Tony Curtis (I) (1925–2010)

Actor | Soundtrack | Producer

Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel ...

Born: June 3, 1925
Died: September 29, 2010 (age 85)

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Filmography

Known For

Some Like It Hot Joe / Josephine / Shell Oil Junior (1959)
Sweet Smell of Success Sidney Falco (1957)
Spartacus Antoninus (1960)
Known For

The Persuaders! Danny Wilde / Aunt Sophie (1971-1972)
Actor

David & Fatima Mr. Schwartz (2008)
The Blacksmith and the Carpenter God (2007)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tony Curtis (2005)
Hope & Faith Morris (2004)
Reflections of Evil Host (2002)
Roxanne's Best Christmas Ever Bernard (2000)
Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan (1999)
Stargames King Fendel (1998)
Louis & Frank Lenny Star Springer (1998)
Suddenly Susan Peter DiCaprio (1998)
Hardball Wald (1997)
Brittle Glory Jack Steele (1996)
Roseanne Hal (1996)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. Mamba (1996)
The Immortals Dominic (1995)
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Johnny Steele (1994)
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit Lucky Bergstrom (1994)
The Mummy Lives Aziru / Dr. Mohassid (1993)
Naked in New York Carl Fisher (1993)
Center of the Web Stephen Moore (1992)
Christmas in Connecticut Alexander Yardley (1992)
Prime Target Marietta Copella (1991)
Thanksgiving Day Max Schloss (1990)
Charlie Scott Parish (1989)
Walter & Carlo i Amerika Willy La Rouge (1989)
Midnight Mr. B (1989)
Tarzan in Manhattan Archimedes Porter (1989)
Lobster Man from Mars J.P. Shelldrake (1989)
Welcome to Germany Mr. Cornfield (1988)
Sparky's Magic Piano TV Interviewer (1987)
Murder in Three Acts Charles Cartwright (1986)
The Last of Philip Banter Charles Foster (1986)
Club Life Hector (1986)
Mafia Princess Sam Giancana (1986)
Insignificance Senator (1985)
Where Is Parsifal? Parsifal Katzanella-Boden (1984)
Balboa Ernie Stoddard (1983)
The Fall Guy Joe O'Hara (1983)
Dexter the Dragon & Bumble the Bear (1983)
BrainWaves Dr. Clavius (1982)
Black Commando Col. Iago (1982)
Portrait of a Showgirl Joey DeLeon (1982)
The Million Dollar Face Chester Masterson (1981)
Vega$ Roth (1978-1981)
Inmates: A Love Story Flanagan (1981)
The Mirror Crack'd Martin N. Fenn (1980)
The Scarlett O'Hara War David O. Selznick (1980)
Little Miss Marker Blackie (1980)
It Rained All Night the Day I Left Robert Talbot (1980)
Title Shot Frank Renzetti (1979)
The Users Randy Brent (1978)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Marvin Lazar (1978)
The Manitou Harry Erskine (1978)
Sextette Alexei Karansky (1977)
Some Like It Cool Giacomo / Casanova (1977)
The Last Tycoon Rodriguez (1976)
McCoy McCoy (1975-1976)
Lepke Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter (1975)
The Count of Monte-Cristo Fernand Mondego (1975)
Shaft Clifford Grayson (1973)
The Third Girl from the Left Joey Jordan (1973)
The Persuaders! Danny Wilde (1971-1972)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer (1968-1971)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came Shannon Gambroni (1970)
You Can't Win 'Em All Adam Dyer (1970)
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies Chester Schofield (1969)
The Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo (1968)
Rosemary's Baby Donald Baumgart (1968)
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... Guerrando da Montone (1967)
Don't Make Waves Carlo Cofield (1967)
Arrivederci, Baby! Nick Johnson (1966)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! Tom Ferris (1966)
Chamber of Horrors Mr. Julian (1966)
Boeing, Boeing Bernard Lawrence (1965)
The Flintstones Stony Curtis (1965)
The Great Race The Great Leslie (1965)
Exports Booming (1965)
Sex and the Single Girl Bob Weston (1964)
Goodbye Charlie George Tracy (1964)
Wild and Wonderful Terry Williams (1964)
Paris When It Sizzles Maurice / Philippe - 2nd Policeman (1964)
Captain Newman, M.D. Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger Organ Grinder (Cameo) (1963)
40 Pounds of Trouble Steve McCluskey (1962)
Taras Bulba Andrei Bulba (1962)
The Outsider Ira Hamilton Hayes (1961)
The Great Impostor Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner (1960)
Pepe Tony Curtis (1960)
Spartacus Antoninus (1960)
The Rat Race Pete Hammond Jr. (1960)
Who Was That Lady? David Wilson (1960)
Startime The Juggler (1960)
Operation Petticoat Lt. JG Nicholas Holden (1959)
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial Charlie (1959)
Some Like It Hot Joe / Josephine (1959)
General Electric Theater David (1957-1959)
The Perfect Furlough Cpl. Paul Hodges (1958)
The Defiant Ones John 'Joker' Jackson (1958)
Kings Go Forth Cpl. Britt Harris (1958)
The Vikings Eric (1958)
Schlitz Playhouse Charlie (1958)
Sweet Smell of Success Sidney Falco (1957)
The Midnight Story Joe Martini (1957)
Mister Cory Cory (1957)
The Rawhide Years Ben Matthews (1956)
Trapeze Tino Orsini (1956)
The Square Jungle Eddie Quaid / Packy Glennon (1955)
The Purple Mask Rene de Traviere aka The Purple Mask (1955)
Six Bridges to Cross Jerry Florea (1955)
So This Is Paris Joe Maxwell (1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth Myles (1954)
Johnny Dark Johnny Dark (1954)
Beachhead Burke (1954)
Forbidden Eddie (1953)
The All American Nick Bonelli (1953)
Houdini Harry Houdini (1953)
Son of Ali Baba Kashma Baba (1952)
No Room for the Groom Alvah Morrell (1952)
Flesh and Fury Paul Callan (1952)
The Prince Who Was a Thief Julna (1951)
Kansas Raiders Kit Dalton (1950)
Winchester '73 Doan (1950)
Sierra Brent Coulter (1950)
I Was a Shoplifter Pepe (1950)
Francis Captain Jones (1950)
Woman in Hiding Voice of Dave Shaw (1950)
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)
Take One False Step Hot Rod Driver (1949)
The Lady Gambles Bellboy (1949)
Johnny Stool Pigeon Joey Hyatt (1949)
City Across the River Mitch (1949)
Actor

