Biography of tony curtis actor

(Anthony Curtis, James Curtis)

PERSONAL

Original name, Bernard Schwartz; born June 3, 1925, in the Bronx, NY; infant of Emmanuel Mond (a tailor) dominant Helen (maiden name, Klein) Schwartz; wedded conjugal Janet Leigh (an actress), June 4, 1951 (divorced, June 1962); married Christine Kaufman (an actress), February 8, 1963 (divorced, 1967); married Leslie Allen, Apr 20, 1968 (divorced, 1982); married Lisa Deutsch, 1993 (divorced, 1994); married Jill Vandenberg (a horse trainer), November 6, 1998; children: (first marriage) Kelly Revel in (an actress), Jamie Lee (an participant and director); (second marriage) Alexandra, Allegra; (third marriage) Nicholas (deceased), Benjamin. Education: Attended Seward Park High School flourishing City College of New York; simulated acting at New York Dramatic Seminar and New School for Social Investigation. Avocational Interests: Painting.

Addresses:

Manager—Michael Einfeld Management, 10630 Moorpark, Suite 101, Toluca Lake, Bookkeeper 91602.

Career:

Actor, song performer, and writer. Autographed contract with Universal Pictures in 1948; Curtleigh Productions (production company), founder (with Janet Leigh), c. late 1950s; Botanist Enterprise (production company), c. early 1960s; Zelgo.com (a Web site for seniors), spokesperson, 2000—. Military service: U.S. Fleet (submarine service), 1942-45.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Apple Furnish, most cooperative actor, 1952, 1958; Swell Popular Male Star, Photoplay Awards, 1958; Henrietta Award, world film favorite—male, Aureate Globe Awards, 1958, 1961; Film Jackpot nomination, best foreign actor, British Institution of Film and Television Arts, 1958, Academy Award nomination, best actor, 1959, both for Sweet Smell of Success; Film Award nomination, best foreign mortal, British Academy of Film and Induce Arts, Golden Globe Award nomination, beat motion picture actor—drama, 1959, both nurture The Defiant Ones; Golden Globe Reward nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, 1969, for The Boston Strangler; Emmy Trophy haul nomination, outstanding lead actor in trig limited series or a special, 1980, for The Scarlett O'Hara War; Army Film Festival Master Screen Artist Accolade, 1992; Distinguished Hollywood Film Artist Grant, St. Louis International Film Festival, 1997; "The General" Honorary Award, Catalonian Intercontinental Film Festival, 2000; Special David di Donatello Award, 2001; Golden Camera expend Lifetime Achievement, 2004; Emmy Lifetime Accomplishment Award, 2006; received Star on Indecent Walk of Fame.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Gigolo, Criss Cross, 1949.

(Uncredited) Hot rod driver, The One False Step, Universal, 1949.

(As Suffragist Curtis) Bellboy, The Lady Gambles, 1949.

(As Anthony Curtis) Joey Hyatt, Johnny Defecate Pigeon, 1949.

How to Smuggle a Breach Across the Border, 1949.

(As Anthony Curtis) Mitch, City Across the River, 1949.

(Uncredited) Voice of Dave Shaw, Woman bond Hiding, 1950.

(As Anthony Curtis) Doan, Winchester '73 (also known as Montana Winchester), 1950.

(As Anthony Curtis) Brent Coulter, Sierra, 1950.

(As Anthony Curtis) Pepe, I Was a Shoplifter, 1950.

(As Anthony Curtis) Director Jones, Francis (also known as Francis the Talking Mule), 1950.

Kit Dalton, Kansas Raiders, Universal, 1950.

Julna, The Prince Who Was a Thief, Universal, 1951.

Paul Callan, Flesh and Fury, Universal, 1952.

(Uncredited) Yourselves, Meet Danny Wilson, Universal, 1952.

Alvah Morrell, No Room for the Groom, Accepted, 1952.

Kashma Baba, Son of Ali Baba, Universal, 1952.

Nick Bonelli, The All-American (also known as The Winning Way), Typical, 1953.

Eddie Darrow, Forbidden, Universal, 1953.

Title r“le, Houdini, Paramount, 1953.

Burke, Beachhead, United Artists, 1954.

Myles Falworth, The Black Shield appreciate Falworth, Universal, 1954.

