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Biography

Born

6/3/1924, The Bronx New York USA

Died

9/29/2010

Birth Name

Bernard Schwartz

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- Vegas
  Philip "Slick" Roth
  - S 3: Ep 23 Judgement Pronounced
    6/10/81
  - S 3: Ep 22 Nightmare Come True
    6/3/81
  - S 3: Ep 21 French Twist
    5/6/81
  - S 3: Ep 20 Dead Ringer
    4/29/81
  - S 3: Ep 19 Seek and Destroy
    4/22/81
  - + 64 More Credits
- McCoy
  McCoy
  - S 1: Ep 4 New Dollar Day
    1/25/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 In Again, Out Again
    1/4/76
  - — Double Take
    11/30/75
  - S 1: Ep 2 Bless the Big Fish
    10/5/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Big Ripoff
    3/11/75
- The Persuaders!
  Danny Wilde
  - S 1: Ep 24 Someone Waiting
    2/25/72
  - S 1: Ep 23 To the Death, Baby
    2/18/72
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Ozerov Inheritance
    2/11/72
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Death in the Family
    2/4/72
  - S 1: Ep 20 Read and Destroy
    1/28/72
  - + 19 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode #36
    3/3/69
  - S 2: Ep 17 Episode #31
    1/27/69
  - S 7: Ep 2 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present
    12/2/93
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
  - S 5: Ep 5 Episode #97
    10/11/71
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (65)

