Tony Curtis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-06-03 (85 years old)

Deathday

2010-09-29

Place of Birth

Bronx, New York, USA

Tony Curtis

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...

Acting

1959

Some Like It Hot

as Joe (Josephine)

1960

Spartacus

as Antoninus

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Sidney Falco

1967

Don't Make Waves

as Carlo Cofield

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo

as Fernand Morcerf Mondego

1977

Casanova & Co.

as Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino

1999

Play It to the Bone

as Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan)

1964

Paris When It Sizzles

as Actor Portraying Maurice or Philippe (uncredited)

1949

Criss Cross

as Gigolo (uncredited)

1992

Center of the Web

as Stephen Moore

1993

The Mummy Lives

as Aziru / Dr. Mohassid

1980

The Mirror Crack'd

as Martin N. Fenn

1958

The Defiant Ones

as John 'Joker' Jackson

1965

The Great Race

as The Great Leslie

1986

Murder in Three Acts

as Charles Cartwright

1963

1993

Naked in New York

as Carl Fisher

1954

1963

Captain Newman, M.D.

as Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz

1968

The Boston Strangler

as Albert DeSalvo

1959

Operation Petticoat

as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden

1964

1953

Forbidden

as Eddie Darrow

1978

The Manitou

as Harry Erskine

1956

Trapeze

as Tino Orsini

1995

The Immortals

as Dominic

1955

Six Bridges to Cross

as Jerry Florea

1975

Lepke

as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter

1950

1949

The Lady Gambles

as Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)

1985

Insignificance

as The Senator

1958

1962

Taras Bulba

as Andrei Bulba

1953

Houdini

as Harry Houdini

1954

Beachhead

as Burke

1976

The Last Tycoon

as Rodriguez

1949

City Across the River

as Mitch (as Anthony Curtis)

1974

Mission: Monte Carlo

as Danny Wilde

1960

The Great Impostor

as Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd

1965

Boeing, Boeing

as Bernard Lawrence

1990

Lobster Man from Mars

as J.P. Shelldrake

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

as Chester Schofield

1980

1986

Club Life

as Hector

1989

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon

as Joey Hyatt (as Anthony Curtis)

1964

Goodbye Charlie

as George Wellington Tracy

1960

Pepe

as Tony Curtis

1952

Son of Ali Baba

as Kashma Baba

1957

The Midnight Story

as Joe Martini

1992

Christmas in Connecticut

as Alexander Yardley

1983

BrainWaves

as Dr. Clavius

1958

Kings Go Forth

as Caporal Britt Harris

1952

Flesh and Fury

as Paul Callan

1950

Kansas Raiders

as Kit Dalton

1960

The Rat Race

as Pete Hammond Jr.

1960

Who Was That Lady?

as David Wilson

1956

The Rawhide Years

as Ben Matthews

1955

The Purple Mask

as Rene de Traviere / The Purple Mask

1954

Johnny Dark

as Johnny Dark

1950

Sierra

as Brent Coulter (as Anthony Cutis)

1979

Death Becomes Me

as Danny Wilde/Aunt Sophie Schwartz

1980

The Masqueraders

as Danny Wilde

1973

The Persuaders!

as Danny Wilde

1977

The Last Appointment!

as Danny Wilde

1978

Sextette

as Alexei Karansky

1952

No Room for the Groom

as Alvah Morrell

1970

1989

Midnight

as Mr. B

1957

1984

Where Is Parsifal?

as Parsifal Katzanella-Boden

1981

The Million Dollar Face

as Chester Masterson

1961

The Outsider

as Ira Hamilton Hayes

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978

The Users

as Randy Brent

1982

Magic with the Stars

as Harry Houdini (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Balboa

as Ernie Stoddard

2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

as Self (archive footage)

1958

The Perfect Furlough

as Cpl. Paul Hodges

1991

Prime Target

as Copella

1953

The All American

as Nick Bonelli

1962

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Steve McCluskey

1982

1966

Arrivederci, Baby!

as Nick Johnson

1998

Stargames

as King Fendel

1998

1952

Meet Danny Wilson

as Nightclub Patron

1998

Louis & Frank

as Lenny Star Springer

1955

The Square Jungle

as Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon

1989

Tarzan in Manhattan

as Archimedes Porter

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Black Commando

as Col. Iago

1990

Thanksgiving Day

as Max Schloss

1980

The Scarlett O'Hara War

as David O. Selznick

2008

David & Fatima

as Mr. Schwartz

1950

Francis

as Captain Jones

1954

So This Is Paris

as Joe Maxwell

1950

Woman in Hiding

as Dave Shaw (voice) (uncredited)

1964

Wild and Wonderful

as Terry Williams

1986

Mafia Princess

as Sam Giancana

1986

Banter

as Charles Foster

1991

Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

as Narrator (voice) / Self

1968

Rosemary's Baby

as Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)

1979

Title Shot

as Frank Renzetti

1951

1966

Chamber of Horrors

as Mr. Julian

1956

Nightmare

as Tony

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1974

London Conspiracy

as Danny Wilde

1971

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

as Self (uncredited)

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

1975

Sporting Chance

as Danny Wilde

1976

The Switch

as Danny Wilde

1981

2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Eric (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

1997

Elvis Meets Nixon

as Tony Curtis

2024

From Roger Moore with Love

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Executive Producer

1964

Sex and the Single Girl

as Executive Producer

1963

Captain Newman, M.D.

as Executive Producer

1967

Don't Make Waves

as Executive Producer

1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't

as Executive Producer

1958

The Vikings

as Executive Producer

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