Tony Curtis
Biography
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades. He acted in over 100 films in a wide range of genres, including light comedy and serious drama. Curtis began to establish himself as a notable screen presence in the latter half of the 1950s. He demonstrated his range by taking on dramatic and comedic roles, proving himself to be a fine dramatic actor. Curtis's early film roles were partly due to his good looks, but he eventually developed into a strong screen presence. He made numerous television appearances in his later years, contributing to his long and varied acting career.
Career overview
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades. He acted in over 100 films, covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. Curtis's early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, but he later became a notable and strong screen presence.
By the later half of the 1950s, Curtis began proving himself to be a fine dramatic actor, having the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles. He appeared in a string of films, including swashbuckling movies. Curtis's acting career continued well into his later years, with numerous television appearances.
Throughout his long career, Curtis demonstrated his versatility as an actor, taking on a variety of roles in different genres. His ability to adapt to various types of characters and storylines helped him maintain a successful acting career for over six decades.
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233 titles- From Roger Moore with Love (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Pictures of Ghosts (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix (2022) as Tony Curtis
- Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- The UnXplained (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) as Self (archive)
- Amicalement vôtre : Hollywood au service de sa Majesté (2017) as Danny Wilde
- Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Talking Pictures (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies (2012)
- Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom (2012) as Self
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- That's Insignificance (2011) as Self
- Marilyn at the Movies (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Eric (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved (2010) as Self
- Tony Curtis erzählt... (2010) as Self
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009) as Self
- David & Fatima (2008) as Mr. Schwartz
- The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (2008)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Shrink Rap (2007) as Self
- Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) as Self
- The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) Thanks
- The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) as Self
- The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006) Thanks
- Hollywood Legenden (2004) as Self
- Hope & Faith (2003) as Morris
- Un film et son époque (2003) as Self
- Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
- Hugh Hefner: American Playboy (2003) as Self
- Reflections of Evil (2002) as Host
- Rescued from the Closet (2001) as Self
- Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001) as Self
- Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' (2001) as Self
- Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot' (2001) Thanks
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Tony Curtis
- Play It to the Bone (1999) as Tony Curtis (Ringside Fan)
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998) as Self
- Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever (1998) as Bernard (voice)
- Louis & Frank (1998) as Lenny Star Springer
- Stargames (1998) as King Fendel
- The View (1997) as Self
- Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997) as Wald
- Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) as Tony Curtis
- The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man (1997) as Jack Steele
- Suddenly Susan (1996) as Peter DiCaprio
- The Celluloid Closet (1996) as Self
- The Mrs Merton Show (1995) as Self
- The Immortals (1995) as Dominic
- Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995) as Self
- A Century of Cinema (1994) as Self
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) as Johnny Steele
- Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) as Lucky Bergstrom
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) as Dr. Mamba
- Naked in New York (1993) as Carl Fisher
- The Mummy Lives (1993) as Aziru / Dr. Mohassid
- Christmas in Connecticut (1992) as Alexander Yardley
- Center of the Web (1992) as Stephen Moore
- Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992) as Self
- Prime Target (1991) as Copella
- Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box (1991) as Narrator (voice) / Self
- Thanksgiving Day (1990) as Max Schloss
- Lobster Man from Mars (1990) as J.P. Shelldrake
- Walter and Carlo in America (1989) as WIlly La Rouge
- Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) as Archimedes Porter
- Midnight (1989) as Mr. B
- Roseanne (1988)
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- The Passenger – Welcome to Germany (1988) as Mr. Cornfield
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Matin Bonheur (1987) as Self
- The Dame Edna Experience (1987) as Self
- Sparky's Magic Piano (1987)
- Club Life (1986) as Hector
- Banter (1986) as Charles Foster
- Murder in Three Acts (1986) as Charles Cartwright
- Mafia Princess (1986) as Sam Giancana
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986) as Self
- Insignificance (1985) as The Senator
- Half Nelson (1985)
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Where Is Parsifal? (1984) as Parsifal Katzanella-Boden
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Balboa (1983) as Ernie Stoddard
- BrainWaves (1983) as Dr. Clavius
- Magic with the Stars (1982) as Harry Houdini (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) as Joey DeLeon
- Black Commando (1982) as Col. Iago
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Inmates: A Love Story (1981) as Flanagan
- The Million Dollar Face (1981) as Chester Masterson
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) as Martin N. Fenn
- The Masqueraders (1980) as Danny Wilde
- Little Miss Marker (1980) as Blackie
- The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) as David O. Selznick
- It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980) as Robert Talbot
- Title Shot (1979) as Frank Renzetti
- Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration (1979) as Self
- Death Becomes Me (1979) as Danny Wilde (archive footage)
- Vega$ (1978) as Roth
- Vega$ (1978) as Roth (uncredited)
- The Manitou (1978) as Harry Erskine
- Sextette (1978) as Alexei Karansky
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) as Marvin Lazar
- The Users (1978) as Randy Brent
- Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
- The Hollywood Greats (1977) as Self (archive footage)