Role
- The One Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 99 Thursday 21st May 2009
    5/21/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 58 Tony Curtis/Megalyn Echikunwoke/Oppemheimer
    11/27/08
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 8 Daniel Craig, Tony Curtis, Grace Jones, Girls Aloud.
    10/24/08
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 208 October 15, 2008
    10/15/08
- Shrink Rap
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Tony Curtis
    5/5/08
- The Graham Norton Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 31
    4/17/08
- Home and Away
  Ambulance Officer
  - S 18: Ep 131 Episode 4001
    7/11/05
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 24 Grave Danger (1)
    5/19/05
- Hope & Faith
  Morris
  - S 1: Ep 22 Jack's Back
    4/30/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 104 February 6, 2003
    2/6/03
- Clive Anderson All Talk
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Paul Whitehouse, Tony Curtis
    11/26/98
- Suddenly Susan
  Peter DiCaprio
  - S 2: Ep 14 Matchmaker, Matchmaker
    1/19/98
- The Mrs. Merton Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Mrs. Merton in Las Vegas (1)
    4/10/97
- Roseanne
  Hal
  - S 8: Ep 22 Ballroom Blitz
    4/30/96
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Dr. Isaac Mamba
  - S 3: Ep 15 I Now Pronounce You...
    2/11/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 2: Ep 164 Show #0383
    5/18/95
- Perry Mason
  Johnny Steel
  - S 12: Ep 3 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
    11/9/94
- Bandit
  Lucky Bergstrom
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit
    4/3/94
- Sunday Night Clive
  studio guest
  - S 1: Ep 4 Tony Curtis, Dave Barry
    3/13/94
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 50 Show #0050
    11/5/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 45 November 5, 1993
    11/5/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 204 August 19, 1992
    8/19/92
  - S 3: Ep 139 April 26, 1991
    4/26/91
  - S 3: Ep 70 January 3, 1991
    1/3/91
  - S 1: Ep 34 February 17, 1989
    2/17/89
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 122 March 11, 1992
    3/11/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 198 August 14, 1991
    8/14/91
  - S 2: Ep 129 April 23, 1991
    4/23/91
  - S 2: Ep 86 February 1, 1991
    2/1/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 70 Show #3997
    6/26/89
  - S 15: Ep 50 Show #2850
    5/6/77
  - S 15: Ep 15 Show #2815
    11/18/76
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 67 April 13, 1989
    4/13/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 127 Show #0945
    11/17/87
  - S 6: Ep 28 Show #0846 (870511)
    5/11/87
  - S 4: Ep 146 Show #0653
    1/15/86
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Joan Collins, Tony Curtis, Pamela Stephenson
    6/23/84
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 8 SPECIAL #8
    12/18/83
- The Fall Guy
  Joe O'Hara
  - S 2: Ep 15 Eight Ball
    2/9/83
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 169 May 23, 1978
    5/23/78
  - S 15: Ep 187 May 25, 1977
    5/25/77
  - S 13: Ep 171 Week of May 12, 1975
    5/12/75
  - S 12: Ep 190 May 24, 1974
    5/24/74
- Vegas
  Bernie Roth
  - S 1: Ep 0 High Roller
    4/25/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 109 February 21, 1978
    2/21/78
  - S 3: Ep 166 May 26, 1977
    5/26/77
  - S 3: Ep 63 December 21, 1976
    12/21/76
  - S 1: Ep 87 March 5, 1975
    3/5/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 16: Ep 94 January 31, 1978
    1/31/78
  - S 12: Ep 50 November 2, 1973
    11/2/73
  - S 12: Ep 49 November 1, 1973
    11/1/73
  - S 12: Ep 48 October 31, 1973
    10/31/73
  - S 12: Ep 47 October 30, 1973
    10/30/73
  - + 1 More Credits
- Shaft
  Clifford Grayson
  - S 1: Ep 3 Hit-Run
    11/20/73
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Special Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 4 Show 23 - Tony Curtis, Barbara McNair
    10/6/72
- The Kopykats
  Guest Host
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Kopykats # 7
    4/5/72
- The Persuaders!
  Aunt Sophie [ uncredited ]
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Death in the Family
    2/4/72
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Special Geust Star
  - S 2: Ep 8 Show 8 - Tony Curtis, Dinah Shore
    1/3/72
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 8 March 18, 1970
    3/18/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 106 January 26, 1970
    1/26/70
- Bracken's World
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Fade In
    9/19/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 11 June 17, 1969
    6/17/69
  - S 2: Ep 33 October 18, 1968
    10/18/68
  - S 5: Ep 157 May 5, 1971
    5/5/71
  - S 4: Ep 77 April 20, 1970
    4/20/70
  - S 4: Ep 71 April 9, 1970
    4/9/70
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 193 June 3, 1969
    6/3/69
  - S 3: Ep 186 May 23, 1969
    5/23/69
  - S 3: Ep 157 April 11, 1969
    4/11/69
  - S 2: Ep 21 October 19, 1967
    10/19/67
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/69
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/17/61
  - S 32: Ep 1 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/4/60
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual Academy Awards
    4/6/59
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 2: Ep 25 Episode #39
    3/24/69
  - S 3: Ep 19 Episode #59
    1/26/70
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 42 October 29, 1968
    10/29/68
  - S 15: Ep 199 July 4, 1978
    7/4/78
  - S 15: Ep 178 May 23, 1978
    5/23/78
  - S 15: Ep 132 March 20, 1978
    3/20/78
  - S 15: Ep 104 February 8, 1978
    2/8/78
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Flintstones
  Stony Curtis
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Return of Stony Curtis
    10/1/65
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 1 Nightbeat Takeoff
    10/16/60
- Ford Startime
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Young Juggler
    3/29/60
- General Electric Theater
  David
  - S 7: Ep 16 The Stone
    1/18/59
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 38 June 7, 1958
    6/7/58
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Charlie
  - S 7: Ep 20 Man on a Rack
    2/21/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 11: Ep 11 The Platters / Noel Coward / Ray Peterson
    12/8/57
- General Electric Theater
  Mario Galindo
  - S 6: Ep 6 Cornada
    11/10/57
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 11 Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
    12/2/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 9: Ep 37 scheduled: Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis; Helen Wood; Lily Ponds
    6/3/56
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 May 19, 1956
    5/19/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  himself, on film
  - S 9: Ep 11 scheduled: Abbott & Costello; Lillian Roth / on film: Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster
    12/4/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 5: Ep 26 5/8/1955
    5/8/55
  - S 1: Ep 39 6/3/1951
    6/3/51
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #1
  - S 6: Ep 19 EPISODE #240
    1/9/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 10 12/12/1954
    12/12/54
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 November 12, 1954
    11/12/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 36 5/31/1953
    5/31/53
- Penthouse Party
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 6/8/1951
    6/8/51
Cameo (2)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 24 Episode #38
    3/17/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode #25
    12/2/68
- The Red Skelton Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 40 Premiere of The Red Skelton Review (Summer Series)
    7/21/54

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By Stefanie Lee, Oct 08, 2010

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Screen Legend Tony Curtis Passes Away at 85

By Tim Surette, Sep 30, 2010

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- Tony Curtis suffers from the fear of flying (Aviophobia).
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- Boinie is his nickname.
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- Tony Curtis served in the Navy during World War II and, upon his release, used the GI educational program to study drama.
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- Tony Curtis: I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to meet them and spend a few special moments with all those who helped me through my filmed career.
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- Tony Curtis: I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.
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- Tony Curtis: I only have good memories of being in France!
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