Criss Cross Gigolo (1949)
Soundtrack

Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Soundtrack

So This Is Paris (1954)
Producer

Startime (1960)
Producer

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Archive footage

The Movies (2019)
An Informal Conversation with Billy Wilder (2018)
Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
Talking Pictures (2013-2017)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015)
One Rogue Reporter (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Welcome to the Basement (2014)
The March (2013)
Franz Antel - Meister der Unterhaltung (2013)
Too Young to Die (2012)
No me la puc treure del cap (2012)
America's Book of Secrets (2012)
Tony Curtis, le gamin du Bronx (2011)
Unlawful Killing (2011)
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2011)
Sing Your Song (2011)
17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011)
Heroes of Jules Verne Festival (2010)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2010)
Cinema 3 (2010)
A Star Is Born: Special Features (2010)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)
50 años de (2009)
Hollywood on the Tiber (2009)
The Graham Norton Show (2008)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
Ciclo Agatha Christie (2006)
De Caunes/Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle Part Ailleurs 2... suite et fin! (2005)
Cinema mil (2005)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Cuando España se desnudó (2005)
Marilyn's Man (2004)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
Heroes of Comedy (2002)
Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson (2002)
Memories from the Sweet Sue's (2001)
Great Romances of the 20th Century (2001)
Hollywood Couples (2000)
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
Classified X (1998)
50,000,000 Joe Franklin Fans Can't Be Wrong (1997)
Alien X Factor (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Biography (1995)
50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
Century of Cinema (1995)
Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (1994)
The Best of the Don Lane Show (1994)
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993)
Derrick contre Superman (1992)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Magic with the Stars (1982)
Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981)
Hollywood Greats (1979)
Good Old Days Part II (1978)
Sporting Chance (1975)
London Conspiracy (1974)
Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
Film Night (1971)
Mia and Roman (1968)
Film Review (1968)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1957)
Archive footage

Hollywood Remembers
Memories of 1970-1991 (1991)

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 19 wins & 19 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

He made a literary cameo in Matt Whyman's debut romantic comedy novel, 'Man or Mouse', in which the main character, Ren, e-mails Curtis with his love-life problems, and finally meets him briefly.

Quotes

I was resented and hated because I was so good-looking and Jewish. It's true. This is not paranoia. I think that because of the Iraq war, anti-Semitism is on the increase again.