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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 7. 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 · In The Defiant Ones (1958), set in the racially segregated South, his portrayal of an escaped white prisoner chained to an African American convict (played by Sidney Poitier) earned Curtis his only Academy Award nomination.
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Apr 2, 2014 · The star's career all but collapsed in 1962, however, when he divorced Leigh after having an affair with 17-year-old German actress Christine Kaufmann. By then, he and Leigh had two children ...
Awards. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Biography. Tony Curtis. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. June 3, 1925 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Died. September 29, 2010 · Henderson, Nevada, USA (cardiopulmonary arrest) Birth name. Bernard Herschel Schwartz. Nickname. Boinie. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio.
