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Tony Curtis (I) (1925–2010)


Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Curtis himself admits that while he had almost no formal education, he was a student of the "school of hard knocks" and learned from a young age that the only person who ever had his back was himself, so he ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards »

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 2008 David & Fatima
Mr. Schwartz
 2007 The Blacksmith and the Carpenter (Short)
God (voice)
 2004 Hope & Faith (TV Series)
Morris
- Jack's Back (2004) ... Morris
 2002 Reflections of Evil
Host
 1999 Play It to the Bone
Ringside Fan
 1998 Stargames
King Fendel
 1998 Louis & Frank
Lenny Star Springer
 1997 Hardball (Video)
Wald
 1996 Roseanne (TV Series)
Hal
- Ballroom Blitz (1996) ... Hal
 1996 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)
Dr. Isaac Mamba
- I Now Pronounce You... (1996) ... Dr. Isaac Mamba
 1995 The Immortals
Dominic
 1994 Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (TV Movie)
Lucky Bergstrom
 1993 Naked in New York
Carl Fisher
 1993 The Mummy Lives
Aziru / Dr. Mohassid
 1992 Center of the Web
Stephen Moore
 1991 Prime Target
Marietta Copella
 1990 Thanksgiving Day (TV Movie)
Max Schloss
 1989 Charlie (TV Movie)
Scott Parish
 1989 Walter & Carlo i Amerika
Willy La Rouge
 1989 Midnight
Mr. B
 1989 Lobster Man from Mars
J.P. Shelldrake
 1988 Welcome to Germany
Mr. Cornfield
 1987 Sparky's Magic Piano (Video) (voice)
 1986 The Last of Philip Banter
Charles Foster
 1986 Club Life
Hector
 1986 Mafia Princess (TV Movie)
Sam Giancana
 1985 Insignificance
Senator
 1984 Where Is Parsifal?
Parsifal Katzenellenbogen
 1983 BrainWaves
Dr. Clavius
 1983 Balboa
Ernie Stoddard
 1983 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Joe O'Hara
- Eight Ball (1983) ... Joe O'Hara
 1982 Portrait of a Showgirl (TV Movie)
Joey DeLeon
 1981 The Million Dollar Face (TV Movie)
Chester Masterson
 1978-1981 Vega$ (TV Series)
Roth
- Time Bomb (1981) ... Roth (uncredited)
- Heist (1981) ... Roth
- Deadly Blessings (1980) ... Roth
- Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980) ... Roth (credit only)
- The Usurper (1979) ... Roth
 1981 Inmates: A Love Story (TV Movie)
Flanagan
 1980 It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Robert Talbot
 1980 Little Miss Marker
Blackie
 1979 Title Shot
Frank Renzetti
 1978 The Users (TV Movie)
Randy Brent
 1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
Marvin Lazar
 1978 The Manitou
Harry Erskine
 1978 Sextette
Alexei Karansky
 1976 The Last Tycoon
Rodriguez
 1975-1976 McCoy (TV Series)
McCoy
- New Dollar Day (1976) ... McCoy
- In Again Out Again (1976) ... McCoy
- Double Take (1975) ... McCoy
- Bless the Big Fish (1975) ... McCoy
- The Big Ripoff (1975) ... McCoy
 1975 The Big Rip-Off (TV Movie)
McCoy
 1973 Shaft (TV Series)
Clifford Grayson
- Hit-Run (1973) ... Clifford Grayson
 1973 The Third Girl from the Left (TV Movie)
Joey Jordan
 1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV Series)
Danny Wilde / Aunt Sophie
- A Death in the Family (1972) ... Danny Wilde / Aunt Sophie
 1972 The ABC Comedy Hour (TV Series)
 1970 You Can't Win 'Em All
Adam Dyer
 1968 Rosemary's Baby
Donald Baumgart (voice, uncredited)
 1967 Don't Make Waves
Carlo Cofield
 1966 Arrivederci, Baby!
Nick Johnson
 1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Tom Ferris
 1966 Chamber of Horrors
Mr. Julian (uncredited)
 1965 Boeing, Boeing
Bernard Lawrence
 1965 The Flintstones (TV Series)
Stony Curtis
 1964 Goodbye Charlie
George Tracy
 1964 Wild and Wonderful
Terry Williams
 1964 Paris When It Sizzles
Maurice / Philippe - 2nd Policeman (uncredited)
 1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Cameo (as organ grinder)
 1962 40 Pounds of Trouble
Steve McCluskey
 1961 The Great Impostor
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / ...
 1960 Pepe
Tony Curtis (uncredited)
 1960 The Rat Race
Pete Hammond Jr.
 1960 Who Was That Lady?
David Wilson
 1960 Startime (TV Series)
The Juggler
 1957-1959 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
David / Mario Galindo
- The Stone (1959) ... David
- Cornada (1957) ... Mario Galindo
 1958 The Perfect Furlough
Cpl. Paul Hodges
 1958 Kings Go Forth
Cpl. Britt Harris
 1958 The Vikings
Eric
 1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Charlie
- Man on a Rack (1958) ... Charlie
 1957 The Midnight Story
Joe Martini
 1957 Mister Cory
Cory
 1955 The Square Jungle
Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon
 1955 The Rawhide Years
Ben Matthews
 1955 The Purple Mask
Rene de Traviere aka The Purple Mask
 1955 Six Bridges to Cross
Jerry Florea
 1954 So This Is Paris
Joe Maxwell
 1954 Johnny Dark
Johnny Dark
 1954 Beachhead
Burke
 1953 Forbidden
Eddie Darrow
 1953 The All American
Nick Bonelli
 1952 Son of Ali Baba
Kashma Baba
 1952 No Room for the Groom
Alvah Morrell
 1952 Flesh and Fury
Paul Callan
 1950 Kansas Raiders
Kit Dalton
 1950 Winchester '73
Doan (as Anthony Curtis)
 1950 Sierra
Brent Coulter (as Anthony Curtis)
 1950 I Was a Shoplifter
Pepe (as Anthony Curtis)
 1950 Woman in Hiding
Voice of Dave Shaw (voice, uncredited)
 1950 Francis
Capt. Jones (as Anthony Curtis)
 1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon
Joey Hyatt (as Anthony Curtis)
 1949 Take One False Step
Hot Rod Driver (uncredited)
 1949 The Lady Gambles
Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)
 1949 City Across the River
Mitch (as Anthony Curtis)
 1949 Criss Cross
Gigolo (uncredited)
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Other Works:

TV commercial for Chevrolet Camaro - Himself See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 7 Interviews | 17 Articles | 10 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »


Alternate Names:

Anthony Curtis | James Curtis

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about first meeting Marilyn Monroe] She was 19 and didn't look anything like what she became. She had reddish-brown hair and her figure was not distinguished yet. Her bosoms weren't what they were later and her legs were a little scrawny, but she was putting it all together. Don't you see? Once she accepted she was a woman, then, look out, world. There was no guy that was safe. If she liked you,... See more »

Trivia:

Since re-dubbing the bath scene in Spartacus (1960) in which he starred with Laurence Olivier, Curtis has said that whenever he encounters Anthony Hopkins (who did the voiceover for Olivier in the re-dubbed version following Olivier's death), he hollers "Oh Tony... it's Antoninus". See more »

Trademark:

Pretty-boy looks See more »

Nickname:

Boinie

Star Sign:

Gemini

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