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
Most Rating 24.248
Birthday 1925-06-03
Place of Birth Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known As Bernard Herschel Schwartz, Anthony Curtis, Тони Кёртис,
Some Like It Hot
1959

Some Like It Hot

Spartacus
1960

Spartacus

Sweet Smell of Success
1957

Sweet Smell of Success

Don't Make Waves
1967

Don't Make Waves

Casanova & Co.
1977

Casanova & Co.

The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Play It to the Bone
1999

Play It to the Bone

Center of the Web
1992

Center of the Web

Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
1997

Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball

The Mummy Lives
1993

The Mummy Lives

Criss Cross
1949

Criss Cross

The Mirror Crack'd
1980

The Mirror Crack'd

The Defiant Ones
1958

The Defiant Ones

Murder in Three Acts
1986

Murder in Three Acts

Paris When It Sizzles
1964

Paris When It Sizzles

The Great Race
1965

The Great Race

The List of Adrian Messenger
1963

The List of Adrian Messenger

Naked in New York
1993

Naked in New York

The Black Shield of Falworth
1954

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Boston Strangler
1968

The Boston Strangler

Operation Petticoat
1959

Operation Petticoat

Sex and the Single Girl
1964

Sex and the Single Girl

Captain Newman, M.D.
1963

Captain Newman, M.D.

Forbidden
1953

Forbidden

The Manitou
1978

The Manitou

Trapeze
1956

Trapeze

The Immortals
1995

The Immortals

The Lady Gambles
1949

The Lady Gambles

Insignificance
1985

Insignificance

6 Bridges to Cross
1955

6 Bridges to Cross

Lepke
1975

Lepke

Winchester '73
1950

Winchester '73

The Vikings
1958

The Vikings

Taras Bulba
1962

Taras Bulba

Houdini
1953

Houdini

Reflections of Evil
2002

Reflections of Evil

The Last Tycoon
1976

The Last Tycoon

City Across the River
1949

City Across the River

Mission: Monte Carlo
1974

Mission: Monte Carlo

Beachhead
1954

Beachhead

The Great Impostor
1960

The Great Impostor

Boeing, Boeing
1965

Boeing, Boeing

Lobster Man from Mars
1990

Lobster Man from Mars

Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

I Was a Shoplifter
1950

I Was a Shoplifter

Little Miss Marker
1980

Little Miss Marker

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
1978

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

Walter and Carlo in America
1989

Walter and Carlo in America

Club Life
1986

Club Life

Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Beauty and the Bandit
1994

Beauty and the Bandit

Goodbye Charlie
1964

Goodbye Charlie

Pepe
1960

Pepe

The Midnight Story
1957

The Midnight Story

Son of Ali Baba
1952

Son of Ali Baba

The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951

The Prince Who Was a Thief

Not With My Wife, You Don't
1966

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Christmas in Connecticut
1992

Christmas in Connecticut

BrainWaves
1983

BrainWaves

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Kings Go Forth
1958

Kings Go Forth

Flesh and Fury
1952

Flesh and Fury

Kansas Raiders
1950

Kansas Raiders

Who Was That Lady?
1960

Who Was That Lady?

The Rat Race
1960

The Rat Race

The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
1997

The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man

The Purple Mask
1955

The Purple Mask

Johnny Dark
1954

Johnny Dark

Sierra
1950

Sierra

Sextette
1978

Sextette

Mister Cory
1957

Mister Cory

You Can't Win 'Em All
1970

You Can't Win 'Em All

No Room for the Groom
1952

No Room for the Groom

Midnight
1989

Midnight

Where Is Parsifal?
1984

Where Is Parsifal?

The Million Dollar Face
1981

The Million Dollar Face

The Outsider
1961

The Outsider

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

The Users
1978

The Users

The Third Girl from the Left
1973

The Third Girl from the Left

The Perfect Furlough
1958

The Perfect Furlough

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
2001

Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

Prime Target
1991

Prime Target

Balboa
1983

Balboa

The All American
1953

The All American

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Portrait of a Showgirl
1982

Portrait of a Showgirl

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
1988

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

Arrivederci, Baby!
1966

Arrivederci, Baby!

Stargames
1998

Stargames

Tarzan in Manhattan
1989

Tarzan in Manhattan

The Square Jungle
1955

The Square Jungle

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Black Commando
1982

Black Commando

40 Pounds of Trouble
1962

40 Pounds of Trouble

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
1967

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...

The Celluloid Closet
1996

The Celluloid Closet

The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980

The Scarlett O'Hara War

David & Fatima
2008

David & Fatima

Francis
1950

Francis

So This Is Paris
1954

So This Is Paris

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

Half Nelson
1985

Half Nelson

Sparky's Magic Piano
1987

Sparky's Magic Piano

Wild and Wonderful
1964

Wild and Wonderful

Mafia Princess
1986

Mafia Princess

Electric Blue 003
1980

Electric Blue 003

Banter
1986

Banter

It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980

It Rained All Night the Day I Left

Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
1991

Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

The Rawhide Years
1956

The Rawhide Years

Rosemary's Baby
1968

Rosemary's Baby

Title Shot
1979

Title Shot

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Come Back Little Shiksa
1952

Come Back Little Shiksa

The Re-Inforcer
1951

The Re-Inforcer

Chamber of Horrors
1966

Chamber of Horrors

Fairfax Avenue
1951

Fairfax Avenue

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

Nightmare

Nightmare

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

A Century of Cinema
1994

A Century of Cinema

London Conspiracy
1974

London Conspiracy

That's Insignificance
2011

That's Insignificance

Norman Jewison, Film Maker
1971

Norman Jewison, Film Maker

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot

Inmates: A Love Story
1981

Inmates: A Love Story

Sporting Chance
1975

Sporting Chance

The Switch
1976

The Switch

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Rescued from the Closet
2001

Rescued from the Closet

Allen in Movieland
1955

Allen in Movieland

Death Becomes Me
1979

Death Becomes Me

The Masqueraders
1980

The Masqueraders

The Persuaders!
1973

The Persuaders!

The Last Appointment!
1977

The Last Appointment!

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

Meet Danny Wilson
1952

Meet Danny Wilson

Louis & Frank
1998

Louis & Frank

Thanksgiving Day
1990

Thanksgiving Day

Pamela, A Love Story
2023

Pamela, A Love Story

Hollywood Legenden
2004

Hollywood Legenden

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2010

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
2010

Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon

Tony Curtis erzählt...
2010

Tony Curtis erzählt...

People, Hopes, Medals
1960

People, Hopes, Medals

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Magic with the Stars
1982

Magic with the Stars

Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
1998

Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever

Rat Pack
2022

Rat Pack

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
1995

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

Woman in Hiding
1950

Woman in Hiding