Tony Curtis was born on June 3, 1925 in the Bronx, New York. He is an American film actor.

He was a Hollywood icon in the mid-20th century, when he was the darkly handsome star of movies including The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and Some Like it Hot (1959).

He also shone throughout the next decade in films such as The Vikings (1958), Spartacus (1960) and The Boston Strangler (1968).

In 1959 he earned an Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones (1958). He appeared in light comedies during the 1960s, including The Great Race (1965) and Arrivederci, Baby (1968) and The Boston Strangler (1968).

In the early 1970s, Curtis appeared on British TV in The Persuaders, and wrote his first novel, Kid Andrew Cody & Julie Sparrow, in 1977. His last credits include The Blacksmith and the Carpenter (2007) and David & Fatima (2008).

Curtis has been married six times. He fathered actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis with Janet Leigh.

Filmography

• David & Fatima (2008)
• The Blacksmith and the Carpenter (2007) (voice)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Hope & Faith" (1 episode, 2004)
• Reflections of Evil (2002)
• Louis & Frank (1998)
• "Suddenly Susan" (1 episode, 1998)
• Stargames (1998)
• Alien X Factor (1997)
• Hardball (1997)
• Brittle Glory (1997)
• "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1996)
• "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1 episode, 1996)
• The Immortals (1995)
• A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) (TV)
• Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) (TV)
• Naked in New York (1993)
• The Mummy Lives (1993)
• "Hollywood Babylon" (1992) TV series
• Center of the Web (1992)
• Christmas in Connecticut (1992) (TV)
• Hollywood Babylon II (1992) (V)
• Prime Target (1991)
• Thanksgiving Day (1990) (TV)
• "The Dame Edna Experience" (1 episode, 1989)
• Walter & Carlo i Amerika (1989)
• Midnight (1989)
• Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) (TV)
• Lobster Man from Mars (1989)
• Charlie (1989) (TV)
• Passagier - Welcome to Germany, Der (1988)
• Sparky's Magic Piano (1987) (V) (voice)
• Murder in Three Acts (1986) (TV)
• Banter (1986)
• Club Life (1986)
• Mafia Princess (1986) (TV)
• Balboa (1986)
• Insignificance (1985)
• BrainWaves (1983)
• "The Fall Guy" (1 episode, 1983)
• Where Is Parsifal? (1983)
• Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) (TV)
• Othello, el comando negro (1982)
• The Million Dollar Face (1981) (TV)
• "Vega$" (16 episodes, 1978-1981)
• Inmates: A Love Story (1981) (TV)
• The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
• It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980)
• The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) (TV)
• Little Miss Marker (1980)
• Title Shot (1979)
• Double Take (1979)
• The Users (1978) (TV)
• The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
• The Manitou (1978)
• Sextette (1978)
• Casanova & Co. (1977)
• The Last Tycoon (1976)
• London Conspiracy (1976)
• Sporting Chance (1976) (TV)
• "McCoy" (3 episodes, 1975)
• The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV)
• Lepke (1975)
• The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) (TV)
• Mission: Monte Carlo (1974)
• "Shaft" (1 episode, 1973)
• The Third Girl from the Left (1973) (TV)
• "The Persuaders!" (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
• Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
• You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
• "Bracken's World" (1 episode, 1969)
• Monte Carlo or Bust (1969)
• The Boston Strangler (1968)
• Rosemary's Baby (1968) (voice)
• Cintura di castità, La (1968)
• Don't Make Waves (1967)
• Drop Dead Darling (1966)
• Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
• Chamber of Horrors (1966)
• Boeing (707) Boeing (707) (1965)
• "The Flintstones" (1 episode, 1965)
• The Great Race (1965)
• Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
• Goodbye Charlie (1964)
• Wild and Wonderful (1964)
• Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
• Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
• The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
• 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
• Taras Bulba (1962)
• The Outsider (1961)
• The Great Impostor (1961)
• Spartacus (1960)
• The Rat Race (1960)
• Who Was That Lady? (1960)
• The Young Juggler (1960) (TV)
• "Startime" (1 episode, 1960)
• Operation Petticoat (1959)
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
• "General Electric Theater" (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
• The Perfect Furlough (1958)
• The Defiant Ones (1958)
• Kings Go Forth (1958)
• The Vikings (1958)
• "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1958)
• The Midnight Story (1957)
• Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
• Mister Cory (1957)
• Trapeze (1956)
• The Square Jungle (1955)
• The Rawhide Years (1955)
• The Purple Mask (1955)
• So This Is Paris (1955)
• Six Bridges to Cross (1955)
• The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
• Johnny Dark (1954)
• Beachhead (1954)
• Forbidden (1953)
• The All American (1953)
• Houdini (1953)
• Son of Ali Baba (1952)
• No Room for the Groom (1952)
• Flesh and Fury (1952)
• The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
• Kansas Raiders (1950)
• Winchester '73 (1950)
• Sierra (1950)
• I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
• Francis (1950)
• Woman in Hiding (1950)
• Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
• Criss Cross (1949)
• The Lady Gambles (1949)
• City Across the River (1949)
• How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)

Awards

• Special David di Donatello Prize 2001
• USA Film Festival Master Screen Artist Award 1992
• Golden Globe Award World Film Favorite-Male 1960
• Golden Globe Award World Film Favorite-Male 1957