Tony Curtis

About

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...

Known for

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000The FlintstonesSeries • 1960Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993Hope & FaithSeries • 2003Vega$Series • 1978Sex and the Single GirlMovie • 1964The Persuaders!Series • 1971Rosemary's BabyMovie • 1968StartimeSeries • 1959RoseanneSeries • 1988Suddenly SusanSeries • 1996Some Like It HotMovie • 1959SpartacusMovie • 1960Bracken's WorldSeries • 1969The Great RaceMovie • 1965Sweet Smell of SuccessMovie • 1957Paris When It SizzlesMovie • 1964The VikingsMovie • 1958Play It to the BoneMovie • 1999Winchester '73Movie • 1950The Mirror Crack'dMovie • 1980Operation PetticoatMovie • 1959The Defiant OnesMovie • 1958The Count of Monte-CristoMovie • 1975