Tony Curtis
Acting
Born: Jun 03, 1925 — Died: Sep 29, 2010
From: Bronx, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004 | 4.5 |
| Play It to the Bone | Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan) | 1999 | 5.446 |
| Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | Wald | 1997 | 4.25 |
| The Immortals | Dominic | 1995 | 5.632 |
| The Mummy Lives | Aziru / Dr. Mohassid | 1993 | 4.231 |
| Naked in New York | Carl Fisher | 1993 | 4.783 |
| Center of the Web | Stephen Moore | 1992 | 4.0 |
| Murder in Three Acts | Charles Cartwright | 1986 | 5.826 |
| The Mirror Crack'd | Martin N. Fenn | 1980 | 6.076 |
| The Manitou | Harry Erskine | 1978 | 5.438 |
| Casanova & Co. | Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino | 1977 | 3.917 |
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | Fernand Morcerf Mondego | 1975 | 6.831 |
| The Boston Strangler | Albert DeSalvo | 1968 | 6.654 |
| Don't Make Waves | Carlo Cofield | 1967 | 5.176 |
| The Great Race | The Great Leslie | 1965 | 7.087 |
| Paris When It Sizzles | Actor Portraying Maurice or Philippe … | 1964 | 6.283 |
| Sex and the Single Girl | Bob Weston | 1964 | 6.538 |
| The List of Adrian Messenger | Organ Grinder | 1963 | 6.667 |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz | 1963 | 6.697 |
| Spartacus | Antoninus | 1960 | 7.536 |
| Some Like It Hot | Joe (Josephine) | 1959 | 8.08 |
| Operation Petticoat | Lieutenant Nicholas Holden | 1959 | 7.241 |
| The Defiant Ones | John 'Joker' Jackson | 1958 | 7.12 |
| Sweet Smell of Success | Sidney Falco | 1957 | 7.595 |
| Trapeze | Tino Orsini | 1956 | 6.258 |
| Allen in Movieland | Self | 1955 | 4.5 |
| Six Bridges to Cross | Jerry Florea | 1955 | 6.195 |
| The Black Shield of Falworth | Myles Falworth | 1954 | 6.266 |
| Forbidden | Eddie Darrow | 1953 | 6.336 |
| Criss Cross | Gigolo (uncredited) | 1949 | 7.099 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1925 |
| From | Bronx, New York, … |