Title role, Johnny Dark, Universal, 1954.

Joe Maxwell, So This Run through Paris (also known as So That Is Paree and Three Gobs send back Paris), Universal, 1954.

Rene do Traviere, The Purple Mask, Universal, 1955.

Jerry Florea, Six Bridges to Cross, Universal, 1955.

Eddie Quaid/Packy Glennon, The Square Jungle, Universal, 1955.

Ben Mathews, The Rawhide Years, Universal, 1956.

Tino Orsini, Trapeze, Susan/United Artists, 1956.

Joe Martini, The Midnight Story (also known pass for Appointment with a Shadow), Universal, 1957.

Cory, Mister Cory, Universal, 1957.

Sidney Falco, Sweet Smell of Success, Norma-Curtleigh/United Artists, 1957.

John "Joker" Jackson, The Defiant Ones, Pooled Artists, 1958.

Sergeant Britt Harris, Kings Shake Forth, Frank Ross-Eton/United Artists, 1958.

Corporal Unpleasant Hodges, The Perfect Furlough (also important as Strictly for Pleasure), Universal, 1958.

Eric, The Vikings, Bryna/United Artists, 1958.

Lieutenant Reduce Holden, Operation Petticoat, Granarte/Universal, 1959.

Joe/Josephine, Some Like It Hot, Ashton-Mirish/United Artists, 1959.

Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr., The Great Imposter, Universal, 1960.

(Uncredited) Cameo, Pepe, Columbia, 1960.

Peter Hammond, Jr., Rat Race, Paramount, 1960.

Antonius, Spartacus (also known as Spartacus: Be at variance Against Rome), Bryna/Universal, 1960.

David Wilson, Who Was That Lady?, Ansark-Sidney/Columbia, 1960.

Steve McCluskey, Forty Pounds of Trouble, Universal, 1962.

Ira Hamilton Hayes, The Outsider, Universal, 1962.

Andre Bulba, Taras Bulba, Hecht-Curtleigh/United Artists, 1962.

Corporal Jackson Laibowitz, Captain Newman, M.D., Worldwide, 1963.

Italian, The List of Adrian Messenger, Universal, 1963.

George Tracy, Goodbye Charlie, Ordinal Century-Fox, 1964.

(Uncredited) Maurice/Philippe, second policeman, Paris When It Sizzles, Quine-Charleston/Paramount, 1964.

Bob Photographer, Sex and the Single Girl, Creditable Bros., 1964.

Terry Williams, Wild and Wonderful, Universal, 1964.

Bernard Lawrence, Boeing (707) Boeing (707), Paramount, 1965.

Leslie "The Great Leslie" Gallant III, The Great Race (also known as Blake Edwards' "The Fair Race"), Warner Bros., 1965.

Himself, Behind honourableness Scenes with Blake Edwards' "The Cumulative Race," 1965.

Nick Johnson, Drop Dead Darling (also known as Arrivederci Baby!), Preeminent, 1966.

(Uncredited) Mr. Julian, Chamber of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1966.

Tom Ferris, Not form a junction with My Wife, You Don't, Fernwood-Reynard/Warner Bros., 1966.

Carlo Cofield, Don't Make Waves, Filmways-Reynard/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967.

Guerrando, The Chastity Belt (also situate as On My Way to righteousness Crusades I Met a Girl Who … and La cintura di castita), Titanus/Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968.

(Uncredited) Voice disbursement Donald Baumgart, Rosemary's Baby, Paramount, 1968.

Albert De Salvo, The Boston Strangler, Ordinal Century-Fox, 1968.

Chester Schofield, Those Daring Rural Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also known as Monte Carlo or Bushed, Gonfles a bloc, Monte Carlo Turn for the better ame, Montecarlo Rally, Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatentate, scalcinate carriole, Il ralleye di Montecarlo … e tutta quella confusione, and Le rallye de Cards Carlo), Dino De Laurentiis—Marianne-Basil Keys/Paramount, 1969.

Sergeant Shannon Gambroni, Suppose They Gave a-one War and Nobody Came? (also influential as War Games), ABC/Cinerama, 1970.

Adam Dyer, You Can't Win 'Em All (also known as The Dubious Patriots ray Soldiers of Fortune), Columbia, 1970.

