Tony Curtis

AKA:
Anthony Curtis , Bernard Schwartz James Curtis
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
06/03/1925
Birthplace:
Bronx, New York
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biography
Dismissed in the early stages of his career for his pouty, almost feminine features, Hollywood heartthrob Tony Curtis soon developed into one of the most versatile leading men in movies of the 1950s and 1960s. He brought tremendous charisma and energy to both his comic and dramatic projects, including “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957), “The Defiant Ones” (1958) – which earned him an Oscar nomination – “Some Like It Hot” (1959), “Spartacus” (1960), “Captain Newman, M.D.” (1963), and “The Great Race” (1965). As with any sex symbol, the time in the sun is fleeting, so by the late 1960s, Curtis’ Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Morris
2004
Actor
1998
Himself
1996
Carl Fisher
1994
Alexei Karansky
1978
Harry Erskine
1978
Albert DeSalvo
1968
Bernard Lawrence
1965
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr
1961
Joe/Josephine
1959
Lieutenant Nick Holden
1959
John 'Joker' Jackson
1958
Sidney Falco
1957
Tino Orsini
1956
Eddie Quaid
1955
Mr. Schwartz
Antoninus
Andrei Bulba
(uncredited) 2nd Policeman
1964
Stephen Moore
Dr Clavius
Charles Foster
Hector
Lenny Star Springer
Blackie Ryan
Corporal Jackson Laibowitz
Rodriguez
Mr B
Britt Harris
Senator
1985
The Great Leslie
Iago
Marrietta Copella
Eddie Darrow
Burke
Steve McLuskey
Johnny Dark
Ben Matthews
Joe Maxwell
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
J P Shelldrake
Chester Shofield
David Wilson
Carlo Cofield
Terry Williams
George Tracy
Nick Bbonelli
Ira Hamilton Hayes
Joe Martini
Jerry Florea
Ernie Stoddard
Guerrando DaMontone
Giacomino
Nick Johnson
Frank Renzetti
Parsifal Katzanella-Boden
Peter Hammond Jr
Corporal Paul Hodges
Actor
Mr Cornfield
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Served in the Navy during WWII; was wounded while serving in Guam
 
First professional stage work with the Stanley Woolf Players
1949 
First film appearance, a bit part dancing with Yvonne De Carlo, in "Criss Cross"
1949 
Film acting debut in "City Across the River"
 
Signed to a contract by Universal Studios in the early 1950s; achieved star status
Continued