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.
Some Like It Hot
(Joe (Josephine))
Spartacus
(Antoninus)
Sweet Smell of Success
(Sidney Falco)
Don't Make Waves
(Carlo Cofield)
The Count of Monte-Cristo
(Fernand Morcerf Mondego)
Casanova & Co.
(Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino)
Play It to the Bone
(Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan))
Paris When It Sizzles
(Maurice / Philippe (uncredited))
Criss Cross
(Gigolo (uncredited))
Center of the Web
(Stephen Moore)
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball
(Wald)
The Mummy Lives
(Aziru / Dr. Mohassid)
The Mirror Crack'd
(Martin N. Fenn)
The Defiant Ones
(John 'Joker' Jackson)
The Great Race
(The Great Leslie)
Murder in Three Acts
(Charles Cartwright)
The List of Adrian Messenger
(Organ Grinder)
Naked in New York
(Carl Fisher)
The Black Shield of Falworth
(Myles Falworth)
Allen in Movieland
(Self)
Captain Newman, M.D.
(Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz)
The Boston Strangler
(Albert DeSalvo)
Operation Petticoat
(Lieutenant Nicholas Holden)
Sex and the Single Girl
(Bob Weston)
Forbidden
(Eddie Darrow)
Hollywood Legenden
(Self)
The Manitou
(Harry Erskine)
Trapeze
(Tino Orsini)
The Immortals
(Dominic)
6 Bridges to Cross
(Jerry Florea)
Lepke
(Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter)
Winchester '73
(Doan)
The Lady Gambles
(Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis))
Insignificance
(The Senator)
The Vikings
(Eric)
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
(Self)
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
(Self)
Tony Curtis erzählt...
(Self)
People, Hopes, Medals
(Self)
Taras Bulba
(Andrei Bulba)
Houdini
(Harry Houdini)
Reflections of Evil
(Host)
Beachhead
(Burke)
The Last Tycoon
(Rodriguez)
City Across the River
(Mitch (as Anthony Curtis))
Mission: Monte Carlo
(Danny Wilde)
The Great Impostor
(Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd)
Lobster Man from Mars
(J.P. Shelldrake)
Boeing, Boeing
(Bernard Lawrence)
Monte Carlo or Bust!
(Chester Schofield)
I Was a Shoplifter
(Pepe)
Little Miss Marker
(Blackie)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
(Marvin Lazar)
Club Life
(Hector)
Walter and Carlo in America
(WIlly La Rouge)
Beauty and the Bandit
(Lucky Bergstrom)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
(Joey Hyatt (as Anthony Curtis))
Goodbye Charlie
(George Wellington Tracy)
Pepe
(Tony Curtis)
Son of Ali Baba
(Kashma Baba)
The Prince Who Was a Thief
(Julna)
The Midnight Story
(Joe Martini)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
(Tom Ferris)
Christmas in Connecticut
(Alexander Yardley)
BrainWaves
(Dr. Clavius)
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
(Self)
Kings Go Forth
(Caporal Britt Harris)
Flesh and Fury
(Paul Callan)
Kansas Raiders
(Kit Dalton)
The Rat Race
(Pete Hammond Jr.)
The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
(Jack Steele)
Who Was That Lady?
(David Wilson)
The Rawhide Years
(Ben Matthews)
The Purple Mask
(Rene de Traviere / The Purple Mask)
Johnny Dark
(Johnny Dark)
Sierra
(Brent Coulter (as Anthony Cutis))
Death Becomes Me
(Danny Wilde)
The Masqueraders
(Danny Wilde)
The Persuaders!
(Danny Wilde)
The Last Appointment!
(Danny Wilde)
Sextette
(Alexei Karansky)
You Can't Win 'Em All
(Adam Dyer)
No Room for the Groom
(Alvah Morrell)
Midnight
(Mr. B)
Mister Cory
(Cory)
Where Is Parsifal?