Danny Author, Mission: Monte Carlo, 1974.

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, Lepke, AmeriEuro/Warner Bros., 1975.

Daniel Wilde, Sporting Chance, 1976.

Danny Wilde, London Conspiracy, 1976.

Rodriguez, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976.

Marvin Sufferer, The Bad News Bears Go foul Japan, Paramount, 1978.

Harry Erskine, The Manitou, Weist-Simon/Avco Embassy, 1978.

Alexei Karansky, Sexette, Crest International, 1978.

Giacomo Casanova, Some Like Soak up Cool (also known as Casanova be first Co., The Rise and Rise prop up Casanova, Sex on the Run, Cruel Like It Cool, The Amorous Mis-Adventures of Casanova, and Treize femmes explosion Casanova), Neue Delta-Pan-Panther-COFCI-TV 13/Pro International, 1979.

McCoy, Double Take, 1979.

Blackie, Little Miss Marker, Universal, 1980.

Robert Talbot, It Rained Termination Night the Day I Left (also known as Deux affreux sur advocate sable), 1980.

Marty N. Fenn, The Reflection Crack'd, EMI/Associated Film Distribution, 1980.

Frank Renzetti, Title Shot, Regenthall/Cinepax, 1982.

Colonel Iago, Othello, el comando negro (also known whilst Black Commando, Othello, and Othello, leadership Black Commando), 1982.

Dr. Clavius, Brainwaves (also known as Mind Games and Shadow of Death), Motion Picture Marketing, 1983.

Parsifal Katzenellen-Boden, Where Is Parsifal?, Terrence Adolescent, 1983.

The senator, Insignificance, Zenith-Recorded Picture Co./Island Alive, 1985.

Himself, The Fantasy Film Sphere of George Pal, 1985.

Hector, Club Life (also known as King of illustriousness City), Tiger Productions-Cineworld Entertainment/Troma Team, 1985.

Ernie Stoddard, the tycoon, Balboa (also accustomed as Rich and Powerful), Production Associates/Entertainment Artists-Vestron Video, 1986.

Charles Foster, The Mug of Philip Banter (also known translation Banter), Tesauro-Banter, 1986.

Voice, Sparky's Magic Piano, 1987.

Mr. Cornfield, Der Passagier—Welcome to Germany (also known as The Passenger—Welcome about Germany and Welcome to Germany), 1988.

J. P. Shelldrake, Lobster Man from Mars, 1989.

Willy La Rouge, Walter & Carlo I Amerika (also known as Walter & Carlo in America and Walter og Carlo I Amerika), 1989.

Mr. Uneasy, Midnight, 1989.

Marietta Copella, Prime Target, 1991.

Narrator, Hollywood Babylon II, 1992.

Stephen Moore, Center of the Web, 1992.

Himself, Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time, 1992.

Aziru/Dr. Mohassid, The Mummy Lives, 1993.

The Celebrity Manage to Entertaining, 1993.

Carl Fisher, Naked focal point New York, 1994.

Himself, A Century fence Cinema, 1994.

Interviewee, The Celluloid Closet (also known as Celluloid Closet and Gefangen in der Traumfabrik), 1995.

Wald, Hardball (also known as Bounty Hunters II topmost Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball), 1997.

Jack Author, Brittle Glory (also known as The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man meticulous His Faithful Sidekick Tadpole and The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man), 1997.

Dr. Lancaster, Alien X Factor, Filmdeck, 1997.

Stargames, Amazing, 1998.

Lenny Star Springer, Louis & Frank (also known as Louis scold Frank), 1998.

Ringside fan, Play It consent the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999.

Himself, Tony Botanist on "Some Like It Hot" (documentary short), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001.

Himself, Rescued from the Closet (documentary), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2001.

Host, Reflections of Evil, Pookie Films, 2002.

Himself, One Less Tear (short), 2003.

Himself, The Untitled "Star Wars" Mockumentary (short), BijouFlix Releasing, 2003.

Himself, Playmate: 50 Years of Playmates, 2004.

Himself, The Making of "Some Like It Hot" (documentary short), 2006.

Himself, The Morning After: Remembering the Persuaders! (documentary), Network Cut, 2006.

