Tony Curtis
Known for Acting · 216 credits
- Born
- 1925-06-03
- Died
- 2010-09-29
- Place of birth
- Bronx, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bernard Herschel Schwartz · Anthony Curtis · Тони Кертис · تونی کورتیس
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.
Known For
TV Shows (46)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Tony Curtis
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The Flintstones
1960
as Stony Curtis (voice)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Dr. Mamba
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Bambi
1948
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Vega$
1978
as Roth
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Recipient / Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Hope & Faith
2003
as Morris
The Persuaders!
1971
as Danny Wilde
The UnXplained
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Startime
1959
as The Juggler
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Peter DiCaprio
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Late Late Show
1962
as Self
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Roseanne
1988
Bracken's World
1969
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Greats
1977
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mario Galindo / David
The Dame Edna Experience
1987
as Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Charlie
This Morning
1988
as Self
Un film et son époque
2003
as Self
Shrink Rap
2007
as Self
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
The Mrs Merton Show
1995
as Self
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
McCoy
1975
as McCoy
Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix
2022
as Tony Curtis
Movies (170)
Spartacus
1960
as Antoninus
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Joe (Josephine)
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
Sex and the Single Girl
1964
as Bob Weston
The Vikings
1958
as Eric
The Great Race
1965
as The Great Leslie
Operation Petticoat
1959
as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Fernand Morcerf Mondego
Trapeze
1956
as Tino Orsini
Winchester '73
1950
as Doan
Naked in New York
1993
as Carl Fisher
The Outsider
1961
as Ira Hamilton Hayes
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Albert DeSalvo
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Sidney Falco
Sierra
1950
as Brent Coulter
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Martin N. Fenn
Criss Cross
1949
as Gigolo (uncredited)
Taras Bulba
1962
as Andrei Bulba
The Immortals
1995
as Dominic
Mafia Princess
1986
as Sam Giancana
Play It to the Bone
1999
as Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan)
The Manitou
1978
as Harry Erskine
The Users
1978
as Randy Brent
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978
as Marvin Lazar
Boeing, Boeing
1965
as Bernard Lawrence
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Johnny Steele
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Rodriguez
Murder in Three Acts
1986
as Charles Cartwright
You Can't Win 'Em All
1970
as Adam Dyer
Midnight
1989
as Mr. B
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as Organ Grinder
Houdini
1953
as Harry Houdini
From Roger Moore with Love
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Defiant Ones
1958
as John 'Joker' Jackson
Paris When It Sizzles
1964
as Actor Portraying Maurice or Philippe (uncredited)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951
as Julna
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Eric (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as David Wilson
Casanova & Co.
1977
as Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino
Pepe
1960
as Tony Curtis
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Alvah Morrell
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Lepke
1975
as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009
as Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954
as Myles Falworth
Francis
1950
as Captain Jones
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963
as Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz
Goodbye Charlie
1964
as George Wellington Tracy
Louis & Frank
1998
as Lenny Star Springer
Insignificance
1985
as The Senator
Little Miss Marker
1980
as Blackie
Chamber of Horrors
1966
as Mr. Julian (uncredited)
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Steve McCluskey
The Great Impostor
1960
as Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd
Beachhead
1954
as Burke
Reflections of Evil
2002
as Host
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
1967
as Guerrando da Montone
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970
as Shannon Gambroni
Mister Cory
1957
as Cory
Walter and Carlo in America
1989
as WIlly La Rouge
Sextette
1978
as Alexei Karansky
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Chester Schofield
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997
as Tony Curtis
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Kansas Raiders
1950
as Kit Dalton
BrainWaves
1983
as Dr. Clavius
The Rat Race
1960
as Pete Hammond Jr.
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Kashma Baba
Don't Make Waves
1967
as Carlo Cofield
Kings Go Forth
1958
as Caporal Britt Harris
The Rawhide Years
1956
as Ben Matthews
Club Life
1986
as Hector
Half Nelson
1985
Thanksgiving Day
1990
as Max Schloss
The Midnight Story
1957
as Joe Martini
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966
as Nick Johnson
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as David O. Selznick
The Lady Gambles
1949
as Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
Tarzan in Manhattan
1989
as Archimedes Porter
The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Cpl. Paul Hodges
The Persuaders!
1973
as Danny Wilde
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Tom Ferris
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Joey Hyatt
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
as Parsifal Katzanella-Boden
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2010
as Self
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
1997
as Jack Steele
Six Bridges to Cross
1955
as Jerry Florea
Title Shot
1979
as Frank Renzetti
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
as Robert Talbot
Banter
1986
as Charles Foster
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Self
Johnny Dark
1954
as Johnny Dark
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988
as Mr. Cornfield
The Mummy Lives
1993
as Aziru / Dr. Mohassid
The Square Jungle
1955
as Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon
Flesh and Fury
1952
as Paul Callan
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
1997
as Wald
Marilyn at the Movies
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Flanagan
Balboa
1983
as Ernie Stoddard
Portrait of a Showgirl
1982
as Joey DeLeon
City Across the River
1949
as Mitch (as Anthony Curtis)
The Switch
1976
as Danny Wilde
Pictures of Ghosts
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Allen in Movieland
1955
as Self
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
as Self
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Stargames
1998
as King Fendel
Sparky's Magic Piano
1987
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
1994
as Lucky Bergstrom
The Million Dollar Face
1981
as Chester Masterson
About 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 acto… With 216 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Tony Curtis has appeared in 170 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tony Curtis Movies
- Spartacus (1960) — as Antoninus
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Joe (Josephine)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
- Sex and the Single Girl (1964) — as Bob Weston
- The Vikings (1958) — as Eric
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