Tony Curtis
1925-06-03 ( 99 years old ) in Bronx, New York, USA

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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From Roger Moore with Love 2024-12-15
Rat Pack 2022-01-11
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014-09-20
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom 2012-03-20
That's Insignificance 2011-06-14
Tony Curtis erzählt... 2010-10-03
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010-05-05
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved 2010-02-10
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon 2010-02-10
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel 2009-09-12
David & Fatima 2008-06-27
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' 2006-06-25
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' 2006-06-25
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten 2006-03-15
Hollywood Legenden 2004-01-01
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy 2003-11-18
Reflections of Evil 2002-03-22
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot 2001-12-31
Rescued from the Closet 2001-05-29
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' 2001-05-22
Play It to the Bone 1999-12-25
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever 1998-12-15
Louis & Frank 1998-07-08
Stargames 1998-06-03
Elvis Meets Nixon 1997-08-12
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man 1997-05-13
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball 1997-03-30
The Celluloid Closet 1996-01-30
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class 1995-11-16
The Immortals 1995-10-05
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 1994-11-09
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit 1994-04-03
A Century of Cinema 1994-01-01
Naked in New York 1993-11-10
The Mummy Lives 1993-07-10
Christmas in Connecticut 1992-12-22
Center of the Web 1992-05-15
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box 1991-11-29
Prime Target 1991-09-27
Thanksgiving Day 1990-11-19
Lobster Man from Mars 1990-02-09
Walter and Carlo in America 1989-11-24
Midnight 1989-07-01
Tarzan in Manhattan 1989-04-15
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany 1988-05-04
Sparky's Magic Piano 1987-01-01
Murder in Three Acts 1986-10-01
Banter 1986-08-25
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal 1986-07-31
Club Life 1986-02-20
Mafia Princess 1986-01-19
Insignificance 1985-08-02
Half Nelson 1985-03-24
Where Is Parsifal? 1984-01-01
BrainWaves 1983-08-05
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25
Balboa 1983-01-02
Black Commando 1982-11-15
Portrait of a Showgirl 1982-04-09
Magic with the Stars 1982-01-17
The Million Dollar Face 1981-03-12
Inmates: A Love Story 1981-02-13
The Mirror Crack'd 1980-09-19
It Rained All Night the Day I Left 1980-08-05
The Scarlett O'Hara War 1980-05-19
Little Miss Marker 1980-03-21
The Masqueraders 1980-01-01
Title Shot 1979-09-09
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration 1979-05-07
Death Becomes Me 1979-01-01
The Users 1978-10-01
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan 1978-06-30
The Manitou 1978-04-28
Sextette 1978-03-03
The Last Appointment! 1977-06-11
Casanova & Co. 1977-03-01
The Last Tycoon 1976-11-18
The Switch 1976-06-07
The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975-10-31
Lepke 1975-05-23
Sporting Chance 1975-01-01
London Conspiracy 1974-10-04
Mission: Monte Carlo 1974-01-01
The Third Girl from the Left 1973-10-16
The Persuaders! 1973-04-01
Norman Jewison, Film Maker 1971-01-01
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970-09-11
You Can't Win 'Em All 1970-07-23
Monte Carlo or Bust! 1969-04-28
The Boston Strangler 1968-10-08
Rosemary's Baby 1968-06-12
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... 1967-12-01
Don't Make Waves 1967-06-20
Arrivederci, Baby! 1966-12-28
Not With My Wife, You Don't 1966-11-02
Chamber of Horrors 1966-10-19
Boeing, Boeing 1965-12-22
The Great Race 1965-07-01
Sex and the Single Girl 1964-12-25
Goodbye Charlie 1964-11-18
Wild and Wonderful 1964-06-09
Paris When It Sizzles 1964-03-01
Captain Newman, M.D. 1963-12-25
The List of Adrian Messenger 1963-05-23
40 Pounds of Trouble 1962-12-31
Taras Bulba 1962-11-21
The Outsider 1961-12-27
The Great Impostor 1960-12-23
Pepe 1960-12-21
Spartacus 1960-10-13
The Rat Race 1960-07-10
Who Was That Lady? 1960-04-08
People, Hopes, Medals 1960-03-14
Operation Petticoat 1959-12-05
Some Like It Hot 1959-03-19
The Perfect Furlough 1958-11-30
The Defiant Ones 1958-08-14
Kings Go Forth 1958-06-28
The Vikings 1958-06-11
Sweet Smell of Success 1957-07-04
The Midnight Story 1957-06-04
Mister Cory 1957-02-23
The Rawhide Years 1956-07-01
Trapeze 1956-05-30
Nightmare 1956-01-01
The Square Jungle 1955-12-30
Allen in Movieland 1955-07-02
The Purple Mask 1955-06-15
Six Bridges to Cross 1955-01-21
So This Is Paris 1954-12-15
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954-09-28
The Black Shield of Falworth 1954-09-02
Johnny Dark 1954-06-25
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood 1954-04-18
Beachhead 1954-02-05
Forbidden 1953-12-02
The All American 1953-10-01
Houdini 1953-07-02
The World's Most Beautiful Girls 1953-01-29
Son of Ali Baba 1952-08-15
Flesh and Fury 1952-06-26
No Room for the Groom 1952-06-13
Meet Danny Wilson 1952-02-08
An Eye for an Eye 1952-01-02
Come Back Little Shiksa 1952-01-01
The Re-Inforcer 1951-10-04
The Prince Who Was a Thief 1951-05-17
Fairfax Avenue 1951-01-01
Kansas Raiders 1950-11-15
Winchester '73 1950-07-12
Sierra 1950-05-26
I Was a Shoplifter 1950-05-13
Francis 1950-02-08
Woman in Hiding 1950-01-06
The Lady Gambles 1949-05-20
Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949-04-20
City Across the River 1949-04-07
Criss Cross 1949-02-04
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border 1949-01-01

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