Sol, Funny Money, ThinkFilm, 2006.

Himself, Where's Marty?, 2006.

Voice of God, The Blacksmith and the Carpenter, 2007.

Film Work:

Executive processor, Sweet Smell of Success, 1957.

Television Appearances; Series:

Danny Wilde, The Persuaders, ABC, 1971-72.

Title role, McCoy, NBC, 1975-76.

Philip "Slick" Author, Vega$, ABC, 1978-81.

Host, Hollywood Babylon, 1992.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Joey Jordan, The Third Mademoiselle from the Left, ABC, 1973.

McCoy, The Big Ripoff, NBC, 1975.

Fernand Mondego, The Count of Monte Cristo (also renowned as Il conte di Montecristo), NBC, 1975.

Randy Brent, The Users, ABC, 1978.

David O. Selznick, Moviola: The Scarlett Author War (also known as Moviola promote The Scarlett O'Hara War), NBC, 1980.

Flanagan, Inmates: A Love Story, ABC, 1981.

Chester Masterson, The Million Dollar Face (also known as Kiss of Gold), NBC, 1981.

Joey De Leon, Portrait of boss Showgirl, CBS, 1982.

Charles Cartwright/Edward W. Fool, Agatha Christie's "Murder in Three Acts" (also known as Murder in Troika Acts), CBS, 1986.

Sam (Salvatore) "Momo" Giancana, Mafia Princess, ABC, 1986.

Harry's Back, 1987.

Archimedes Porter, Tarzan in Manhattan, 1989.

Max Schloss, Thanksgiving Day (also known as The Good Family), 1990.

Alexander Yardley, Christmas make a fuss Connecticut, 1992.

Lucky Bergstrom, Bandit: Beauty cope with the Bandit, syndicated, 1994.

Johnny Steele, A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case find the Grimacing Governor, NBC, 1994.

Dominic, The Immortals, HBO, 1995.

(Uncredited) Cameo, Elvis Meets Nixon, Showtime, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"A Understanding Is Born" Premiere, 1954.

The Red Skelton Revue, CBS, 1954.

Steve Allen in Movieland, 1955.

A Private Little Party for deft Few Chums, 1957.

The 31st Annual Institution Awards, NBC, 1959.

The 32nd Annual Institution Awards, NBC, 1960.

The 33rd Annual Institution Awards, ABC, 1961.

The 41st Annual Establishment Awards, ABC, 1969.

The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1970.

Super Comedy Bowl 2, CBS, 1972.

Annie and the Hoods, ABC, 1974.

Gunther Gebel-Williams: The Lord of the Ring, CBS, 1977.

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1979.

Magic with the Stars, 1982.

Circus run through the Stars #8, 1983.

American Film School Salute to Billy Wilder (also influential as A Salute to Billy Wilder and The 14th American Film College Life Achievement Award: A Salute border on Billy Wilder), 1986.

Scott Parish, Charlie, 1989.

The American Film Institute Salute to Poet Poitier, 1992.

Roger Moore: A Matter love Class, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.

Burt Lancaster, AMC, 1997.

The GI Bill: Honesty Law That Changed America, PBS, 1997.

Private Screenings: Tony Curtis, TCM, 1999.

The Bum Pack, HBO, 1999.

AFI's 100 Years, Century Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, 2000.

Playboy: Dignity Party Continues, 2000.

Playboy: Inside the Libertine Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Playboys' Ordinal Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Snow Graham Norton: The Hollywood and illustriousness Ivy, Channel Four, 2003.

Hollywood Home Movies, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Hollywood Legenden, 2004.

Jerry Lewis—Konig der komodianten, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Philip Roth, Vega$ (also known as High Roller), ABC, 1978.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Colgate Comedy Hour (also known as Colgate Summer Comedy Hour, Colgate Variety Hour, and Michael Todd Revue), 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955.

Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1955.

Toast of the Town (also famous as The Ed Sullivan Show), 1955, 1956.

Mario Galindo, "Cornada," General Electric Theater (also known as G.E. Theater), CBS, 1957.

The Perry Como Show (also careful as Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall and The Chesterfield Supper Club), 1958.

I've Got a Secret, 1958.

Charlie, "Man grouping a Rack," Schlitz Playhouse of primacy Stars (also known as Herald Field of action, Schlitz Playhouse, and The Playhouse), CBS, 1958.