(Parsifal Katzanella-Boden)
The Million Dollar Face
(Chester Masterson)
The Outsider
(Ira Hamilton Hayes)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
(Mr. Cornfield)
The Users
(Randy Brent)
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
(Self)
Magic with the Stars
(Harry Houdini (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Third Girl from the Left
(Joey Jordan)
Balboa
(Ernie Stoddard)
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
(Self (archive footage))
The Perfect Furlough
(Cpl. Paul Hodges)
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
(Self)
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
(Self)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
(Self)
Prime Target
(Copella)
The All American
(Nick Bonelli)
40 Pounds of Trouble
(Steve McCluskey)
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
(Shannon Gambroni)
Portrait of a Showgirl
(Joey DeLeon)
Arrivederci, Baby!
(Nick Johnson)
Stargames
(King Fendel)
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever
(Bernard (voice))
Meet Danny Wilson
(Nightclub Patron)
Louis & Frank
The Square Jungle
(Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon)
Tarzan in Manhattan
(Archimedes Porter)
Rat Pack
(Self (archive footage))
Black Commando
(Col. Iago)
Thanksgiving Day
(Max Schloss)
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
(Guerrando da Montone)
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
(Robert Talbot)
The Celluloid Closet
(Self)
The Scarlett O'Hara War
(David O. Selznick)
David & Fatima
(Mr. Schwartz)
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
(Self)
Francis
(Captain Jones)
So This Is Paris
(Joe Maxwell)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
(Self)
Half Nelson
Sparky's Magic Piano
Woman in Hiding
(Dave Shaw (voice) (uncredited))
Wild and Wonderful
(Terry Williams)
Mafia Princess
(Sam Giancana)
Banter
(Charles Foster)
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
(Self)
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
(Narrator (voice) / Self)
Rosemary's Baby
(Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited))
Title Shot
(Frank Renzetti)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(Self)
Come Back Little Shiksa
The Re-Inforcer
(Baffo)
Chamber of Horrors
(Mr. Julian)
Fairfax Avenue
An Eye for an Eye
Nightmare
(Tony)
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
(Self)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
A Century of Cinema
(Self)
London Conspiracy
(Danny Wilde)
That's Insignificance
(Self)
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
(Self (uncredited))
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
(Self - Actor (archive footage))
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
(Self)
Sporting Chance
(Danny Wilde)
The Switch
(Danny Wilde)
Inmates: A Love Story
(Flanagan)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
(Johnny Steele)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
(Eric (archive footage) (uncredited))
Rescued from the Closet
(Self)
The World's Most Beautiful Girls
(Self)
This Morning
(Self)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Tony Curtis)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Hope & Faith
(Morris)
The One Show
(Self - Guest)
The View
(Self)
Roseanne
Un film et son époque
(Self)
The Persuaders!
(Danny Wilde)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
General Electric Theater
(Mario Galindo)
McCoy
(McCoy)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
This Is Your Life
(Self)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Charlie)
Bracken's World
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Recipient)
The Hollywood Greats
The Oscars
(Self)
Talking Pictures
(Self (archive footage))
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
The Dame Edna Experience
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
General Electric Theater
(David)
The Mrs Merton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self (archive footage))
The Rosemary Clooney Show
(Self)
V.I.P. Schaukel
(Self)
Vega$
(Roth)
Shrink Rap
(Himself)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
Bambi Awards
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Guest)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
(Self)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The UnXplained
(Self (archive footage))
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Bitte umblättern
(Self)
Suddenly Susan
(Peter DiCaprio)
The Rat Pack
(Self)
Matin Bonheur
(Self)
The Flintstones
(Stony Curtis (voice))
Parkinson
(Self (archive footage))
Sweet Smell of Success
(Executive Producer)
Sex and the Single Girl
(Executive Producer)
Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
(Thanks)
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
(Thanks)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
(Thanks)
Captain Newman, M.D.
(Executive Producer)
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
(Thanks)
Don't Make Waves
(Executive Producer)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
(Executive Producer)
The Vikings
(Executive Producer)