantic comedies,” and displayed "his impeccable comic timing." He often collaborated with Edwards on later films. His most significant serious part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler, which some consider his "last major film role." The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his "chilling portrayal" of serial killer Albert DeSalvo. He gained 30 pounds and had his face "rebuilt" with a false nose to look like the real DeSalvo. Curtis was the father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis by his first wife, actress Janet Leigh.
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Actor
as Self (archive photo)
as Self (archive footage)
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as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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as Eric (archive footage) (uncredited)
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as Mr. Schwartz
as Himself
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as Self - Guest
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as Morris
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as Host
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as Tony Curtis
as Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan)
as Self
as Bernard (voice)
as King Fendel
as Self
as Jack Steele
as Wald
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as Peter DiCaprio
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as Dominic
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as Johnny Steele
as Lucky Bergstrom
as Self
as Carl Fisher
as Aziru / Dr. Mohassid
as Stephen Moore
as Alexander Yardley
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as Copella
as Max Schloss
as J.P. Shelldrake
as WIlly La Rouge
as Mr. B
as Archimedes Porter
as Mr. Cornfield
as Self
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as Charles Cartwright
as Charles Foster
as Hector
as Sam Giancana
as The Senator
as Parsifal Katzanella-Boden
as Dr. Clavius
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Ernie Stoddard
as Col. Iago
as Joey DeLeon
as Harry Houdini (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Chester Masterson
as Flanagan
as Self
as Martin N. Fenn
as Robert Talbot
as David O. Selznick
as Blackie
as Danny Wilde
as Frank Renzetti
as Danny Wilde
as Randy Brent
as Marvin Lazar
as Harry Erskine
as Alexei Karansky
as Roth
as Danny Wilde
as Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino
as Self
as Rodriguez
as Danny Wilde
as Fernand Morcerf Mondego
as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
as Danny Wilde
as McCoy
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as Danny Wilde
as Joey Jordan
as Danny Wilde
as Self (uncredited)
as Danny Wilde
as Self
as Shannon Gambroni
as Adam Dyer
as Chester Schofield
as Albert DeSalvo
as Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
as Self - Guest
as Guerrando da Montone
as Carlo Cofield
as Self
as Nick Johnson
as Tom Ferris
as Mr. Julian
as Self
as Bernard Lawrence
as The Great Leslie
as Bob Weston
as George Wellington Tracy
as Terry Williams
as Maurice / Philippe (uncredited)
as Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz
as Organ Grinder
as Steve McCluskey
as Andrei Bulba
as Ira Hamilton Hayes
as Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd
as Tony Curtis
as Antoninus
as Pete Hammond Jr.
as David Wilson
as Self
as Stony Curtis (voice)
as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
as Joe (Josephine)
as Cpl. Paul Hodges
as John 'Joker' Jackson
as Caporal Britt Harris
as Eric
as Sidney Falco
as Joe Martini
as Cory
as Ben Matthews
as Tino Orsini
as Tony
as Self - Recipient
as Self - Guest
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as Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon
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as Rene de Traviere / The Purple Mask
as Jerry Florea
as Joe Maxwell
as Self
as Myles Falworth
as Johnny Dark
as Burke
as Eddie Darrow
as Nick Bonelli
as Harry Houdini
as Self
as Mario Galindo
as David
as Kashma Baba
as Paul Callan
as Alvah Morrell
as Nightclub Patron
as Self
as Baffo
as Julna
as Charlie
as Kit Dalton
as Doan
as Brent Coulter (as Anthony Cutis)
as Pepe
as Captain Jones
as Dave Shaw (voice) (uncredited)
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)
as Joey Hyatt (as Anthony Curtis)
as Mitch (as Anthony Curtis)
as Gigolo (uncredited)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
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Crew
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