Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Bronx, New York, USA
    Birthday
    6/3/1925
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
8.1
Spartacus
Spartacus
7.5
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
7.6
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
5.3
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.7
Casanova & Co.
Casanova & Co.
3.6
Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone
5.6
Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles
6.3
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
7.1
Center of the Web
Center of the Web
3.8
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
4.1
The Mummy Lives
The Mummy Lives
4.2
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
6.1
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
7.2
The Great Race
The Great Race
7.1
Murder in Three Acts
Murder in Three Acts
5.5
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger
6.6
Naked in New York
Naked in New York
4.7
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth
6.2
Allen in Movieland
Allen in Movieland
5
Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D.
6.6
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
6.7
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
7.2
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
6.6
Forbidden
Forbidden
6
Hollywood Legenden
2
The Manitou
The Manitou
5.5
Trapeze
Trapeze
6.2
The Immortals
The Immortals
5.7
6 Bridges to Cross
6 Bridges to Cross
6.2
Lepke
Lepke
5.2
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
7.3
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles
6
Insignificance
Insignificance
6.3
The Vikings
The Vikings
7
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
0
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
0
Tony Curtis erzählt...
0
People, Hopes, Medals
People, Hopes, Medals
4.6
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
6.3
Houdini
Houdini
6.5
Reflections of Evil
Reflections of Evil
6.6
Beachhead
Beachhead
5.3
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
6.4
City Across the River
City Across the River
5.5
Mission: Monte Carlo
Mission: Monte Carlo
6.7
The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor
6.9
Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing
6.3
Lobster Man from Mars
Lobster Man from Mars
5.2
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.9
I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter
5.3
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
6.5
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
4.9
Club Life
Club Life
6
Walter and Carlo in America
Walter and Carlo in America
5.2
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Johnny Stool Pigeon
6.5
Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie
5.6
Pepe
Pepe
6.1
Son of Ali Baba
Son of Ali Baba
5.8
The Prince Who Was a Thief
The Prince Who Was a Thief
4.9
The Midnight Story
The Midnight Story
5.6
Not With My Wife, You Don't
Not With My Wife, You Don't
6
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut
4.6
BrainWaves
BrainWaves
4.4
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
6.3
Kings Go Forth
Kings Go Forth
6.1
Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury
6.1
Kansas Raiders
Kansas Raiders
5.8
The Rat Race
The Rat Race
6.6
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
0
Who Was That Lady?
Who Was That Lady?
6.2
The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years
5.5
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask
5
Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark
5.2
Sierra
Sierra
5.3
Death Becomes Me
Death Becomes Me
0
The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders
0
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders!
8.7
The Last Appointment!
The Last Appointment!
0
Sextette
Sextette
3.7
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
5.6
You Can't Win 'Em All
You Can't Win 'Em All
5.8
Midnight
Midnight
2
Mister Cory
Mister Cory
5.5
Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal?
3.5
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face
0
The Outsider
The Outsider
6.2
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
5.7
The Users
The Users
1
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1
Magic with the Stars
Magic with the Stars
0
The Third Girl from the Left
The Third Girl from the Left
9
Balboa
Balboa
0
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
6
The Perfect Furlough
The Perfect Furlough
7.1
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
7
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
8.5
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
7
Prime Target
Prime Target
5.2
The All American
The All American
5
40 Pounds of Trouble
40 Pounds of Trouble
5.4
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
0
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
5
Portrait of a Showgirl
Portrait of a Showgirl
10
Arrivederci, Baby!
Arrivederci, Baby!
5.9
Stargames
Stargames
2.2
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
0
Meet Danny Wilson
Meet Danny Wilson
4
Louis & Frank
Louis & Frank
0
The Square Jungle
The Square Jungle
6
Tarzan in Manhattan
Tarzan in Manhattan
3.9
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
9
Black Commando
Black Commando
2.7
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day
6
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
4.4
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
4.8
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
7.2
The Scarlett O'Hara War
The Scarlett O'Hara War
6.1
David & Fatima
David & Fatima
5
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
6
Francis
Francis
5.5
So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris
8.5
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
7.5
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
0
Sparky's Magic Piano
Sparky's Magic Piano
5.9
Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding
6.2
Wild and Wonderful
Wild and Wonderful
6.3
Mafia Princess
Mafia Princess
10
Banter
Banter
4.7
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
6.8
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
0
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
7.8
Title Shot
Title Shot
0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8
The Re-Inforcer
The Re-Inforcer
5.5
Come Back Little Shiksa
Come Back Little Shiksa
0
Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors
5.5
Fairfax Avenue
0
An Eye for an Eye
0
Nightmare
0
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
9
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7
A Century of Cinema
A Century of Cinema
8
London Conspiracy
London Conspiracy
10
That's Insignificance
That's Insignificance
0
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
0
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
7.3
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
6
Sporting Chance
Sporting Chance
6
The Switch
The Switch
0
Inmates: A Love Story
Inmates: A Love Story
0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.8
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
6
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
0
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
4.2
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