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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special
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Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
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Tony Curtis. Jump to. 19 wins & 20 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1959 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. The Defiant Ones. Bambi Awards. 1973 Winner Bambi. TV Series International. The Persuaders! Shared with: Roger Moore. 1960 Nominee Bambi. Best Actor - International. Some Like It Hot. 1959 Nominee Bambi. Best Actor - International.
- June 3, 1925
- September 29, 2010
Award Nominated Nominated Work; Academy Award for Best Actor: The Defiant Ones Role: John 'Joker' Jackson: BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor: Sweet Smell of Success: Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorites
At the 31st Academy Awards, Curtis was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance—losing to David Niven in Separate Tables.
Awards. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Tony Curtis (1925-2010) Actor. Producer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 74. Play trailer 0:52. Hardball (1997) 36 Videos. 99+ Photos. Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary.
- January 1, 1
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Henderson, Nevada, USA
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Apr 30, 2024 · spouse Janet Leigh. daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died September 29, 2010, Henderson, Nevada) was an American actor whose handsome looks first propelled him to fame in the 1950s. He won critical plaudits as well as broad popularity in both dramatic roles and comic performances.
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Actor - Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier Actor in a Supporting Role - Theodore Bikel Actress in a Supporting Role - Cara Williams Directing - Stanley Kramer Film Editing - Frederic Knudtson Best Motion Picture - Stanley Kramer, Producer
He won his first serious recognition as a skilled dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in another drama, The Defiant Ones (1958).
