Tony Curtis
Acting
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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Pictures of Ghosts
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Rat Pack
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Morceaux de Cannes
Amicalement vôtre : Hollywood au service de sa Majesté
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
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Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
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That's Insignificance
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
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Hollywood sul Tevere
David & Fatima
Mr. Schwartz
The Jill & Tony Curtis Story
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
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Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
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Hollywood Legenden
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Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
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Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Reflections of Evil
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Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
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Rescued from the Closet
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Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
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Play It to the Bone
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Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
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Louis & Frank
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Stargames
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The Celluloid Closet
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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
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The Immortals
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
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Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
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A Century of Cinema
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Prime Target
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Walter and Carlo in America
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Midnight
Mr. B
Tarzan in Manhattan
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The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
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Sparky's Magic Piano
Murder in Three Acts
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Banter
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
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Club Life
Hector
Mafia Princess
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Insignificance
The Senator
Half Nelson
Where Is Parsifal?
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BrainWaves
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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Balboa
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Black Commando
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Portrait of a Showgirl
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Magic with the Stars
Harry Houdini (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Million Dollar Face
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Inmates: A Love Story
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The Scarlett O'Hara War
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The Mirror Crack'd
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The Masqueraders
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Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
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Death Becomes Me
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The Last Appointment!
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Casanova & Co.
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The Last Tycoon
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The Switch
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The Count of Monte-Cristo
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Sporting Chance
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London Conspiracy
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Mission: Monte Carlo
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The Third Girl from the Left
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The Persuaders!
Danny Wilde
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Shannon Gambroni
You Can't Win 'Em All
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Monte Carlo or Bust!
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The Boston Strangler
Albert DeSalvo
Rosemary's Baby
Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
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Don't Make Waves
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Arrivederci, Baby!
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The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
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Chamber of Horrors
Mr. Julian
Boeing, Boeing
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The Great Race
The Great Leslie
Sex and the Single Girl
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Goodbye Charlie
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Wild and Wonderful
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Paris When It Sizzles
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Captain Newman, M.D.
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The List of Adrian Messenger
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The Outsider
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The Great Impostor
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Spartacus
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The Rat Race
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Who Was That Lady?
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People, Hopes, Medals
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Operation Petticoat
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Some Like It Hot
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The Perfect Furlough
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The Defiant Ones
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Kings Go Forth
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The Vikings
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Sweet Smell of Success
Sidney Falco
The Midnight Story
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Mister Cory
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The Rawhide Years
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Trapeze
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Nightmare
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The Square Jungle
Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon
Allen in Movieland
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The Purple Mask
Rene de Traviere / The Purple Mask
Six Bridges to Cross
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So This Is Paris
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A Star Is Born World Premiere
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The Black Shield of Falworth
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Johnny Dark
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Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
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Forbidden
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The All American
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Houdini
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The World's Most Beautiful Girls
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Son of Ali Baba
Kashma Baba
Flesh and Fury
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No Room for the Groom
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Meet Danny Wilson
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An Eye for an Eye
Come Back Little Shiksa
The Re-Inforcer
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The Prince Who Was a Thief
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Fairfax Avenue
Kansas Raiders
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Winchester '73
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Sierra
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I Was a Shoplifter
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Captain Jones
Woman in Hiding
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The Lady Gambles
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City Across the River
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How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border