- The Last Appointment! (1977) as Danny Wilde
- Casanova & Co. (1977) as Giacomo Casanova / Giacomino
- The Last Tycoon (1976) as Rodriguez
- The Switch (1976) as Danny Wilde
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
- The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) as Fernand Morcerf Mondego
- McCoy (1975) as McCoy
- Lepke (1975) as Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter
- Sporting Chance (1975) as Danny Wilde (archive footage)
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) as Danny Wilde (archive footage)
- London Conspiracy (1974) as Danny Wilde (archive footage)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Persuaders! (1973) as Danny Wilde
- The Third Girl from the Left (1973) as Joey Jordan
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Danny Wilde
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Norman Jewison, Film Maker (1971) as Self (uncredited)
- Norman Jewison, Film Maker (1971) Thanks
- You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) as Adam Dyer
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) as Shannon Gambroni
- Bracken's World (1969)
- Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) as Chester Schofield
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) as Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
- The Boston Strangler (1968) as Albert DeSalvo
- On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (1967) as Guerrando da Montone
- Don't Make Waves (1967) as Carlo Cofield
- Don't Make Waves (1967) Executive Producer
- Chamber of Horrors (1966) as Mr. Julian (uncredited)
- Arrivederci, Baby! (1966) as Nick Johnson
- Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966) as Tom Ferris
- Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966) Executive Producer
- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
- The Great Race (1965) as The Great Leslie
- Boeing, Boeing (1965) as Bernard Lawrence
- Sex and the Single Girl (1964) as Bob Weston
- Sex and the Single Girl (1964) Executive Producer
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964) as Actor Portraying Maurice or Philippe (uncredited)
- Goodbye Charlie (1964) as George Wellington Tracy
- Wild and Wonderful (1964) as Terry Williams
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) as Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) Executive Producer
- The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) as Organ Grinder
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self (archive footage)
- The Late Late Show (1962) as Self
- Taras Bulba (1962) as Andrei Bulba
- 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) as Steve McCluskey
- The Outsider (1961) as Ira Hamilton Hayes
- The Flintstones (1960) as Stony Curtis (voice)
- Spartacus (1960) as Antoninus
- The Great Impostor (1960) as Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd
- The Rat Race (1960) as Pete Hammond Jr.
- People, Hopes, Medals (1960) as Self
- Who Was That Lady? (1960) as David Wilson
- Pepe (1960) as Tony Curtis
- Some Like It Hot (1959) as Joe (Josephine)
- Startime (1959) as The Juggler
- Startime (1959) Executive Producer
- Operation Petticoat (1959) as Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
- The Vikings (1958) as Eric
- The Vikings (1958) Executive Producer
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as John 'Joker' Jackson
- The Perfect Furlough (1958) as Cpl. Paul Hodges
- Kings Go Forth (1958) as Caporal Britt Harris
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957) as Sidney Falco
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Executive Producer
- The Midnight Story (1957) as Joe Martini
- Mister Cory (1957) as Cory
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Recipient
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
- The Rawhide Years (1956) as Ben Matthews
- Trapeze (1956) as Tino Orsini
- The Rosemary Clooney Show (1956) as Self
- Nightmare (1956) as Tony
- The Square Jungle (1955) as Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon
- The Purple Mask (1955) as Rene de Traviere / The Purple Mask
- Six Bridges to Cross (1955) as Jerry Florea
- Allen in Movieland (1955) as Self
- The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) as Myles Falworth
- Johnny Dark (1954) as Johnny Dark
- So This Is Paris (1954) as Joe Maxwell
- Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood (1954)
- Beachhead (1954) as Burke
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Mario Galindo
- General Electric Theater (1953) as David
- Houdini (1953) as Harry Houdini
- Forbidden (1953) as Eddie Darrow
- The All American (1953) as Nick Bonelli
- The World's Most Beautiful Girls (1953) as Self
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Son of Ali Baba (1952) as Kashma Baba
- No Room for the Groom (1952) as Alvah Morrell
- Meet Danny Wilson (1952) as Nightclub Patron
- An Eye for an Eye (1952)
- Flesh and Fury (1952) as Paul Callan
- Come Back Little Shiksa (1952)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Charlie
- Fairfax Avenue (1951)
- The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951) as Julna
- The Re-Inforcer (1951) as Tony Boffo
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Winchester '73 (1950) as Doan
- Kansas Raiders (1950) as Kit Dalton
- Sierra (1950) as Brent Coulter
- I Was a Shoplifter (1950) as Pepe
- Woman in Hiding (1950) as Dave Shaw (voice) (uncredited)
- Francis (1950) as Captain Jones
- The Lady Gambles (1949) as Bellboy (as Anthony Curtis)
- Criss Cross (1949) as Gigolo (uncredited)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) as Joey Hyatt
- City Across the River (1949) as Mitch (as Anthony Curtis)
- How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Bambi (1948) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tony Curtis best known for?
Tony Curtis is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The UnXplained (2019), The Graham Norton Show (2007), Titan A.E. (2000), Hope & Faith (2003).
When and where was Tony Curtis born?
Tony Curtis was born on June 3, 1925 in Bronx, New York, USA. They passed away on September 29, 2010.
How many credits does Tony Curtis have?
Tony Curtis has accumulated over 233 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2024.
What is Tony Curtis's background in cinema and television?
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades. He acted in over 100 films in a wide range of genres, including light comedy and serious drama. Curtis began to establish himself as a notable screen presence in the latter half of the 1950s. He demonstrated his range by taking on dramatic and com...
Tony Curtis by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self — aged about 50
- So This Is Paris (1954) as Joe Maxwell — aged about 29
- Bambi (1948) as Self — aged about 23
- Some Like It Hot (1959) as Joe (Josephine) — aged about 34
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self — aged about 46
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) as Self — aged about 29
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