David, "The Stone," General Electric Theater (also known as G.E. Theater), CBS, 1959.

"The Hollywood Merit Awards," The Steve Allen Show (also known as The Steve Allen Plymouth Show), 1959.

"Mervyn LeRoy," This Is Your Life, 1960.

"Nightbeat Takeoff," The Jack Benny Program (also progress as The Jack Benny Show), 1960.

Juggler, "The Young Juggler," Startime (also influential as Ford Startime and Lincoln-Mercury Startime), 1960.

Here's Hollywood, 1962.

Voice of Stony Phytologist, "The Return of Stony Curtis," The Flintstones (animated), 1965.

Good Company, ABC, 1967.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1968, 1970, 1973.

Cameo, "Fade-In," Bracken's World, 1969.

The Mike Douglas Show, 1970.

"Tony Curtis," Film Night, 1970.

The ABC Fun Hour, 1972.

V.I.P.—Schaukel, 1972.

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, 1972.

Clifford Grayson, "Hit-Run," Shaft, 1973.

Joe O'Hara, "Eight Ball," The Ruin Guy, 1983.

Aspel & Company, ITV, 1984.

The Dame Edna Experience, 1989.

Reflections on dignity Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, 1990.

Host, Hollywood Babylon, 1992.

Late Show handle David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 1993.

Sunday Night Clive (also known as Clive James), PBS, 1994.

SHE TV, Lifetime, 1994.

Dr. Isaac Mamba, "I Now Pronounce You …," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures care for Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures weekend away Superman), ABC, 1996.

Hal, "Ballroom Blitz," Roseanne, ABC, 1996.

Himself, "Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas," The Mrs. Merton Show, 1997.

Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1998.

Peter Dicaprio, "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1998.

Himself, The Rat Pack, 1999.

"Tony Curtis," Private Screenings, 1999.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

"Ernest Borgnine: Hollywood's Uncommon Character," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

"Tony Curtis: Tony of the Movies," Biography, Subject and Entertainment, 2001.

"Wetten, dass …? aus Gottingen," Wetten, dass …?, 2001.

"Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler," Backstory (also say as Hollywood Backstories), AMC, 2001.

"The Beantown Strangler," History vs. Hollywood, History Inlet, 2001.

"Tony Curtis," The Hollywood Greats (also known as Hollywood Greats), BBC1, 2002.

"Kirk Douglas," The Hollywood Greats (also mask as Hollywood Greats), BBC1, 2003.

"Janet Leigh," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Morris, "Jack's Back," Hope & Faith, NBC, 2004.

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (also get around as JBK), 2004.

Tony, "Grave Danger: Bulk 1," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), CBS, 2005.

"Hollywood Goes to War," War Stories with Jazzman North, 2006.

"Jack Lemmon," The Hollywood Greats (also known as Hollywood Greats), BBC1, 2006.

"Marlon Brando," The Hollywood Greats (also known as Hollywood Greats), BBC1, 2006.

"The Marilyn Tapes," 48 Hours (also disclose as 48 Hours Investigates and 48 Hours Mystery), CBS, 2006.

"The Marilyn Mystery," 60 Minutes, CBS, 2006.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Young Juggler, 1960.

Stage Appearances:

Golden Boy, Cherry Lane Theatre, New Dynasty City, 1948.

Osgood Fielding III, Some Intend It Hot, Houston, TX, and Extremely Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 2002.

Also appeared moniker I Oughta Be in Pictures, Inoculation Taper Forum, Los Angeles.

WRITINGS

Autobiography:

(With Barry Paris) Tony Curtis: The Autobiography, Morrow, 1993.

Novels:

Kid Andrew Cody and Julie Sparrow, Doubleday, 1977.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Hunter, Allan, Tony Curtis: Honourableness Man and His Movies, St. Martin's Press, 1985.

International Dictionary of Films gleam Filmmakers: Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.

Munn, Michael, The Kid from the Bronx: A Curriculum vitae of Tony Curtis, 1984.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, Possibly will 30, 1997, p. 88.

People Weekly, Nov 23, 1998, p. 64; July 5, 1999, p. 107.

Variety, September 9, 2002, p. A10.